Children develop at different rates. Sometimes a child may benefit from professional support to strengthen important developmental skills, especially if they are infants to 5-year-olds.
NieCat Foundation of Excellence, Inc., through NieCat Blessings Academy, works to connect children and families with our highly qualified professionals who provide speech, occupational, and physical therapy services at home.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE THERAPY
Speech-language therapy may help children who have difficulty with:
- Expressing wants and needs
- Saying or producing sounds and words
- Understanding language
- Following directions
- Building vocabulary
- Combining words into sentences
- Communicating effectively with others
- Social communication
- Feeding or oral-motor skills, when within the therapist’s scope of practice
- Using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), when appropriate
Consider a referral when:
A child is difficult to understand, is not communicating as expected, appears frustrated when trying to communicate, has difficulty understanding language, or has other communication concerns.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational therapy may help children develop skills needed to participate more independently in everyday activities.
Areas of support may include:
- Fine-motor development
- Grasping and manipulating objects
- Pre-writing and writing skills
- Sensory processing and regulation
- Dressing and other self-care skills
- Feeding-related functional skills, when appropriate
- Hand-eye coordination
- Play skills
- Attention and participation in daily routines
- Increasing independence with age-appropriate activities
Consider a referral when:
A child has difficulty using their hands, participating in daily routines, tolerating certain sensory experiences, completing age-appropriate self-care activities, or engaging successfully in play and learning activities.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Physical therapy may help children improve movement, strength, balance, coordination, and mobility.
Areas of support may include:
- Gross-motor development
- Walking and mobility
- Balance
- Coordination
- Strength
- Posture
- Motor planning
- Navigating the child’s environment
- Participating in age-appropriate physical activities
Consider a referral when:
A child has difficulty sitting, standing, walking, climbing, maintaining balance, coordinating movements, or reaching expected gross-motor milestones.
WHO MAY MAKE A REFERRAL?
Referrals or service inquiries may come from:
- Parents and legal guardians
- Pediatricians
- Developmental pediatricians
- Early Steps professionals
- Preschools and childcare centers
- Educators
- ABA providers
- Psychologists and other healthcare professionals
- Social workers and case managers
- Community organizations
- Neurologists
- Other professionals supporting the child and family
A referral is a request for the Foundation to contact the family regarding potential services. A referral does not guarantee eligibility, availability, insurance coverage, or admission into services.
To contact NieCat Foundation of Excellence Inc. for therapies:
Therapy Services:
Speech-Language Therapy | Occupational Therapy | Physical Therapy
Phone:
(833) 230-9666
Email:
niecat@niecatnfe.org
Website:
www.niecatblessingsnfe.org
Service Area:
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Service will be provided at the Child’s Home!
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