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Finnley works with an Elite therapist to plant seeds! This sequential task requires following instructions, utilizes gross and fine motor skills to scoop dirt and plant seeds while also providing an array of sensory and tactile fun.
Many kids are excited it is summer, but did you ever stop and think about how the basic play of summer is a goldmine of motor and sensory activities that can boost those underlying skills kids NEED through play?
Elite Therapy Center speech, physical and occupational therapists help children and families maximize their summertime play while supporting their routines and continuation of learning. The Elite Therapy team not only works to make sure each child’s therapy is unique to their age and ability but also reaches goals to accomplish completing tasks, developing gross and fine motor skills, and encouraging growth of daily living skills.
Fun summertime examples can include gardening, building with blocks or LEGOs, working puzzles, and playing board games. These activities provide strategy, which instruct children with a task that develops the sequential performance of breaking down the task into smaller steps. While some children observe and readily reproduce the multi-stepped actions, others benefit from instruction of each discrete step in the process. If a child struggles to complete any of the steps of the task, or complete a series of steps, the therapist or caregiver may utilize different techniques tailored to suit each child’s learning style and ability to complete the task.
Summertime flies by fast and Elite Therapy Center speech, physical and occupational therapy teams serve and work with children to make sure they are ready for the days ahead. Follow Elite Therapy Center’s Parent Portal for articles and ideas on how to help your child use the summertime to grow!
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Many parents wonder and remain in a state of concern about their child’s communication. We understand this FULLY!
When visiting with parents, we always encourage to ASK their family doctor or pediatrician if they see any signs of difficulty or developmental delay.
We also provide a great resource of Speech and Communication milestones according to age. Click on the button below to check if your child is reaching some or most of the goals. If you have any concerns, please contact us or your doctor for a referral to see us.
Our Speech Pathologists are here to evaluate and put your mind at ease and assist your child in becoming a great communicator.
Speech Milestones Request Speech
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Elite Therapy Center’s speech therapy is operated by ASHA certified Speech-Language Pathologists and our primary objective is to provide quality, comprehensive speech-language therapy to the public. We offer encouragement and celebrate in each client’s success. Check out this Infographic below that shares information about identifying the signs of communication disorders.
Published by ASHA.org
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Occupational Therapy (OT) puts the “fun” back into functional by providing skilled treatment to help infants, children or adolescents to perform functionally and to achieve/restore mobility at the highest level possible.
Occupational therapy practitioners work with children and young adults, from infancy through college, and their families to facilitate participation and independence. The American Occupational Therapists Association provides a fact sheet to provide information on occupational therapy’s role with a variety of conditions affecting children and families.
Click the fact sheet to see more!
COTA Gaby works with a child in the craft room
OTR Kaylen works using games and our large white board in Temple
OTR Stephanie works with a child in the large truck providing dials and buttons
COTA Kelsey works with a child on the swing with movement and instructions in Temple
OTR Kristen works with her client on a mural play mat in Temple
OTR Ashlea works with a child on a large activity peg board in Waco
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Elite Therapy Center & No Limitations are hosting an Easter Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza on Good
Friday, April 19 from 1:00-2:30pm. We will have specialized Easter Egg Hunts, photos with the Easter Bunny, a petting zoo, food, fellowship and fun for special needs families.
The event will focus on children with special needs, but siblings under the age of 12 are also welcome to participate. It is important that each child planning to participate be registered to ensure enough food, games, and eggs to hunt!
We are in need of volunteers and ask they register here and plan to arrive early (on site) to help hide eggs and attend a brief training with event organizers.
If anyone would like to donate pre-filled eggs, unfilled eggs, bags of candy, or small toys to fill eggs, items may be dropped off at Elite Therapy Center,Waco Clinic, 601 West Loop 340, Waco, TX 76712.
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Valentine’s Day is a truly LOVELY day filled with bright colors, music, poems and more to stimulate our emotions and senses! Retailers fill their aisles sugary treats, cards, stuffed animals, flowers and more! This holiday rounds out the winter season with comforts and fun but can also provide many challenges for those who have sensory processing disorders, cannot eat the boundless candy, or don’t enjoy the extra stimulating hooplah!
How does one navigate your sensory-sensitive child in this sensory-heightened and sugar fueled day?
Our Elite Therapy Center team of occupational, speech and physical therapy specialists provide some wonderful ideas to make your Valentines Day a truly LOVEly and sensory-friendly experience.
CRAFTS
There are many fun ways to SPREAD the fun in valentine crafting! Our OTs prepare simple and sensory fun crafts with safe but stimulating ingredients to produce the ultimate Valentine showcase! Great for littles and bigs, you can sit with your child and watch them create and play and finish with a clean up song and daily living activity.
Puff Paint
- Puff paint made with washable paint, glue, and shaving cream. No measuring, just some of each.
- This is great for tactile play, scooping, hand strengthening, grasping, coloring. You can also add glitter. And make it into cute cards once it dries. It dries like puffy paint and is super soft to the touch when dry.
Love You to Pieces
- Cut any color into little pieces (you can also tear tissue paper into pieces if they’re too young to cut)
- Draw glue in a fun shape on the paper and glue pieces into paper
- So many options (add tissue paper, construction paper, glitter etc).
- Easy craft for kids
Love to Move
Games and exercise is a great way to show a love of movement. Whether inside or outside, work with your child to do fun exercises like easy stretching, crab walking, high knee walks, or any movement you are both able to achieve with comfort and confidence. If your child has a favorite song or loves to move around, use this opportunity to make it into a fun Valentine game!
Great songs, great moves and SUPER SMILES!
If your child is in a wheelchair or uses special equipment for walking, you can find a good space, turn up that phone and play a song to dance to! You can move their chair gently to the music, or move side to side and mirror their moves and actions. The act of enjoying a song and moving is great fun! Our Elite Therapy Center Team shares fun experience from the most recent ‘Night to Shine Prom’ with Tim Tebow Foundation and ‘A Starry Night’ dance for children with special needs.
