focuses on providing personalized, evidence-based interventions to support the development and well-being of children with special needs.
Each therapy session is tailored to the individual needs of the child, based on a thorough assessment by trained therapists. The goal is to foster functional independence, improve quality of life, and prepare children for transitions into less restrictive settings such as home, group settings, or public schools.
Occupational Therapist
(Dr.Sandhya Haribhau Ladane
)
What Does Occupational Therapy for Children Do?
An occupational therapist is a trained professional who helps individuals carry out daily occupations, or tasks. These tasks may include:
Bathing and grooming
Preparing food
Getting dressed
Socializing with others
Work and education activities
Occupational therapists provide support to families and caregivers, but they also handle other things, like care coordination and case management for special needs children.
The aim of occupational therapy (OT) is to help children develop the skills they need to succeed in an educational environment. Occupational therapists work closely with children and their families to create an OT plan that will help children reach their educational goals. They use evaluation tools to build these plans.
Speech Therapy
(Dr.Mukesh Ladane)
The speech therapist will work with the child to strengthen their speech muscles and learn to form and produce sounds correctly. This can benefit with articulation and fluency, as well as the quality and volume of their speech.
Speech therapists also work with children having feeding and swallowing difficulties. In such cases, the therapists give several oral exercises and stimulation, feeding postures, consistency modifications, etc.
Hence it can be concluded that Speech-Language therapists play a crucial role in the development of speech and language skills in children with various speech and language disorders and enhance their overall communication skills.
Behavioral Therapy
Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a kind of research-based behavior therapy for people with autism and other developmental disorders. Its goal is to see an increase in positive behaviors and a decrease in negative behaviors. Children can also learn new skills and improve their social interactions.
