Speech and Language Therapy Services
Speech therapy services benefit children with articulation delays, apraxia of speech, phonological disorders, language disorders, and social skills difficulties. Our therapists have experience working with children with a variety of diagnoses, including down syndrome, autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder and other learning disabilities. We also provide AAC evaluations and supports and have experience working with children with Gestalt Language Processing. These services are overseen by our Clinical Manager Kathryn Madden OT.
Occupational Therapy Services
Occupational therapy services support children and young adults by helping them improve participation in everyday activities. Occupational therapy services benefit children who have sensory dysfunction, gross and fine motor delays, handwriting deficits, executive functioning deficits and visual/perceptual deficits. We have experience working with children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit disorder and developmental delays. These services are overseen by our clinical director, Kathryn Madden OT-R/L.
Applied Behavior Analysis Services
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) services provide individualized instruction to children and young adults with skill deficits across a variety of areas, including communication, behavior management, play skills, academics, self-help skills, and vocational training. ABA therapy is uniquely tailored to meet each child’s specific needs, with direct instruction provided by Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
Early Learner Program
Our Early Learner ABA program provides services for ages 2-6 years old and operates from 8am-3pm M-F. Our Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Registered Behavior Technicians provide instruction in a variety of areas, including communication, social skills, school readiness feeding, and other life-skills. Speech/language therapy and Occupational Therapy services are also embedded within the program for children in need of those services.
All ABA services are overseen by our Director of ABA Programming, Brittany Jones, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA.
Specialized Services
The SOS Approach to Feeding
The SOS Approach to Feeding is a Play-Based program that teaches children to eat at a pace that respects their readiness to progress through learning the 32 different steps involved in the task of eating. We teach the children the skills they need in order to eat a wide variety of food types and textures using the natural, social reinforcement of playing with the food and interacting with adults.
Learning Without Tears TM
Learning Without Tears (LWT) is our Handwriting Program of choice as it integrates manipulatives, song and dance, and easy stroke sequences.
Handwriting is a complex skill requiring the coordination of multiple body systems. In order to evaluate a child’s handwriting difficulties, multiple factors must be considered including overall development, medical history, fine motor skills and strength, core stability, visual perceptual skills, and even delayed reflex integration.
In handwriting sessions, we use several approaches to address the underlying issues causing children difficulty with handwriting. Fine motor strengthening is a focus to facilitate sides of the hand separation for development of appropriate grasp on a pencil or pen. We utilize a metronome beat with Brain Gym activities to incorporate Left and Right brain hemisphere communication by improving cognitive processing, timing, and coordination through rhythmic movement. Core strengthening, balance, and coordination training enhance the child’s ability to remain seated with good stability. We then target the Left hemisphere of the brain through the senses to enhance learning of letters/sounds/reading. This is achieved through targeting 3 senses (scent, color, and sound) to stimulate the Left hemisphere and prepare the brain to receive the written/auditory instruction.
The Children’s SPOT Inc. does not provide expert witness testimony or volunteer to testify in court hearings.