What is applied behavior analysis therapy (ABA)? ABA is a type of therapy that provides evidence-based treatment to teach functional skills, decrease interfering or problem behaviors, increase socially appropriate behaviors, and increase the overall quality of life. ABA therapy is used to encompass a wide range of skills including social skills, communication, safety skills, visual perceptual skills,...

What is Occupational Therapy? A child’s occupation is to play. For some children, this task may be more difficult and can be an indicator of developmental delays. Occupational Therapists work to help children gain independence while working on a variety of skills including fine motor skills, visual-motor skills, self-care skills, and sensory processing. 5 Facts about...

May is Better Hearing and Speech Month! What is Speech Therapy? We aim to help children become active language learners, and clear, confident communicators. Speech therapy can improve many speech disorders such as stuttering, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Dysarthria, sound disorders, and language-based learning difficulties. 5 Facts about Speech Our bodies do a lot to communicate...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had milestone checklists on their website since 2004. These milestone checklists act as a guide for parents to identify upcoming skills related to language, cognition, social-emotional, and motor development. These checklists have acted as a baseline for parents (and pediatricians!) to identify if a child may be...