Many of our new/potential clients wonder what their first visit to Interact will look like. Unless your child has a recent evaluation for speech therapy or occupational therapy, your child’s therapist will need to complete assessments to evaluate their current developmental stage for the therapy that you are seeking. Prior to your child’s first visit,…
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Parents can play a crucial role in understanding and responding to their children’s sensory processing cues. Here are some tips to help parents take sensory processing cues from their children: Observe and listen: Pay close attention to your child’s behavior, body language, and verbal cues. Notice how they react in different environments or situations. Are…
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a condition that affects how a child’s brain processes and responds to information from their senses. Normally, our senses (like sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell) help us understand and interact with the world around us. However, children with SPD may have difficulty organizing and making sense of this sensory…
Feeding / Dysphagia Evaluation A feeding / dysphagia evaluation is an evaluation in which your child’s feeding and swallowing abilities are assessed. After a thorough evaluation of the structure of your child’s oral musculature, we will evaluate the function of your child’s oral musculature during eating. We will make sure that the oral motor and…
Occupational therapists help children succeed in meeting the daily occupations of childhood (play, school, and self-help skills) to address issues processing sensory input. These children misinterpret everyday sensory information, such as touch, movement and sound. Kids may feel sensory overload. This can lead to difficulties with motor coordination, social/emotional challenges, school difficulties, behavioral problems, and…
Our speech language pathologists help children develop communication abilities and treat articulation, language, swallowing, and voice disorders. We use a team approach when evaluating or providing services for children. Speech therapists work with the family, the physician and other caregivers to optimize outcomes in clinic, home and community environments. Our treatment plan is tailored for…
