Who We Serve
A Non-exhaustive List
Infants:
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Arches back when held or pulls away
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Overly sensitive to sound
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Overly sensitive to light
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Frightened or cries when moved quickly
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Becomes upset in a baby swing
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Car rides are not calming
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Feeding problems
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Fussy
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Lack of intense eye contact at 4-10 months, and lack of rich interest in socializing
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Uneven or asymmetrical crawling pattern
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Floppy
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History of adoption if infant/child is post institutionalized, neglected, or abused
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Alcohol use by biological mother during pregnancy
Toddlers:
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More active than a typically active toddler
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Difficulty with sleep patterns
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Aggressive
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Does not adjust posture to you when picked up and/or feels heavier than expected
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Sits with legs out to sides in a "W" position
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Fights having clothing or diaper changed (more than a typical toddler)
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Dislikes lying on back or tilting head back to have hair rinsed
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Does not enjoy bathing
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Has difficulty playing with toys
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Avoids or has decreased eye contact
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Does not reference where you are pointing
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Does not imitate waving bye, bye, so-big, or clapping
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Lacks simple early pretend skills such as talking on a play cell phone
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Has difficulty chewing, gagging, or pocketing of food
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Does not enjoy cuddling
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Easily startled
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Delayed speech
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Difficulty shifting focus from one activity to another
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Delayed development of motor skills
Pre-School:
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Biting, hitting, or expulsion from pre-school or child care
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Overly sensitive or overly reactive to touch, noise, smell, etc.
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Difficulty or avoidance of leaning to do fasteners, cut with scissors, do art/craft projects
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Does not have a mature pencil grip
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Intense or has difficulty modulating behavior
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Problem feeder (less than 20 foods)
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Mouths objects
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Constant touching of objects or people
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Has problems with sitting and listening to a children's book being read
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In constant motion
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Clumsy or uncoordinated
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Has problems making friends
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Problems with transitions
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Speech is hard to understand
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Difficulty understanding verbal directions if not part of typical routine/unfamiliar environment
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Delayed in toilet training
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Difficulty with tolerating self-care such as haircuts, nail cutting, teeth brushing, bathing, etc.
School Age:
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Overly sensitive to stimulation or does not like noise, sound, smells, etc.
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Distracted in the classroom or restless, out of seat
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Overwhelmed in the playground
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Slow to complete tasks in school and/or home
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Difficulty with or avoids handwriting
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Clumsy and/or slouches in chair
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Slow to learn new activities
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In constant motion
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Sedentary
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Avoids gross motor activity most children find pleasurable (climbing, swinging, etc.)
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Craves rough housing, wrestling or tackling games
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Able to hold behavior together in school, but has outbursts when he/she comes home
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Has problems with making or keeping friends
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Gets stuck on tasks and has difficulty moving to a new task
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Cannot seem to organize supplies and materials
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Does not seem to know how to get started on tasks
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Confuses similar sounding words, misinterprets questions or requests
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Stumbles over words, speech lacks fluency, rhythm is hesitant or pitch of voice is unusual
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Easily frustrated
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Noise making behavior
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Problems with school performance such as reading, math
Adolescent/Adult:
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Difficulty with adaptability to change
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Difficulty remaining focused in a meeting or class (should be able to do a full day with breaks)
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Sensitive to touch of clothing, own hair, grooming, or others touch
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Sensitive/irritable to noise
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Fearful of driving over bridges or around curves in a road, panic attacks
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Difficulty following a conversation or extra clarification needed for verbal directions
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Difficulty expressing self clearly
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Uses too much force
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Difficulty remaining focused on work
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Difficulty learning new motor tasks, sequencing
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Needs physical activity to maintain focus throughout the day
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Difficulty reading
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Bumping into objects or others, bruises which cannot be recalled how they occurred
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Speech lacks fluency, stumbles over words
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Difficulty with losing objects
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Organizing is difficult, or obsessively organized to make up for organization problems