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EMPOWER KIDS THERAPY


PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.


WHERE CHILDREN REACH THEIR POTENTIAL…AND BEYOND!

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EMPOWERING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN’S UNIQUE NEEDS

Do you watch your child struggle to do things that are easy for others?

Do you yearn to understand your child better?

Do you feel like the therapy you are receiving is not making the difference you
hoped?

1:1 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

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INTEGRATION & FEEDING SUPPORT

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GROUP SOCIAL THERAPY

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PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN ORLANDO FLORIDA

Empower Kids Therapy is a pediatric occupational therapy practice in Orlando
providing individual and group services to help kids with sensory, social,
motor, and feeding challenges.

If you are a parent with a kid who struggles, you’re in the right place to
discover the root causes for their behaviors and limitations. Together, we’ll
figure out what works to reduce the daily battles and set your child up for
success.

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TESTIMONIALS

“There was a huge difference between feeling like just another appointment, and
feeling like it is a playdate with a friend.”

~D.K. (Parent)

“Ms. Sam’s passion to help your child be successful is rare. She would take the
time to make sure that as parents, we were well educated so that our son was not
only successful in the therapy office but outside in daily, everyday life. We
consider Ms. Sam a part of our family and we are eternally grateful for
installing confidence in our son.”

~J.A. (Parent)

“We were so happy our child has made leaps and bounds with her sensory system.
Ms.Sam has helped her manage so she can become a better version of herself.”

~A.K. (Parent)

“We were beyond ready to find someone to guide our child to a healthier place.
We were concerned that we wouldn’t find the right fit but then we found Ms.
Sam.”

~E.S. (Parent)

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Occupational Therapy?

What are some conditions you treat?

What is sensory processing?

Where does therapy occur?

How do I pay for therapy?

What is expected of the caregiver during therapy?

What do I tell my child about their new therapist?

What does a session look like?

What happens during an evaulation?


Occupational therapists help people participate in their desired occupations
with the therapeutic use of everyday activities, based on he client’s personal
interests and needs (AOTA, 2022).

For children, their occupational is PLAY! We are able to focus on daily tasks,
and age-appropriate skills through games, and activities using a focused and
therapeutic lens.

Our goal is to help increase neuroplasticity, and improve independence in
participating in their daily life, such as dressing, engaging within their
school and community, and and playing. We provide sensory rich environments for
learning to increase.

We use the “just right challenge” which meets the child where they are at, and
pushes them to learn and grow in a comfortable way with the end goal of
increasing their participation and function within their daily occupations.

Occupational therapists are knowledgable about many conditions. We like to view
the child’s strengths, and build upon their areas of need, despite diagnosis.
The following is a list of conditions we can aid:

 * Developmental Delays
 * Sensory Processing Disorder
 * Autism Spectrum Disorders
 * Feeding Difficulties (picky eater, non-eater, restrictive eater)
 * Self/Emotional Regulation Difficulties
 * Visual Deficits
 * Ocular Motor Concerns
 * Fine Motor Delay
 * Handwriting Deficits
 * Hand-eye and Finger Coordination Concerns
 * Gross Motor Delays
 * Praxis and Motor Planning Difficulties
 * Unintegrated Primitive Reflexes
 * Lack of age appropriate play skills/toy engagement
 * Anxiety
 * Attention and Concentration Deficits (ADD/ADHD)
 * Learning Difficulties
 * Executive Functioning Deficits
 * Social Skill Difficulties
 * Neurological Disorders
 * Down Syndrome
 * Cerebral Palsy

Sensory processing is the ability to take in sensory information from the world
around you and interpret this information effectively in order to participate in
daily tasks. The brain processes information through our seven sensory systems.
This includes sight, touch, smell, taste, sound, as well as vestibular and
proprioceptive.

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) occurs when the nervous system has difficulty
processing and interpreting the information gathered from the senses. It in turn
affects the ability to function effectively within environments. For a child,
this disruption in their sensory processing can adversely affect a child’s
social skills, academic performance and motor development.

Our goal is to focus on these sensory areas of difficulty in a structured, and
safe manner to allow for processing and interpreting effectively for use. We
evaluate the sensory system to determine its effect on higher level learning and
participation.

Our therapy occurs in your home, or the child’s natural environment such as
daycare, playground, co-op, you name it!

We use toys within your environment, and might bring in some fun and special
games to encourage learning.

Payment of cash, check, and major credit cards are accepted. All fees are due at
service provision, or at the beginning of the month. We can provide you with an
itemized receipt, or Superbill, for each visit so you can submit it directly to
your insurance company for potential out-of-network provider reimbursement.

Receiving this Superbill does not guarantee payment. Please connect with your
insurance carrier if you are seeking reimbursement as you are responsible for
all charges.

Certain Health Savings Accounts (HSA) may allow its use for our services. Please
connect with them to determine if they considered our services an approved
medical expense.

We are a proud provider for recipients of the Step Up for Students Family
Empowerment Scholarship (formerly Gardiner Scholarship).

Please visit the website https://stepupforstudents.org for more information.

Since we are seeking to make changes with your child, being a part of therapy is
encouraged. It is the best time to learn from how the therapists presents tasks,
or using certain phrasing to improve carryover and learning of both your child
and you.

Positive language, and encouraging words from a parent during challenging tasks
is a wonderful motivator for children. We want YOU, the caregiver to feel
EMPOWERED to use the knowledge gained during our time together when we are not
together.

This consistent carryover from therapy into the child’s daily life helps to
accelerate progress, and shorten the duration of therapy.

It can be scary for some children to meet new people, especially within their
home. We find it imperative to make every child feel comfortable and therefore
we first need to build rapport with your child.

We use our therapeutic lens to make all “work” tasks, feel like play. You can
identify our therapists as friends, or a teacher who is coming to play, and help
with the areas that are tricky.

Most children can’t wait for their next session!

Typical sessions will begin with warm up activities that require movement. We
wake up the brain for learning. We will continue to challenge your child in a
compassionate and gentile way with increasingly complex tasks tailored to their
ability.

Our therapy is always play-based, and we focus on the child’s internal and
external motivation…even if it involves playing “Let it Go” while we work.

Throughout our time together, the rapport build to a bond, which builds to
trust, in which we can continue to increase the complex tasks to try new
movements, or activities to increase skill and participation.

Soon, those new tasks become automatic, and the child is engaging in ways you
have never seen. The best part is, you, the parent or caregiver, are always
encouraged to participate with us to learn, grow, and increase the bond with
your child.

We include time at the end of our sessions to provide you with feedback and the
areas to focus on in between our sessions. This time is so important for
carryover and growth.

Initial evaluations are necessary to determine the specific area of need for
your child, and to create a specialized therapy program if services are
determined as needed. Most evaluations occur within a 1-2 hour time period.

During this time we complete a parent consultation and review of intake
paperwork to determine the focus area of our observations, standardized testing,
and clinical observations of your child.

The choice of standardized tests are determined based on your concerns, and the
child’s need. We focus on observing gross motor skills, sensory processing,
visual skills, play skills, executive functioning, fine motor skills, and visual
motor skills. This aids our ability to form a whole picture of your child.

If requested, a detailed evaluation report, and plan of care will be created for
your child 7 business days from the evaluation date. A parent review will be set
up to review the evaluation, and determine next steps.

If your child already has a recent evaluation (within 6 months) from another
facility, we may be able to use that evaluation too.


QUICK LINKS

Back To School Prep Course
1:1 Occupational Therapy
Integration & Feeding Support
Group Social Therapy
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