by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Oct 5, 2021 | Language Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Group Therapy, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs, Speech Therapy, Uncategorized
Written By: Cassie Hicks, M.S., CCC-SLP Stuttering is a disorder that is characterized by an increased number of disfluencies while speaking. There are different types of disfluencies including whole (“I want want want to play”) and part-word (“I wa-wa-want to play”)...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Aug 24, 2021 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bilateral Coordination, Cerebral Palsy, Early Intervention, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs, Uncategorized
Written By: Grace Chang, OTD, OTR/L Occupational therapists at Progressive Pediatric Therapy often use the Galileo whole body vibration platform to augment their therapy by providing low impact, smooth but powerful vibration input to a child’s body. The input of the...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Aug 23, 2021 | Early Intervention, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Wheelchair, Physical Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs
Written by Namyata Patel, PT, with contributions by Mary Pengelley, DPT, PT. What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA? The name, spinal muscular atrophy itself explains that it is a disease related to the spinal cord and muscle. The nerve cells that come from the...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Nov 9, 2020 | Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Milestones, Handwriting, Language Therapy, Pediatric Speech Therapy, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs, Speech Therapy
Written by: Regina De Canto, M.S, CCC-SLP The approach to writing from a speech therapy perspective When it comes to writing, what exactly are speech therapists looking for and how are they helping their young clients? Speech therapy works on expressive and receptive...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Jun 24, 2014 | Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Occupational Therapy, Special Needs Apps, Special Needs Children, Specialty Programs
One of PPT4Kids’ amazing therapists, Carol Just, OTD, OTR/L, shared with the team a great online find www.smartappsforspecialneeds.com. We had to share with our families as the site has so many amazing free and discounted apps to choose from. On June 7th, the site...
by Progressive Pediatric Therapy | Mar 1, 2014 | Animal Assisted Therapy, Aquatherapy, Group Therapy Classes, Specialty Programs
Looking for fun activities or expanded therapy services for your child this summer? Progressive Pediatric Therapy has expanded its summer camp program this year at both its Boca Raton and West Palm Beach clinics. Details are listed below for all of these amazing...
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