Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Parent Training + 1 more
Address: 1712 N. Ronald Reagan Blvd | Longwood, FL 32750
No ratings yet
Insurances: No info provided
Ages Served: Children
Care Settings:
AboutServicesFAQ
About AKL Pediatric Therapy - Longwood
AKL Pediatric Therapy provides occupational, physical, and speech therapy services for children with special needs in Central and South Florida areas. We are committed to helping children with disabilities to achieve their highest potential and have the best quality of life. We firmly believe that providing the highest quality of therapy services requires an experienced and knowledgeable therapist. Thus; we facilitate continuous professional training and education to our providers and caregivers. Our goal is to improve medical and therapy outcomes through training, education, and advocacy. We are proud to value the relationship we establish with our clients and their families and feel privileged to be part of their journey.
Leave a review: Would you recommend this provider?
Frequently Asked Questions
The goal of speech therapy is to help your child communicate effectively with other people across all environments. This may take the form of using gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Some other common things speech therapists can help with:
Nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures
Forming speech in a clearer way
Communicating thoughts and feelings clearly
Understanding and responding to questions
Discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions
Noticing and understanding body language
Feeding and swallowing
Stuttering
The occupational therapy process includes an OT evaluation before care starts. Here are the four steps your family can expect when starting occupational therapy:
Complete OT evaluation. An occupational therapist first identifies your strengths and needs through a thorough OT evaluation, also known as an OT assessment or screening. You’ll answer questions about you your skills, and you will most likely demonstrate these skills via hands-on activities with the therapist. Evaluations can last 30 minutes to a couple hours.
Approve OT plan. The therapist develops a care plan with individualized goals and customized interventions based on your needs. You can also share any specific goals or concerns before approving the OT plan.
Start therapy sessions. The therapist works directly with you, using various strategies and exercises to systematically improve areas of limitations and to build upon your strengths. If there are others part of your care team, the therapist may teach strategies for supporting your individualized needs at home and may recommend tools and techniques to use at home, in the community, or in the classroom to help you thrive.
Monitor your progress. You can expect ongoing progress monitoring and communication to ensure you're achieving your short and long-term goals.
Even if a provider offers parent training, it may look different from one provider to another. For example, an in-home provider might conduct a parent training session directly following a therapy session with your child to help explain what they’ve been working on with your child. At larger organizations, you might have a support group of families who are dealing with similar issues.
Children
In-home
In-office
English
Spanish