Pediatrics Early Childhood
An early intervention program for infants/toddlers to improve outcomes in infancy and preschool

Occupational/Physical Therapy

Sensory Integration / Sensory Processing &
Motor development

• A cognitive and task-based approach to address participation in occupations for children with motor-deficits characteristic of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

• Sensory integration for movement and motor planning skills for children with learning disabilities and/or  maladaptive behaviors in children with problems in sensory processing

 

• Touch pressure/deep pressure and massage to address touch aversion and improved responsiveness to sound in children with autism 

 

• Oral stimulation programs, skin-to-skin contact, and sensory-motor-oral interventions to reduce the length of hospital stay


• Infant massage to improve sleep and relaxation, reduce crying, and reduce hormones affecting stress

Social / Emotional  Health

Social and life skills

• A play based approach for children with intellectual impairments and developmental delays to improve life skills, conversation turn-taking, initiation of social interaction, self-management, and compliance, and to decrease problem behaviors  

 

• Structured recreation and activity program for children with extreme shyness to increase extraversion and decrease timidity

 

• Play-based activities, rehearsal of social behaviors, modeling, and prompting to improve social behaviors

Communication

coming soon

Parent Education

Family-centered

Incorporates support to strengthen the family to improve satisfaction, parenting behavior, personal and family well-being, social support, and child behavior