Elite Therapy Center has construction causing additional traffic challenges with road closures and re-routes. Below is a map provided by the TxDot project manager to show how to best navigate appointment arrivals with the recent road closing.
Please give yourself 10-15 extra minutes for best travel and arrival time.
It’s our goal to make sure you feel equipped and prepared as you drive into our Waco clinic.
Elite Therapy Center understands unexpected quarantining or illness can never fully be avoided. We are more than willing to work with each person to resolve any unexpected scheduling issues that may arise. Before you cancel, please notify the clinic if you can’t keep scheduled appointments and we’ll work to find an alternative including telehealth video visits.
Elite Therapy Center adheres to the highest policy and procedures for hand washing, standard precautions, sick policy guidelines, cleaning and disinfecting our clinic consistently. It is our highest priority to maintain diligence to protect your family, your child and our team.
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Elite Therapy Center would like to thank you for trusting us with your family’s therapeutic needs. Our top priority is to provide the highest quality treatment available in the most efficient manner possible.
We are excited to announce, Stephanie Aldridge, DOT/OTR, our amazing Occupational Therapist and Elite Education Coordinator as the 2021 TEAM MEMBER OF THE YEAR! She has been voted Team Member of the Month and added to a prestigious list of therapists and administrators who showed Elite qualities including: EXCELLENCE, LEADERSHIP, INITIATIVE, TEAMWORK, and being ELITE!
Celebrate with us as we recognize Stephanie and the many roles she plays in helping children through occupational therapy, her dedication to serving on the board of JMB Fishing Foundation, sharing her extraordinary gifts and talents with our staff, and role as a mom and wife to her wonderful husband and family.
If you’d like to send a shout-out to Stephanie, please fill out the form below!
You can take photos at your appointment or come during our scheduled times below. Non-Elite Therapy Center clients are WELCOME too!
Elite Therapy Center is thrilled to support and partner with Heart of Central Texas Independent Living.
The local Waco office shared an announcement about their Hygiene Closet and asked us to share.
If you are interested, please contact their office at:
1300 Lake Air Drive, Suite 7
Waco, TX 76710
(254) 754-7050
(254) 754-7054 FAX
REAL TALK PARENTS: As summer comes to a close, we know about the “endless tasks” you’re trying to accomplish before the first day of school. No doubt dental visits, vision screenings, physicals, shopping for school supplies and finding that first day outfit are TOP OF THE LIST!
Are you wondering ‘how’ therapy is necessary and useful for your child after a summer break?
When visiting your child’s pediatrician or family doctor, here are three types of questions can you ask about therapy:
My child was online last year and is used to a very isolated and quiet environment in their room or at our house.
Q: How do I help them when they are back in a classroom where there are so many kids, sounds, and distractions?
My child doesn’t like to sit close to people or play in large groups.
Q: How do I help them adjust to the new busy room and groups of kids?
My child will only wear flip flops and no shirt.
Q: How do I help them get comfortable in wearing clothes or shoes for school?
My child does a lot of work on our iPad or computer but can’t hold a pencil very well.
Q: How can I help them write better?
My child will only eat food that is heated up.
Q: What’s a good solution when they are at school?
My child doesn’t have a lot of words and can’t communicate clearly.
Q: I know what they are saying, but what can I do to help them speak to their teacher?
My child has a lisp and I’m worried he’ll get made fun of.
Q: What can I do to help him?
My child isn’t comfortable speaking up and gets nervous to talk to teachers.
Q: How can I help them with words and confidence?
My child can’t say certain letters like ‘L’, ‘V’, or ‘R’ and I’m worried she’ll fall behind or be embarrassed if she has to read aloud.
Q: Can speech therapy at Elite Therapy Center help us with this?
My child got an injury this summer and I’m worried they won’t be better by school.
Q: How do I get this checked out?
My child isn’t strong and has trouble doing the physical activities like the kids in their class…
Q: Is there something wrong with their development?
My child is in ‘Individualized Education Program (IEP)’, but I am worried he needs more specialized physical activity than they provide.
Q: What are my options?
My child was injured playing a sport last year and we waited to see if it would heal. They still complain of pain.
Q: How do we fix it after so long?
If these questions hit home with you, know that Elite Therapy Center works directly with your child’s pediatrician, family doctor, or specialist to evaluate and create a customized treatment plan EXCLUSIVELY FOR THEM!
Whether your child is being seen for the first time or coming back for additional development; we want both you and your child to be confident in starting a NEW school year with strength and ability.
Ask your doctor to give you a referral to Elite Therapy Center today.
We have locations in Waco, Temple, Gatesville, Killeen and West.
It is so easy to hangup the backpack when school ends and not think about it until it’s time to buy school supplies after summer. You can make working on letters, penmanship, and other writing activities SUPER FUN and keep your child’s skills sharp for their return in the fall.
The American Occupational Therapy Association (aota.org) states,
“Handwriting is a complex process of managing written language by coordinating the eyes, arms, hands, pencil grip, letter formation, and body posture. The development of a child’s handwriting can provide clues to developmental problems that could hinder a child’s learning because teachers depend on written work to measure how well a child is learning. Occupational therapists can evaluate the underlying components that support a student’s handwriting, such as muscle strength, endurance, coordination, and motor control, and parents can encourage activities at home to support good handwriting skills.”
If you have seen your child struggling or having challenges in tasks such as holding a pen, pencil, crayon, or other writing utensil, our Elite Therapy Center OTs and OT assistants can help by:
If you are interested in an evaluation, please click the button below. We must have signed authorization from your doctor and will send a copy of your request to them to process your request.
#JourneyElite #journeyofhopeandhealing #eliteot #handwritingfun
Pathways to Adulthood Zoom Series is back! The series will be offered every month via zoom the next few months.
Flyers:
Registration links:
January 28
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0scO6vqD8sE9MVwJRPXHZAN8DjL-D6bgSD
February 2
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpdO6rrTwrGddAcVuVHWh0rbrJeSjFa_dI
February 4
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAsc-qgpzssGtEAdhx1bZviLHTgV_hCB6xW
Thank you for your continued support of the Pathways to Adulthood Program
Questions:
Cynda Green, Transition Coordinator
Texas Parent to Parent
1805 Rutherford Lane, Ste 201, Austin, TX 78754
512-387-2089 call/text
737-484-9045 direct line
We look forward to a STRONG JOURNEY in 2022! One way we can achieve this together is by having current insurance information and updated contact information. Our ELITE administrative team works tirelessly to make sure your child’s plan of care is carried out. This begins with filing proper insurance, Medicaid forms, acquiring authorizations, and scheduling your child with ease.
