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We provide in home services and teletherapy!
Who can benefit from teletherapy?
Everyone! Teletherapy is a fantastic option for families that want to maintain social distancing while still receiving therapy services for their child during the COVID 19 pandemic. We are currently offering Teletherapy evaluations and treatments for all services. We can work with any child, any diagnosis, any issues — via Teletherapy!
Telehealth sessions can be additionally beneficial for families who live too far to travel to an in-person clinic, who don’t have access to transportation in a given week, who may have a sick sibling at home or who may face weather limitations (like the typical Chicago blizzard). It can also be helpful for children who may be homebound or have compromised immune systems, where the risks of having someone come to the home or being outside of the home out-weigh the benefits of therapy sessions at a center.
Teletherapy sessions will look a lot like traditional face to face treatments and many of the therapeutic goals remain the same as an in-person therapy session. Goals are addressed a little differently because the caregiver typically assists in facilitating the activities recommended by the therapist throughout the session. A typical session may consist of a number of different games, challenges, and skill building activities. Therapists have endless ideas and ways to motivate and inspire children, while educating the caregivers to utilize their creative sides to help their children with exercises. Many times, items on screen can be used as well, that take these virtual interactions to another level. In every therapy session, the caregivers will receive coaching and feedback to help with the implementation and carryover of skills.
Milestones
What are some typical milestones my child should be meeting for sensory and fine motor skills?
What are some typical milestones my child should be meeting for sensory and fine motor skills?
Birth to 3 months:
- Grasps objects placed in or near palm
- Tracks or follows an object with their eyes
- Startles to sounds (This should end at 2 months)
- Demonstrates opening/closing of hands (hands are not fisted)
- Is able to be held, picked up by a variety of caregivers, laid down and moved without becoming upset
- Tolerates tummy time for short intervals
- Holds head up when supported at chest (chin does not rest on chest or head is not extended back)
4 Months:
- Swipes and reaches for objects on belly, on back and in supported sitting
- Brings hands or objects to their mouth
- Tolerates diaper/clothing changes well
- Can place hands to a bottle with slight support
5-6 Months:
- Holds bottle during feeding
- Smiles at familiar caregivers or at own image in mirror
- Sustains hold on rattles or small toys while shaking or banging
- Transitions easily when leaving home, moving around the home, or between caregivers
- Grasps larger toys or early finger foods
- Begins to sit independently
7-8 Months:
- Easily passes toys from one hand to another
- Frequently mouths toys for exploration, as well as turning toys in hands
- Beginning to place toys into and out of containers
- Claps
9-10 Months:
- Begins to pick up small objects with finger/thumb
- Points or pokes with index finger
- Eating a variety of textures, solids and foods
- Easily able to be diapered, dressed or bathed without becoming too upset
- Able to be consoled when upset
11- 12 Months:
- Sleeps through the night for the majority of nights
- Begins to pick up cheerios or small objects with tip of thumb and tip of index finger
- Accommodates easily to loud noises, such as a siren or barking dog
- Feeds self finger foods
- Attempts to use utensils for eating
- Holds crayons to try to color
- Uses ring stacker
- Turns pages of board books
12-15 Months:
- Can stack 2-3 blocks
- Places large puzzle pieces in puzzle with minimal assistance
- Can place objects into container with smaller opening
- Can use spoon to self feed
- Begins to identify simple body parts: belly, head, nose, etc.
- Uses pretend play for feeding baby, eating pretend food, etc.
15-18 Months:
- Points to multiple body parts
- Stacks 3-4 blocks
- Holds crayon to color for longer intervals
- Increasing in pretend play
- Begins to show interest in playing with peers, even if still playing side by side
18-24 Months:
- Plays with a variety of toys appropriately
- Can unscrew a cap from a small bottle once loosened
- Removes socks, shoes with ease
- Can pull on pants without help
- Can play with one toy for extended period of time
- Can pull up a large zipper
- Puts shapes into a large shape shorter
- Begins to string large beads
- Can throw a small ball forwards
- Increases in pretend play with dolls, food, cars, etc.
- Turns pages of a book, may be 2-3 pages at a time
24-30 Months:
- Can imitate drawing a line after watching this performed on paper
- Can scribble a circular pattern after watching this performed by adult
- Builds with blocks, stacking objects
- Can fold paper in half
- Can snip the edges of paper with scissors
- Holds a crayon with thumb and fingers
- Turns single pages in a book
30-36 Months:
- Can remove clothing after fasteners are loosened
- Begins to use one hand more than another for activities
- Builds a tower of multiple, larger blocks
- Imitates the actions of adults in the home
- Uses a fork to eat
- Can cut across a piece of paper
- Can put together large linking blocks
- Can dress with some assistance