Groups and Therapies
Social Skills
- Contact your state National Center for Family - Professional Partnerships (F2F HICs)
- Contact your state Parent Center at Center for Parent Information & Resources Locator
- Search the Internet for social skills classes in your state
- Primary Children's Rehab offers social skills training and groups, see Pediatric Rehabilitation Services - Intermountain Healthcare
Physical, Occupational, Speech and Language Therapies
"Physical therapists focus on gross motor skills and functional mobility, including positioning; sitting; transitional movement such as sitting to standing; walking with or without assistive devices (such as walkers, crutches) and orthoses (braces) or prostheses (artificial limbs); wheelchair propulsion; transfers between the wheelchair and other surfaces such as a desk chair, toilet, or bath; negotiation of stairs, ramps, curbs, and elevators; and problem-solving skills for accessibility of public buildings." [Michaud: 2004]
"Occupational therapists focus on fine motor, visual-motor, and sensory processing skills needed for basic activities of daily living." This might include help feeding or dressing themselves, improving their handwriting, going to the bathroom independently, and many other age appropriate skills." [Michaud: 2004]
Speech therapy focuses on receptive language, or the ability to understand words spoken to you, and expressive language, or the ability to use words to express yourself. It also deals with the mechanics of producing words, such as articulation, pitch, fluency, and volume. For children, it generally involves pursuing milestones that have been delayed. Some children only need help with language, others may have problems with the mechanics of speech, and some may need help with both.
Pediatric Audiology provides hearing diagnostic and rehabilitation services to infants and children having a wide range of hearing disorders. The audiologist can refer to resources that are helpful for children with hearing impairment.
- Ask your child’s health care team to put you in touch with the Early Intervention (EI) program in your community or region
- Contact the Pediatrics branch in a local hospital and ask where you should call to find out about EI programs in your area
- See links in the Resources section below for further information regarding EI programs in your community
Support Groups or Playgroups
Resources
Information & Support
For Parents and Patients
Pediatric Rehabilitation Services - Intermountain Healthcare
This page provides a list of pediatric rehabilitation conditions that Intermountain Healthcare doctors and therapists treat.
RiteCare Scottish Rite Childhood Language Program
The RiteCare of Utah Scottish Rite Childhood Language Program offers speech therapy for children 2 - 12 years at no cost if
the child qualifies. Locations throughout the United States.
National Center for Family - Professional Partnerships (F2F HICs)
Family-to-Family Health Information Centers are nonprofit, family-staffed organizations that assist families of children and
youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Locate state-based F2F HICs, providing support, information, resources, and
training.
Center for Parent Information & Resources Locator
Parent Centers provide education and referrals for families with a child who has a disability, as well as the professionals
who work with them. Each state has a parent center.
State Part C Early Intervention Coordinators
Lists state contacts for Early Intervention (Part C) agencies and is an easy way to locate the person in charge of your state’s
Early Intervention programs; National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center).
Services for Patients & Families Nationwide (NW)
Service Categories | # of providers* in: | NW | Partner states (6) (show) | | ID | MT | NM | NV | RI | UT | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audiology | 2 | 29 | 51 | 275 | 7 | 24 | 54 | ||||
Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities/Delays | 2 | 153 | 24 | 163 | 28 | 14 | 55 | ||||
Local Support Groups, Disability/Diag | 4 | 106 | 7 | 65 | 41 | 14 | 122 | ||||
National Support Services, Disab/Diag | 102 | 103 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | ||||
Occupational Therapy, Pediatric | 25 | 36 | 311 | 14 | 11 | 40 | |||||
Physical Therapy | 33 | 43 | 343 | 18 | 3 | 61 | |||||
Social Skills Training | 2 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 17 | ||||||
Speech - Language Pathologists | 3 | 68 | 51 | 407 | 17 | 23 | 78 |
For services not listed above, browse our Services categories or search our database.
* number of provider listings may vary by how states categorize services, whether providers are listed by organization or individual, how services are organized in the state, and other factors; Nationwide (NW) providers are generally limited to web-based services, provider locator services, and organizations that serve children from across the nation.
Page Bibliography
Michaud LJ.
Prescribing therapy services for children with motor disabilities.
Pediatrics.
2004;113(6):1836-8.
PubMed abstract / Full Text
Overview of physical, occupational, and speech-language therapies and the pediatricians role in prescribing those therapies.