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Therapy Team
What can Occupational-Physical-Speech Therapy do for Your
Child? Occupational therapy helps
children who have:
-poor sensory integration
-low muscle tone/floppy
-decreased movement tolerance
-trouble assembling puzzles
-poor organizational skills
-hyperactivity
-decreased play skills
-fine motor delays
-decreased upper body strength
-over-reaction to light touch
-poor handwriting |
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-decreased oral motor skills
-poor eye hand coordination
-gross motor delays
-difficulty focusing/paying attention
-trouble cutting with scissors
-difficulty coloring in the lines
-reversals of their letters or numbers
-poor balance or appear clumsy
-difficulty drawing
-trouble calming down
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Physical therapy helps children who have gross
motor delays such as:
-difficulty rolling or sitting
-poor balance
-frequent falls
-poor ability to manipulate a ball
-unable to crawl
-clumsy |
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-decreased ability to walk or
run
-decreased trunk rotation/arm swing
-difficulty with standing
-poor equilibrium reactions
-unable to hop or jump
-unable to ride a bike |
Speech therapy helps children who have delays
such as:
- oral - motor difficulties
- swallowing difficulties
-articulation / speech |
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- voice
-language
- stuttering |
If your child has any of the above mentioned
symptoms they may benefit from pediatric occupational / physical and speech
therapy services.
Educational Therapy
ABA Program
ABA or Applied Behavior Analysis is a specialty class for children with
Autism Spectrum Disorder. ABA involves the application of behavioral practices
in a one on one setting with a trained ABA therapist. Some of the techniques
used are positive reinforcement and prompting techniques to faciliatate the
development of language, positive skills development, and social behavior as
well as to help reduce everyday social problems and serious behavior disorders.
TEACCH Program
In the Treatment and Education of Autistic and Communication Handicapped
Children or TEACCH Program children are taught skills in a one on one setting
and then expected to complete the same tasks idependently. Large and small group
activities are used to teach socialization skills that are more difficult for a
child with autism to master. This helps to foster more independent and
appropriate social skills.
Stepping Stones
Rehab Team We are now
providing Occupational, Physical, and Speech Therapy at Stepping Stones
Educational Therapy Center. Currently we are accepting new clients conveniently
scheduled during school hours. Please stop by or call to schedule a screening or
evaluation. Our expert staff includes:
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Joan Ebersole O.T.R./L.,
owner of Rainbow Rehab. Joan is a 1982 graduate of the Medical College of
Georgia with over 23 years of O.T. clinical experience.
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Leeann Terry, O.T.R./L: Leeann is a 2001 graduate of the MCG. She is a licensed occupational therapist with five years of clinical experience.
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Christen Wilson M.S.P.T.
Christen is a 1989 graduate of the University of Miami with over 16 years of P.T.
clinical experience.
- Ivy Scoggin, MED, CCC-SLP: Ivy is a 2002 graduate of the University of Georgia and a 2003 graduate of Valdosta State University. She is a licensed speech pathologist with over five years of clinical experience.
- Anita Hammer, Med. CCC-SLP Anita has over 30 years experience including 18 years in public school and 10
years with Early Intervention. She received her BA degree from the University of
Northern Iowa and her MS from Phillips University in Enid, Oklahoma.
Call Stepping Stones Educational
Therapy Center (770-229-5511) to schedule a screening or evaluation. Space is
limited so call today. |
