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Treating ALL Developmental Disorders in Children
SMILE Therapy For Kids Midwest recognizes that each child needs an individual approach to their treatment plan. We also emphasize that all areas of development need to be addressed to allow a child to develop to their own potential.
Our team is well-educated in orthopedic and neurological development, sensory integration therapy, visual and vestibular concerns, cortical visual impairment, feeding delays and concerns, augmentative and alternative communication, and fine motor development. We continue to study, research, and connect with international specialists in these areas and are interested in neuroplasticity and how we can best help each child we see.
The Intensive Therapy Model is a rapidly growing medical treatment for children living with neurological and genetic disorders e.g., Cerebral Palsy. Over the past two decades, there has been a shift toward Intensive Therapy and away from more traditional forms of therapy provided to children living with cerebral palsy and other genetic and neurological disorders. Intensive Therapy differs from traditional forms of therapy by increasing the frequency and intensity of children’s therapy sessions. Drawing from a wide variety of treatments such as occupational, speech, and physical therapy, the Intensive Therapy Model ensures that every child receives a combination of intensive therapies that are specifically tailored to the unique physical and intellectual challenges that are posed by neurological disorders.
While the Intensive Therapy Model is a diverse and effective model that could be used to treat many conditions, SMILE focuses on employing Intensive Therapy as a treatment for children living with neurological disorders. Neurological and genetic conditions often present unique physical and intellectual challenges, therefore, SMILE ensures that each child will receive a custom set of services that are specifically tailored to meet their needs. Through intensive forms of physiotherapy, speech, occupational therapy, massage, and a variety of innovative forms of equipment and delivery models, SMILE will ensure that taking part in the Intensive Therapy model will help advance the child’s development and quality of life. Intensive therapy can be booked in 5-day blocks, typically stretching out Monday to Friday, with each of these blocks comprising of at least ten therapy hours (typically 2 hours per day). Depending on the endurance and age of the child, each 5-day block could be built up to up to 20 therapy hours (i.e., 4 hours of therapy per day). For optimal results, if families’ resources allow, we recommend that a child take part in intensive therapy once a quarter and for each intensive block to be at least 2-weeks in length.
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