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FOCUS POCUS Sensory-Friendly Halloween Party is TODAY!!
Celebrate gourd times! FOCUS Therapy’s 4th annual FOCUS POCUS sensory-friendly Halloween Party – complete with costumes, trick-or-treat, games, and fun prizes – is TODAY! Our therapists are decorating each room of our clinic with a different theme. Join us at…
Don’t Miss Our 4th Annual FOCUS POCUS Sensory-Friendly Trick-or-Treat!
Let’s get this party start-led! FOCUS Therapy is hosting its 4th annual FOCUS POCUS event – complete with costumes, trick-or-treat, games, and fun prizes! Our therapists are decorating each room of our clinic with a different theme. Join us for…
Improving Executive Functioning Skills for Kids is Often a Top Therapy Goal
As our Fort Myers pediatric therapists can explain, improving executive functioning skills for kids is one of the most common goals listed in our patients’ plans of care. That’s because these skills play a crucial role in a child’s overall…
Concerned About Child Speech Sound Development? See if Your Child’s On Track
Most kids develop the ability to move and speak in a fairly predictable pattern. Although it’s true that child speech sound development can vary, we use “speech sound norms” based on the most common development patterns within a certain peer…
Fort Myers Occupational Therapy Tips for Maximum Attention & Listening
Is your child always “buzzing” off-the-walls? To maximize attention & listening, try these Fort Myers occupational therapy tips. They can be especially helpful for kids who are neurodivergent, language delayed, or diagnosed with conditions like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).…
Top Fort Myers ABA Therapy Misconceptions
As Fort Myers ABA therapy practitioners, we have been confronted with so many misconceptions about this treatment. We’re passionate about this work because we see the phenomenal difference it makes in the lives of these kids, their families, and their…
How Do I Know if Fort Myers ABA Therapy is Right for My Child?
As Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) who provide Fort Myers ABA therapy, we understand the importance of carefully considering whether this type of intensive intervention therapy is the right fit for your child. Because the practice of ABA (short for…
Why Occupational & Speech Therapists in Fort Myers Teach Kids Inferencing
Inferencing is often thought of as a “school skill.” But as our occupational & speech therapists in Fort Myers can explain, it’s one that starts to develop long before kindergarten and has far more applications than a language arts class.…
Update: FOCUS Therapy to Re-Open Thursday, Aug. 31st
In following the lead of the Lee County School District, FOCUS Therapy will resume in-clinic sessions with our patients on Thursday, Aug. 31st. Weather-related concerns due to Hurricane Idalia are no longer pertinent to our area in Fort Myers /…