If your child needs pediatric occupational and Speech Therapy Services, you can trust the Kioko Center to provide the best care possible. We have a team of highly qualified therapists who can assess and treat your child’s developmental needs. We use evidence-based therapies that are customized to your child’s abilities and interests. We have been helping children and young adults from birth to 21 years achieve their full potential since 2006. Our name, Kioko, reflects our vision of a “Happy Child” in Japanese.
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What are some of the challenging behaviors associated with autism?When caring for a child with autism, you may notice that they begin to exhibit challenging behaviors whenever they feel overwhelmed. This could include stimming and actions typically associated with a meltdown. Stimming refers to “self-stimulating”, repetitive behaviors that help autistic children “manage excess energy and self-soothe.” Mostly, this involves...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 36 Views 0 önizlemePlease log in to like, share and comment!
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How Does Music Benefit People with Autism?Beyond aiding emotional regulation, music, when introduced through therapy or in their daily lives, can be incredibly beneficial for children with autism. For example, it can also help them when it comes to Communicating Socializing Changing their perspective. Communicating Children with autism and related disorders sometimes find it harder to develop their communication skills. For...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 2 Views 0 önizleme
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Speech Therapy Activities for Autism at HomeChildren with autism experience speech and language impairments that range from mild social language impairment to entirely non-verbal. With that in mind, here are some speech therapy approaches available that your child’s SLP may teach you so that you can continue to work with your child at home. Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) PECS is an AAC (alternative augmentative...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 2 Views 0 önizleme
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Online Speech Therapy for AutismSpeech and language therapy is essential for children with ASD so that they may reach their potential. Speech-language therapy can be delivered to these children in person or online. However, it is crucial to highlight that there are several advantages to delivering this service online since teletherapy provides opportunities that are not available with in-person therapy. Families can ensure a...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 3 Views 0 önizleme
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Does Speech Therapy Help Autism?Autism spectrum disorder is most commonly identified in early childhood, while communication abilities are still developing. To varying degrees, the condition makes it difficult for children to communicate. Some children may not speak or have limited speaking ability, while others communicate in great depth about specific topics. According to studies, two out of three children with autism...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 2 Views 0 önizleme
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What is speech-language therapy?Speech therapy is the treatment of speech and communication disorders; thus, it is a broad field. Speech therapy may assist children with stuttering or lisps in accurately pronouncing words. Speech therapy also helps children with developmental disabilities in understanding and using spoken language in a social environment. A certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) is a communication...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 4 Views 0 önizleme
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What Is Speech Therapy?Whether it be talking with co-workers around the water cooler, saying “I love you” to your spouse, sharing a joke with your neighbor, texting your brother, or sending an email to your boss, people love to communicate; it’s what we do. Communication, in all its forms, is what creates and maintains the bonds and relationships in our lives, and the ability to communicate is...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 3 Views 0 önizleme
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Supporting Kids With Speech Therapy In North AndoverThe Communication Journey Speech disorders make a child feel lonely and frustrated. Some children cannot pronounce words. Others are not able to understand language. All these affect the child's ability to communicate - the emotional, learning, and self-confidence level. Professional speech therapists understand all this complexity in communication. They work with children closely and devise...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 2 Views 0 önizleme
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How Can Occupational Therapy Support Children with Issues of Sensory Experience?Bright lights feel like lightning, soft touches burn like fire and sounds become intolerable storms inside small heads. For such children Occupational Therapy sensory ways are a chance to deal with the uncertainty of what is happening inside their brains. The Sensory World of Childhood Some children experience the world a little differently. Textures, sounds, and movements overwhelm...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 3 Views 0 önizleme
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How Proprioceptive Input Enhances Therapy EffectivenessYour body speaks a language beyond words. Deep pressure, movement, and touch can heal in ways traditional methods cannot. What if healing could happen through sensory experiences most people overlook? The Sensory Science of Healing Our bodies constantly send signals about position and movement. Proprioceptive works like a secret communication system between muscles, joints, and the brain. This...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 6 Views 0 önizleme
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Speech Therapy for AutismSpeech-language therapy is recommended for almost everyone diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. This makes sense because most children with autism have impaired communication that requires assistance. Even those with high-functioning autism can benefit from speech-language therapy. What is Speech-language Therapy? Speech therapy treats speech and communication disorders; thus,...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 297 Views 0 önizleme
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Articulation Speech Therapy for ChildrenSpeech Therapy for Articulation is the process of physically producing speech. That might seem easy enough, right? Articulation involves the complicated coordination of lips, tongue, teeth, top of the mouth(palate), and jaw to produce sounds. Even your lungs play an important part in articulation! All of these physical forces, also called motor functions, combine to form syllables, words,...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 334 Views 0 önizleme
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Sensory Processing At Kioko CenterOccupational Therapy refers to how our body receives, understands, and uses information from the senses. One component of this process is sensory integration, which includes interpretation, coordination, and organization of sensation. Efficient sensory integration lets us plan appropriate actions and behaviors and learn new skills. Sensory information comes from all senses and may...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 331 Views 0 önizleme
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Sensory Processing At Kioko CenterOccupational Therapy refers to how our body receives, understands, and uses information from the senses. One component of this process is sensory integration, which includes interpretation, coordination, and organization of sensation. Efficient sensory integration lets us plan appropriate actions and behaviors and learn new skills. Sensory information comes from all senses and may...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 369 Views 0 önizleme
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Developmental Motor Assessments for Physical and Occupational TherapistsM-Fun Assessment is a service that helps you understand your child’s motor skills and needs. We use standardized tests to measure your child’s abilities and plan the best services for them. Our therapists are experts in choosing the right assessments for your child’s age, needs, and goals. We will help you with this important process of improving your child’s development.0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 428 Views 0 önizleme
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Getting Ready to Write: 6 Activities to Help Children Prepare for WritingThe expectation for kids to start writing therapy is getting earlier and earlier all of the time. However, the youngest children don’t have the motor assessments for physical development and need to use the small muscles in their fingers and hands to hold and control a pencil. Writing is a foundational learning skill that requires visual-motor integration, bilateral...0 Yorumlar 0 hisse senetleri 421 Views 0 önizleme
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