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YOUR CHILD NEEDS THERAPY IN PRAXIS … WHY ?
Therapy in Praxis Limited is a highly-specialised assessment and therapy-treatment service offering private independent assessment and therapy for children with specific special needs. Children can be affected in variety of very different ways ...for example, Dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, Sensory Integrative Dysfunction, Autism & Autistic Spectrum Disorders including Asperger’s Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental Difficulties including Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Learning Disabilities & a range of Speech & Language Impairments.
Typically, children are ‘branded’ or ‘labeled’ Invariably, the child presents with difficulties associated with a plethora of diagnoses including, autistic spectrum, asperger syndrome, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder [ADHD], attention deficit disorder [ADD], pervasive development, neurological complications including cerebral palsy, neuromuscular and acquired traumatic brain injury as in road traffic accidents, and congenital or developmental disabilities, [Down’s syndrome, global delay], dyspraxia, developmental coordination disorder [DCD], sensory integration modulation and processing difficulties, [sensory integrative dysfunctions], speech and language and communication difficulties, poor play skills, physical difficulties on an orthopaedic basis but primarily under performance in academic studies is THE major factor causing anxieties and requiring of further investigation.
Therapy in Praxis Limited accepts independent enquiries and referrals. We do not operate a waiting list and we have the facility to see children from a wide geographical consensus.
Therapy in Praxis Limited UNDERSTANDS the legal responsibilities placed on Health, Social and Education Services; we work very closely with a wide range of professionals and we are able to tap in to a specialist knowledge base so that the individual and their family are most appropriately advised.
Our Therapists provide assessment & therapy according to your child’s stage of development & specific needs & with consideration of the whole family :
- The needs of special seating, positioning systems including nighttime positioning support to prevent deformity, mobility/ wheelchairs & buggies
- Basic play & learning skills, e.g. attention, turn-taking, advice on suitable toys, etc.
- Specialist play development to account for pervasive developmental profiles and specific needs
- Functions related to body control & effective use of hands.
- Ability to integrate different sensory information for effective motor coordination, learning & organisation of behaviour.
- Basic brain functions directly related to literacy & numeracy skills, e.g. handwriting, reading, spelling & mathematics, etc.
- Self-care training & advice around the identification of aids or adaptation for increased independence in activities of daily living, e.g. feeding, toileting, dressing, etc.
- Switches & controls for computer access and other Micro-technological equipment for play, learning & communication
- Splinting & orthotics to improve the movement / positioning of the lower and upper limbs and hands.
- Environmental Access
- Communication including Speech & Language Therapy for a wide range of difficulties including expressive and receptive language, social- communication, specific language impairments, and developmental delay
- Oral-motor skills including the functional and sensory issues related to feeding and drinking
Common conditions treated Therapy in Praxis has a specialist team of professionals with in-depth training and knowledge to work with :
- Children, aged 0 to 16 years of age. Examples of the conditions encountered include :
- Physical Difficulties, e.g. cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, etc.
- Orthopaedic & Trauma
- Learning Disabilities, e.g. Down’s Syndrome, Fragile X
- Developmental Delay
- Profound & Complex Neuro-developmental Disabilities
- Specific Motor-&-Learning Difficulties, i.e. the child with average intelligence but with specific problems in motor coordination, handwriting and other learning tasks.
- Emotional / Behavioural Difficulties [EBD]
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
- Speech & Language
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Psychiatric Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, RTA etc.
The accurate interpretation of the assessment result is the most important prerequisite for the effective planning of any therapeutic intervention [therapy].
Therapy in Praxis Limited will adopt a variety of treatment approaches in order to provide a comprehensive service for the child.
Typically the Therapist may use an eclectic mix including sensory motor approaches, perceptual motor training and sensory integrative therapy, [a highly specialised treatment approach used specifically by a postgraduate trained Therapist in sensory integrative evaluation and analysis], or as indicated following detailed comprehensive assessment.
Example of a therapy intervention for a child with sensory processing difficulties: Sensory Integration, [S.I.] is a neural process whereby information from one or more sensory sources is sorted, organised and altered in such a way that an adaptive response is produced for motor, cognitive and emotional growth.
The Therapist facilitates sensory integration by applying neurophysiological and developmental principles through purposeful activities. This is based on the research and theoretical principles of A. Jean Ayres and other specialists in the field.
The philosophy and methodologies particularly of Occupational Therapy support the therapeutic uses of ‘activities’ to facilitate and carry over the effect of Therapy.
A therapy session is carried out on an individual basis and a home & school programme compiled for integration into classroom / PE activities, where appropriate and as prescribed during the assessment in order to carry over the effect of therapy and maximise outcomes.
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