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Autism is truly a unique puzzle for each individual child and family unit effected.  Florida Pediatric Therapy offers communication development for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders {ASDs including Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD and PDD-NOS)}.  The younger we begin treatment, the more life changing the results.  Whether your child is banging his head and screaming all day long or already has good communication skills and needs help with the finer points of social interaction and behavior, we have the experience and skills to help.  Having seen hundreds of children with newly diagnosed or longstanding ASDs we work with you to develop an intervention plan tailored to fit your child and your family's needs.   

Getting Started:

Step 1: PHONE CALL Call for an initial phone conversation about your child and their needs.

Step 2:  EVALUATION Therapist comes to your child's home, school, or childcare for the initial evaluation of your child.  This evaluation is not intended to diagnose autism or other disorders on the spectrum.  It is designed to determine whether your child qualifies for therapy services and to help the therapist design an appropriate intervention plan for your child based on your concerns and your child's strengths and needs.  Your therapist may also refer you for other evaluations (hearing, sensory integration, etc.).   Your pediatrician or medical practitioner may use this evaluation to aid in their diagnosis.

Step 3:  PLAN The therapist develops the intervention plan and begins creating or teaching you to create the environmental supports needed to help your child (e.g., picture schedules, calendars, social stories, adapted books, etc.).

Step 4:  THERAPY If necessary, individual therapy begins.  The goal of therapy is to address your child's unique needs quickly and effectively within the context of their daily routines.  The therapist provides direct therapy during the session and works to incorporate all therapy techniques into routines that will work throughout the day for your child.  Communication therapy is frequently integrated with other therapies (sensory integration (SI), occupational therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), applied behavioral analysis (ABA Behavior Therapist), etc.).

Step 5:  ANALYZE and UPDATE You are involved in your child's therapy and kept up to date on their progress.  Data is collected regularly to document progress and determine any modifications that need to be made.      

Some frequently used Treatment Strategies to facilitate the ability, need, and desire to communicate

  • Visual Supports (picture schedules, calendars, visual aids, Picture Exchange Communication System as a bridge to verbal communication)
  • Social Stories (Carol Gray)
  • Floortime Techniques (Stanley Greenspan)
  • Error Free Learning
  • Joint Action Routines and Predictable Verbal Routines
  • Sensory Integration Sensory Processing 
  • Play based learning
  • General Speech and Language Techniques for apraxia, oral motor, feeding, or language delays.
  • Developmentally appropriate intervention strategies (for sleeping, eating, toileting, playing, etc.)  
  • Verbal Behavior
  • Hanen Language Programs

 

Contact Florida Pediatric Therapy

Telephone
407-641-0808 (Office)
Orlando, FL
Email
info87 AT floridapediatrictherapy DOT com

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Last modified: August 20, 2008                 
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