Therapy Services

S.M.I.L.E.S. provides therapy to infants and children 0 to 21 years of age possessing severe feeding and/or swallowing difficulties-disorders, apraxia, dyspraxia, dysarthria, and speech and language disorders/delays. Multiple techniques are utilized to produce positive results. Incorporate cutting edge techniques such as PROMPT (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Motor Phonemic Targets), oral-sensory-motor assessment and intervention influenced by NDT (Neurodevelopmental techniques), Debra Beckman, Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, Lori Overland, the MORE program, Charlotte Boshart, Diane Chapman-Bahr, Barbara Massey (PT), etc. Techniques are combined and customized to maximize each child’s gains. Will trial and recommend appropriate equipment to assist with defining needed and useful materials to eliminate costs.

Therapy is available on a variety of levels. Therapy may be as infrequent as 1 time a month, every other week, once to 5 times a week to intensive feeding programs at 2-3 times a day for 4-5 days a week for approximately 8 weeks. As an added benefit, all foods are provided for feeding therapy with the possible exception of strict diets due to allergies and occasional special requests. This reduces the amount of stress and preparation for the therapy session as S.M.I.L.E.S. believes the lives of caregivers are hectic enough!