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Sensory Integration

    

Sensory integration is a term used to describe the way in which the brain organizes and processes information it receives from each sense. Sensations from touch, pressure, movement, hearing and vision provide the input to the brain which is then organized for movement, cognition, and learning. When this flow is interrupted, the child may experience difficulty coping with the variety of sensory experiences he/she encounters. Even the simplest of tasks become difficult. Children often receive labels such as slow learners, learning disabled, hyperactive, and defiant.

The Center for Pediatric Therapies offers evaluation and treatment for Sensory Integrative Dysfunction by a SIPT certified occupational therapist. If therapy is recommended the child will participate in carefully constructed activities designed to provide the sensory information he/she needs to both support and challenge the child’s ability to make successful, organized and skilled responses.

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Therapeutic Listening

 


Listening is an active process involving the whole body. Therapeutic Listening programs utilize this theory, providing sound stimulation that is designed to improve functioning of the vestibulocochlear system. The vestibular component provides the body a sense of awareness in space and the cochlea is responsible for hearing and sound detection. The vestibulocochlear system allows for the integration of sound and body movement and subsequently affects muscle tone, postural control, balance, coordination, attention, and visual-spatial skills. Therapeutic listening utilizes electronically modulated music played over specifically designed headphones with the intent of affecting how sound is hear and processed.


Possible areas of improvement:

Improved attention and focus		  

Decreased sensitivity to sound
Improved postural control

Enhanced balance, coordination, and motor skills
Enhanced communication
Improved praxis and sequencing skills

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Fast ForWord  


Fast ForWord computer-based training programs combine research on how the brain learns with the latest technology to improve learning skills dramatically in just weeks instead of years. No other programs work so powerfully and quickly to unlock student’s potential. Students of all ages and learning abilities are able to rapidly improve language, reading, and learning skills.
 
How does Fast ForWord Get Results?


trains the brain to learn more efficiently based on 25 years of research on how the brain learns


begins with training basic language skills, eventually moving students through advanced reading skills


provides intense and frequent adaptive training


builds 1-2 year gains in language and reading skills in two months


creates the solid foundation that makes every other reading program more effective and additional learning skills easier to acquire

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Getting it Write  


Getting it Write is a unique handwriting clinic geared towards identifying underlying components contributing to poor handwriting and targeting those areas from an occupational therapy perspective. Handwriting sessions combine visual-perceptual, fine motor, and bilateral coordination activities specifically designed to improve individual graphomotor skills.

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Feeding Therapy  


The Center for Pediatric Therapies employs speech language pathologists specifically trained in treatment of feeding and swallowing disorders in infants and young children. Areas addressed include gastrointestinal function, respiration, postural stability, oral-motor skills, oral-sensory defensiveness, feeding readiness, nutrition, and behavioral issues. Specialized programs exclusively offered at CPT Inc. include:

1. Beckman Oral Motor Assessment and Protocol
2. Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale and Protocol

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Pediatric Aquatics


The Center for Pediatric Therapies, Inc. houses the only therapeutic in-door pool specifically designed for pediatric aquatics. Involving infants, toddlers, young children, and adolescents in aquatic programs can enhance motor, sensory, cognitive, and social development.

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