Tuesday, November 17, 2009

South Florida’s Therapy Spot: A Full Array of Resources for Special Needs Children In One Center

By Yomin Postelnik

Founder of Autism Health and Wellness


In our research of treatment centers for special needs children, one full service therapy clinic stuck out for the vast array of services it offers, the dedication of its staff and the overall professionalism and quality that it offers. That place is South Florida’s own Therapy Spot, situated in Boca Raton and servicing all of South Florida.


Therapy Spot offers high quality pediatric occupational therapy and speech pathology, but it also offers so much more. Its social pragmatic groups offer a full array of social interaction that are simply unavailable in most treatment centers.


Therapy Spot is a year round facility, offering a special needs summer camp where social as well as developmental skills are built upon using fun and creative methods. They also host winter “mini-camps” as well as year round playgroups utilizing the same state of the art methods.


Independence skills learned at Therapy Spot go well beyond the norm. In addition to speech and OT, handwriting, reading, regular scholastic and other crucial skills are taught. Due to their unique methods as well as the dedication of their staff, the center has been directly responsible for the mainstreaming of many special needs clients into regular classrooms.


Therapy Spot includes specialized innovative therapies for all of the following:


· Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD & ADD), Learning Disabilities (LD), Auditory and Visual Processing Disorders, Sensory Integration Dysfunction and other related disorders.

· Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Aspergers, and other related diagnosis

· Dyspraxia, Apraxia, Coordination Disorders and fine motor coordination difficulties that may interfere with a child's motor functioning.

· Speech, language and communication delays.


They also service children who need skill refinement to improve their overall success and academic performance.


Therapy Spot was the combined brainchild of Occupational Therapist Monica Weller and Language Pathologist Ellen Stern. Stern and Weller, who have both achieved widespread recognition in their respective fields, saw a need to go beyond the normally offered array of services. In doing so without sacrificing quality, they have built a truly unique setting that is of truly exceptional benefit to special needs children and their families.


Therapy Spot can be reached at (561) 859-2100 for OT and at (561) 859-2010 for speech therapy. Their website is www.therapyspotinc.com. This highly recommended clinic is situated just minutes from the I-95 and Palmetto Park Rd.





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