Here's what we provide.
Speech
Therapy
What we focus on.
We assess your child’s speech patterns to get a better understanding of how to help.
We help with the fundamentals of articulating letters, words, and phrases.
We have the education and the knowledge to identify Autism Spectrum Disorder and we are well equipped with the latest technology for efficient development.
Augmentative and Alternative Communication is a term that is used to describe various methods of communication that can help people who are unable to use verbal speech to communicate.
Receptive and Expressive language is how your child understands language and how your child uses words to express himself/herself. We are capable of identifying and developing the deficiencies in your child’s receptive and expressive language
We have a passion as well as the capabilities to provide services for our down syndrome clients. We have a strong focus on developing their cognitive abilities and take joy in the process.
Apraxia is neurological disorder characterized by the inability to perform everyday movements on command, even though the command is understood and there is a willingness to perform the movement. We can interpolate an at-home daily routine to help with the development of your child and configure the process as they develop under our care.
What to look for:
- Drooling
- Difficult to understand
- Unnecessary use of an open mouth
- Robotic sounding speech
- Feeding difficulties
- Groping with the tongue, lips, or jaw when attempting to speak
We at Kidz Speak have skilled therapist that can help improve the coordination of muscle movements. We will employ strategic methods to assist the child’s development.
Occupational
Therapy
What we focus on.
We assess your child’s speech pattern to get a better understanding of how to help.
Children with sensory processing deficits may have difficulty with motor skills, balance, and eye-hand coordination. We offer a Sensory Integration Therapy that is designed to help children with sensory-processing problems cope with the difficulties they have processing sensory input.
We have specific activities that focuses on your child’s motor and handwriting skills. Each child is different, so we pertain each activities towards the nuances of your child.
At Kidz Speak, we have a program with activities that focuses on play and social skills. To be honest, our therapist equally enjoy these activities as much as your child. On a positive note, it will give you a peace of mind knowing that we enjoy and love what we do while developing your child’s needs.
These are the everyday activities that we take for granted that some are incapable of doing on their own. We can help with these type of independent activities with the knowledge and education that we’ve attained. These activities consist of:
- Personal Care (bathing, toileting, dressing, feeding)
- Functional mobility
- Community Management (grocery shopping, driving, taking public transportation, managing finances)
Adaptive Equipment are devices that are used to assist with completing activities of daily living, such as the activities included in the self care list.
Physical
Therapy
What we focus on.
We have methods and exercises for our clients to help strengthen the muscles that have been injured and/or inactive. Healthier life, better body mechanics, chronic disease management are all benefits of strength training.
Balance training is one of the key training techniques that will help strengthen your core muscles to help improve your balance, coordination and communication between your muscles and your brain. At Kidz Speak, we assess the client and delegate certain activities that pertains to their specific needs.
Flexibility training helps the flexibility of our clients. It helps to stretch the stiffness in their bodies. We have exercises that focuses on the three phases of flexibility training:
- Corrective
- Active
- Functional.
Pain management is essential to everyday life. We help our clients manage their pain in a way they will feel more comfortable before they joined our program.
Physical therapy can be relaxing and also strenuous. Kidz Speak will educate our clients and their families on preventing an injury or re-injuring themselves from the activities provided.