Therapy Services

Speech language therapy specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of communication disorders, social communication difficulties, and issues with feeding and/or swallowing. 

Our team of speech language pathologists provides individualized, play based therapy to children with a wide variety of communication delays/disorders that impair a child’s ability to communicate effectively.  

Some of these areas include, but are not limited to, receptive language, expressive language, articulation, hearing, oral motor, feeding and swallowing, and augmentative/alternative communication.

Specialized training includes:

• PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
• SOS Approach to Feeding
• S.T.A.R (Strategies for Teaching Autism Research)
• Beckman Oral Motor Protocol

Occupational therapy is concerned with helping children become independent with activities of daily living. For a young child, therapy is play based and focuses on the foundation skills needed to reach for and grasp objects appropriately. As the child develops, the skills needed for independence in self-care and school readiness are addressed.

OT assessments evaluate the areas of fine motor skills, visual motor skills, self-care performance and sensory processing abilities. Based on the assessments, strengths and needs are outlined and an individual plan is developed collaboratively with the team. When modifications to the environment are necessary, adaptive equipment is utilized. Sensory integration techniques are commonly incorporated as part of the child’s plan to help them explore their environments appropriately and increase their attention for structured task participation.

Curriculum/Special Programs utilized:

• Handwriting Without Tears
• PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
• SOS therapeutic feeding program
• Therapeutic Listening

Physical therapy services seek to assist each child in reaching his/her maximum potential. Specifically, our team of physical therapists works to enhance balance and coordination skills, to increase muscular strength and endurance and to improve functional mobility.  We promote the acquisition of age-appropriate gross motor skills through play-based therapy and targeted individual treatment plans.

At Lakeside Learning Center, our team of physical therapists:

• Develop individualized treatment plans.
• Engage daily in play-based therapy activities aimed at addressing a child’s deficit areas in a fun environment.
• Order adaptive equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, standers, and ankle-foot orthotics.
• Assist parents in accessing resources.
• Utilize evidence-based practices.

Our therapists have experience treating children with a variety of diagnoses such as cerebral palsy, ataxia, autism, torticollis, and developmental delay.