SERVICES

At OpTimize we provide assessment, direct therapy, and consultation services to a variety of children with special needs, including but not limited to:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder/Asperger’s/PDD

  • ADD/ADHD

  • Sensory Processing Disorder

  • Learning Disabilities
  • Dyspraxia

  • Dysgraphia

  • Neurological Disorders

  • Down Syndrome

  • Developmental Delay

  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Gross and Fine Motor Delays

  • Feeding Issues

  • Genetic Disorders

We focus on creating permanent neurological changes that facilitate optimal functioning in self-care, learning, behavioral control, and social interactions. Our sessions are playful and success oriented. With each therapeutic activity, we aim to provide the child with the “just right challenge” in order to facilitate improved functioning along with the experience of achievement and self-efficacy. Parent coaching is an integral part of our therapeutic approach at OpTimize.

Each therapy session is specifically designed to target the identified areas of difficulty, which may include:

  • Postural stability and organization
  • Motor planning and motor control
  • Retained primitive reflexes
  • Body and Visual spatial awareness
  • Bilateral integration
  • Visual motor integration
  • Fine motor skills and handwriting

  • Oral motor, feeding, and limited diet
  • Sensory defensiveness

  • Self-regulation, Attention, Flexibility of behavior
  • Play skills
  • Social engagement and interaction
  • Executive Functioning (planning, organization, decision making)
  • Self-care skills