NVPT Feeding therapists provide skilled assessment and intervention to children with feeding difficulties. Feeding difficulties may include a child’s inability to suck, chew, swallow food safely, refusal to eat, aversions to food, or limited intake.
A child’s occupation is to play, learn, be independent with their self-care activities, socialize appropriately with peers, be successful in school, self-regulate, and have a healthy self-esteem. Pediatric Occupational Therapists evaluate and treat children with disorders or delays that may inhibit their ability to succeed in these areas.
Physical Therapy for children helps improve a child’s mobility, gross motor coordination, strength and endurance. The goal in Physical Therapy is to improve a child’s ability to move and interact with their environment independently and confidently.
Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists provide assessment and intervention services that focus on helping children speak, understand language, and learn to their fullest potential.
Our Sensory Integration Therapy provides a comprehensive evaluation and intervention program designed to help kids who have trouble processing sensory information.
Group Therapy classes and the use of peer role modeling can be very beneficial for children that need extra support to socialize and interact with their peers, need encouragement to try new things, practice using language skills, follow instructions and make new friends.
Our ABA Therapy program uses the principles of applied behavior analysis to increase skill acquisition and reduce maladaptive behaviors. The ABA Therapy program addresses skills within the adaptive, communication, and social domains by understanding the function of behaviors and the environments in which they occur.
Our Reading, Writing, and Spelling Solutions program teaches children to read and spell while building vocabulary and a greater understanding of grammar, while also improving reading comprehension and written expression.
Our Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy Program provides a thorough evaluation to assess for the presence of a tongue thrust followed by a 12 week intensive program to establish accurate tongue placement for a correct swallowing pattern.