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Listening Therapy, Another Effective Tool to Assist with Sensory Integration

By |2016-08-15T13:52:20+00:00August 15th, 2016|Parent Support Special Needs|

At Children's Therapy Connections in Orland Park, we are Certified Providers of "The Listening Program". When Occupational Therapy is used in combination with The Listening Program, it can "jump start" the nervous system, accelerating the effects of treatment by stimulating auditory processing, as well as other sensory systems.These systems, vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile, and auditory, are

What You Need To Know About Sensory Processing Disorder

By |2016-08-15T13:47:06+00:00August 15th, 2016|Parent Support Special Needs|

What is Sensory Processing? Sensory processing the how the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. A persons ability to be successful in daily activities relies on how the nervous system processes the sensations the body is experiencing while engaged in the activity. When a child

Activities to Encourage Speech and Language Development (Birth – 6 Years Old)

By |2016-07-07T09:56:55+00:00July 7th, 2016|Activity of the Month|

Birth to 2 Years Encourage your baby to make vowel-like and consonant-vowel sounds such as "ma," "da," and "ba." Reinforce attempts by maintaining eye contact, responding with speech, and imitating vocalizations using different patterns and emphasis. For example, raise the pitch of your voice to indicate a question. Imitate your baby's laughter and facial expressions.

Children’s Therapy Connections March Newsletter

By |2016-03-17T06:10:42+00:00March 17th, 2016|Newsletter|

Is this a concern you are having about your child. Do you feel he/ she is not performing as they should be? It's great that you're addressing this problem now, while your is just beginning his/ her schooling. Kids who struggle in school year after year have a harder time getting back on track once

Upcoming IEP Workshop – September

By |2015-09-07T10:29:21+00:00September 7th, 2015|Activity of the Month, Month Celebration|

Upcoming IEP Workshop Understanding school services, including IEP and 504 plans, and how to advocate for your child. Saturday September 12th at 9:30-11:30 Patricia Roberts leads this very informative workshop that will provide parents with valuable information they need to know to facilitate their child's individual education plan. Trish has over 20 years of experience

Upcoming IEP Workshop

By |2015-08-04T10:59:01+00:00August 4th, 2015|Activity of the Month, Month Celebration|

Upcoming IEP Workshop Understanding school services, including IEP and 504 plans, and how to advocate for your child. Saturday September 12th at 9:30-11:30 Patricia Roberts leads this very informative workshop that will provide parents with valuable information they need to know to facilitate their child's individual education plan. Trish has over 20 years of experience

Haircuts for Sensitive Heads

By |2015-07-30T09:49:04+00:00July 30th, 2015|Activity of the Month|

Haircuts for Sensitive Heads Monday August 10th 9:30-12:30 Available CTC families who have children that struggle with getting haircuts. Sensory play is facilitated for 15 minutes prior to haircut to assist your child with tolerating the haircut process. Please arrive 20 mins before your scheduled appointment. Haircuts are $40.00 Please call and schedule your appointment

Nature Scavenger Hunt – Activity of the Month

By |2015-07-29T06:22:44+00:00July 29th, 2015|Activity of the Month|

Summer is the perfect time to go on a Nature Scavenger Hunt with the kids! Take a picture of the list below and go for it! Nature Scavenger Hunt Something Fuzzy Two kinds of seeds Two pieces of Man made litter Something Straight Something Round Something Smooth Something Rough Two different types of leaves Something

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