We offer assessment services and individualized treatment for patients from birth through age 21 who are
struggling with gross motor skills due to illness, injury or developmental delay, including diagnosis's such as:
Included are dolls to... MORE inspire imaginative play, ride - on toys that
help with gross motor skills, and even cause and effect toys that teach them that doing something creates another reaction.
For children who have multiple areas of concern — including
difficulties with gross motor skills, fine motor skills, physical abilities, visual motor skills and / or sensory processing skills — we team up with Floating Hospital pediatric physical therapists to complete a comprehensive evaluation.
Weakness in the core can also contribute to poor overall posture and difficulty
with gross motor skills.
We recommend seeing a physical therapist to help
with gross motor skills, an occupational therapist to help with fine motor / feeding / behavior / sensory needs and a speech pathologist for speech / language and feeding development.
to help
with gross motor skills, or may need modifications or assistive technology to keep up with mobility or athletics in spite of these delays.
For children who have multiple areas of concern — including difficulties
with gross motor skills, fine motor skills, physical abilities, visual motor skills and / or sensory processing skills — we can provide a team approach in conjunction with a Floating Hospital pediatric occupational therapist to complete a comprehensive evaluation.
A wide range of services is available for students, including psychological counseling, occupational therapy (help with sensory integration or fine motor skills, such as handwriting), physical therapy (help
with gross motor skills, such as climbing stairs), assistive technology and speech and language therapy.