Occupational Therapy
When do you need occupational therapy services? As a parent, you can make the best decisions for your child when you are completely informed! If your child experiences any of the following challenges, he or she may benefit from an occupational therapy evaluation:
- Poor fine motor skills
- Immature gross motor skills
- Decreased motor control
- Decreased eye hand coordination
- Overly sensitive to sensory input
- Under responsive to sensory input
- Touches people or objects constantly (seeking sensory input)
- Crashes and/or bangs into people or objects
- Poor attention/difficulty sitting still
- Difficulty calming self
- Under-active
- Overactive
- Exaggerated behaviors or reactions
- Limited play skills
- Poor social development
- Limited independence in self care skills
- Difficulty transitioning or accepting change in environment or routine.
Serving Children with:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Sensory Processing Disorder
- Cerebral Palsy Neuromuscular Disorders
- Developmental Delay Genetic Disorders/Chromosome Abnormalities
- Attention Deficit Disorders
- Gross Motor Delays
- Visual Motor Delays
- Fine Motor Issues
- Handwriting Issues
- Coordination Difficulties
- Auditory Processing Difficulties
The Alert Program
“How Does Your Engine Run?®”
The Alert Program is a program designed to help children learn to monitor, maintain and change their levels of alertness so that it is appropriate to a situation or task. This 10-week program consists of a series of lessons and activities that incorporate sensory integration techniques with cognitive approaches in order to:
- Teach children, parents, and teachers how to recognize arousal states as they relate to attention, learning and behavior.
- Help children recognize and expand the number of self-regulation strategies they use in a variety of tasks and settings, including identifying their own sensorimotor preferences.
- Help parents and teachers understand that behavior may reflect both the current level of organization of the nervous system and the student’s best attempt to respond adaptively and efficiently to the demands of a situation or task.
Williams, M. S., & Shellenberger, S. (1996). How Does Your Engine Run? A leader’s guide to The Alert Program for Self-Regulation. Albuquerque, NM: Therapy Works, Inc.
To learn more about The Alert Program® , their products , and upcoming workshops visit them at the link below. www.thealertprogram.com
Integrated Listening Systems
Integrated Listening Systems (iLs) is a carefully designed, evidence- based program combining a specific listening schedule with balance and visual activities. Individuals challenged with learning, attention, or processing difficulties may benefit from the unique aspects of iLs. It has been effective in improving:
- attention difficulties,
- auditory processing,
- reading/learning difficulty,
- alertness, focus, energy
- self-esteem.
To learn more about Integrated Listening Systems, and current research supporting this program, visit them at the link below: http://www.integratedlistening.com/ http://www.integratedlistening.com/wp-content/ils-files//2010/01/ advance-article-pdf.pdf
Handwriting Without Tears
HWT is a developmentally based program of fine motor skill development that teaches handwriting to all children from PreK through Grade 5, from printing through cursive. This fun program engages children using hands-on activities, music, and assessments to teach handwriting.
To learn more about Handwriting Without Tears programs, products and curriculum, or to discover how to introduce this program to your child’s school, visit them at the link: http://www.hwtears.com/
Summer Camp Programs
DATES to be announced in May for Summer 2012!
Hilton Head Pediatric Therapy Center Summer Camp info:
Fit Kids Boot Camp:
When/Where: This camp is designed to promote the development of healthy exercise habits in a fun and non-competitive environment. Children will participate in planning and designing camp activities, geared toward healthy habits. By actively participating in group decisions, children will improve social skills and team building.
Write On!
When/Where: DATES to be announced in May for Summer 2012!
Info: Handwriting requires well-developed coordination of both the hands and the eyes. Write On! goes beyond traditional handwriting programs by focusing on hand skills and the mechanics of writing, as well as the developmental progression of functional skills necessary for success. All Write On! groups incorporate the nationally recognized Handwriting without Tears® curriculum. The group includes activities to warm up the whole body, targeted visual/movement activities to strengthen eye-hand coordination, and activities for hand skill development.
Camper positions are limited, so please call 843-342-9000 for more information
