Direct and Consultative Occupational Therapy services for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners residing in Montgomery and Bucks County
Occupational Therapy in Home
AdrianaOT-for-Kids provides individualized Occupational Therapy for your child at home, in a childcare center, or in a community setting.
Are you a parent of a child with complex care, who faces the challenges of your child’s medical needs and developmental delays. Perhaps you may be a parent who feels their child’s development is delayed, but you have been told to give your child time. Perhaps they do not meet the criteria for therapy services. What you need is an experienced Occupational Therapist who specializes in Early Child Development.
AdrianaOT-for-Kids provides direct occupational therapy services that come to you and your child, whatever your needs and wherever you are. AdrianaOT-for-Kids offers hope, reassurance, and guidance for families in Montgomery and Bucks County,Pennsylvania.
Pediatric OT Services for...
Medically Fragile or Complex Care
Parents of the youngest medically fragile children often feel alone and helpless. Infants and young children who spend significant time in NICU, PICU, or under other medical care have complex care needs that inhibit development. And while medical care is certainly the priority, it is also important to support your child’s developmental progress. In fact, your role in this process will empower you as an advocate and caregiver. As a pediatric occupational therapist, I have over 25 years of experience working with children in the hospital setting, including those who are on assisted breathing and feeding systems. Through my whole child and whole family approach, I will address your child’s individual therapy needs while teaching you valuable skills to continue promoting development. Even the most medically fragile and complex children are capable of achieving milestones, which can improve their individualized growth.
Learn More Schedule a sensory OT consultFeeding
Feeding problems are scary whether your child is a premature infant in NICU or a toddler exhibiting developmental delays. Occupational Therapy for feeding addresses the specific needs of the child while supporting parents and caregivers every step of the way. Through my more than 25 years of experience with feeding therapy, I can identify whether the concerns are related to motor, sensory, or a combination. I specialize in treatment of motor delays that may occur secondary to reflux and feeding challenges, and I offer support on the progress of food texture when introducing solid foods. I carefully tailor each child’s feeding OT to his or her skills and development level and include you and other caregivers in the process. I guide and teach families throughout each therapy visit so that you are empowered to support your child’s progress.
Learn More Schedule a feeding OT consultEarly Signs of Autism or Developmental Delays
If your baby or toddler is showing early signs of Autism, Occupational Therapy can begin addressing his or her specific symptoms. There is no need to wait for a diagnosis to get support that will help your child achieve developmental milestones. I provide pediatric Occupational Therapy in your home, at daycare, and in other community settings. My evaluation process is not just a whole child approach, but also a whole family approach. I listen closely to your concerns and understand the worries or fears you might be experiencing. Whether your child’s developmental delays are related to Autism or not, we can work together to help him or her successfully achieve physical and social milestones. Through my “Keep Engaging” therapy approach, I provide you with the specific tools to help your child during their very early years.
Learn More Schedule an ASD OT consultSensory and Emotional Regulation
Babies and toddlers are deeply immersed in a world of sensory processing. New sensations occur daily, and they are not all pleasant. How can you, as a parent, determine if your little one is experiencing disordered sensory processing? If your child is exhibiting extreme aversions that cause major distress, interfering with eating, dressing, or playing, Occupational Therapy can help. I support families and children from birth through kindergarten age to identify issues with sensory processing. Using a combined sensory and behavioral approach, I can assist you and your family with how to address these challenges. Together, we’ll evaluate your child’s sensory reactions in the context of his or her environment and work on strategies that provide relief.
Learn More Schedule a sensory OT consultA Whole Child
Whole Family Approach to Occupational Therapy
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
About Adriana Cugini OTR/L
Early Occupational Therapy Services:
Significant Improvements
Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services
A landmark study published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy found that children who received early occupational therapy services showed significant improvements in sensory processing, motor skills, and adaptive behaviors when compared to control groups.
Direct Occupational Therapy Services
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE INITIAL OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY CONSULT?
Following your family’s initial consultation, I will send a report with recommendations. If I do not feel that OT is the appropriate course of action for your child, I will provide additional resources that you may pursue. If OT is recommended, I will outline the next steps to begin services.
HOW OFTEN WILL MY CHILD RECEIVE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?
Therapy sessions are 60-minutes once per week in the home, child care center or community setting. I work directly with the child, then give the parents and caregivers strategies to practice between therapy sessions.
Pediatric Occupational Therapy, especially for the very youngest babies and children, looks different than OT services for older children and adults. Through my extensive experience with children in infancy through kindergarten, I have developed effective “whole child” strategies to meet milestones and develop motor skills, feeding skills, and foundational sensory skills with joint attention for communication skills:
Sensory Motor Approach to Improve Motor Skills
Premature and medically complex infants and preschoolers receive OT for the purpose of transitioning from the medical setting to home and achieving fine and visual motor skill milestones. Goals include improving sensory and emotional regulation during transition from the medical setting to home, improving postural control, feeding skills, bilateral hand skills, fine and visual motor skills, and more.
Combined Motor, Sensory, and Social Emotional Approach to Improve Feeding Skills
Holistic OT improves feeding skills as they relate to components of eating, mechanics of eating, or the social and sensory regulation components of eating. Goals include transitioning to new food textures, biting or chewing while regulating and pacing, accepting new sensory information, self-feeding, cup drinking, and more.
Social Sensory Approach to Improve Reciprocal Communication and Learning
Infants and toddlers who show early signs of Autism can improve social engagement and foundation skills for learning and development of milestones prior to, and regardless of, diagnosis. Goals include attending to family and practicing reciprocal social engagement, transitioning smoothly between activities, regulating sensory and emotional responses, expanding communication and attention with peers, and more.
Consultative Services for Child Care Centers and Preschools
Owners and directors of child care and preschool centers who are seeking effective strategies to support children with developmental delays in their care may schedule a 2-hour Occupational Therapy Consult with AdrianaOT-for-Kids. I visit caregivers in childcare settings to provide consultative training for improving:
Milestones and developmental skills
Early Attention and Communication Skills
Sensory Regulation
Social Emotional Skills
Child care directors, teachers, staff, and caregivers will gain confidence and learn to operate as a team through this powerful strategy session. Backed by 25 years of experience working with children, parents, child care providers, and caregivers, I offer evidence-based resources to help adults promote developmental skills in the children under their care. Services are delivered through direct teaching and hands-on classroom setting workshops.
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Contact Adriana to Schedule a Pediatric OT Consultation in Montgomery and Bucks County
Your child, his or her needs, and your family are all unique. AdrianaOT-for-Kids considers the whole child and the whole family to provide direct, holistic services that are based on your specific goals. To schedule an in-person Pediatric Occupational Therapy consultation, please contact me through the form below.
ADRIANA CUGINI OTR/L SERVES FAMILIES IN HARLEYSVILLE, SOUDERTON, LANSDALE, BLUE BELL, SKIPPACK, COLLEGEVILLE, ROYERSFORD, PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSBURG, HILLTOWN, PERKASIE, QUAKERTOWN, CHALFONT, AND MORE IN MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES.
Region:
MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTY
Phone
(215) 896-9235
Email:
INFO@ADRIANAOTFORKIDS.COM