Centerpointe for Children Services
Welcome to Centerpointe for Children - Pediatric Therapy Services
Here at Centerpointe for Children, our goal is to provide you and your family with professional quality of care, under the guise of your child’s best day ever! We are experts at masking challenging goals as playful opportunities, and have a pretty fun time doing it!
We are an internationally recognized pediatric therapy practice as well as a research and training center in ASI. Our team of highly accomplished therapists work collaboratively to meet the needs of your family and provide a strong foundation for learning, participation, and well-being.
The goal of pediatric occupational therapy is to support participation in child centered activities with greater ease and independence by addressing motor skills, praxis, sensory-perceptual skills, emotional regulation, and social development. Occupational therapy intervention includes adapting the environment, modifying the task, teaching the skill, and family education in order to increase participation and performance in daily activities.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational therapy refers to the practice of using meaningful and purposeful activities to promote development, independence, well-being and the enhancement of quality of life. When working with the pediatric population, therapists examine the activities and roles that ‘occupy’ a child’s life, such as being a student, a playmate, and a family member.
Activities that support the roles of a child are:
Occupational therapists use meaningful and purposeful activities to support an individual's development, independence, well-being, and participation in activities of daily living.
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What is Ayres Sensory Integration ® ?
ASI is a well-established therapeutic practice with applications in various settings including the home, school, and community. ASI is trademarked to help researchers, therapists, and parents identify the core principles which define ASI and to differentiate this evidence-based intervention from other approaches which may use some aspects of sensory-based activities but do not meet the criteria for ASI.
Activities that support the roles of a child are:
We gather information through the following sensory systems:
The perception and organization of this information is how we develop an understanding of ourselves and the world around us. It supports our motor development, social and emotional growth, levels of alertness and ability to learn. Through a child’s active participation in his development, he promotes physical and emotional health, creates a strong sense of self and identity through engagement (alone and with others), and builds life skills and routines.
WHO BENEFITS FROM ASI?
Sensory integration difficulties are found in individuals with no diagnoses as well as infants, children, and adults with autism. The ASI framework was originally shown to be effective with children with learning and behavior difficulties and has since emerged as an evidence-based practice for use with children with autism. Evidence for other diagnoses, including ADHD, is emerging.
WHAT DOES SENSORY INTEGRATION MEAN?
Sensory Integration is our brain's ability to process sensory information from our body and environment, resulting in the child being able to adapt to challenges and respond successfully at home, at school, and in the community.
The perception and organization of sensation are integral to how we develop an understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Integrated sensation provides essential information informing motor development, social and emotional growth, levels of alertness, and ability to learn.