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What to Bring to Your Child’s First Fort Myers IEP Meeting
Parents searching for Fort Myers IEP meeting tips often share the same feeling before their child’s first meeting: a mix of hope and nerves. An Individualized Education Program, or IEP, is a written plan that spells out the special education…
Questions to Ask When Choosing a Fort Myers Pediatric Therapy Clinic
Choosing a Fort Myers pediatric therapy clinic is one of the most important decisions a parent makes after learning a child needs speech, occupational, or behavioral therapy. The clinic a family picks will shape weekly routines for months or years.…
Speech Sound Errors and Reading: Why a Kindergarten Concern Can Become a First-Grade One
Parents often ask their child’s Fort Myers speech therapist whether a preschooler’s speech errors will follow them into the classroom. The honest answer is the majority of children with speech sound differences learn to read without much difficulty. But a…
The Age of Toys Is Not Over: What Toy Story 5 Gets Right About Screens and Child Development
Pixar spent four films asking what happens to a toy when a child outgrows it. Toy Story 5 asks a harder question: What happens to a child when nothing gets outgrown, because nothing gets played with? Bonnie is 8 now.…
Is It a “Cute” Lisp, or Is It Time to See a Fort Myers Speech Therapist? The Sound-by-Age Timeline
It’s often endearing when a three-year-old announces she wants “pasketti” for dinner, or a kindergartner tells a long story in which every “r” comes out sounding like a “w.” It can also be the kind of occurrence that quietly plants…
Fort Myers ABA Therapists on Creating Effective Routines for Children with Developmental Delays
Our Fort Myers ABA therapists understand that when your child has a developmental delay, every day can feel unpredictable. Transitions become battles. Mealtime turns into a power struggle. Bedtime stretches into hours of frustration. As parents, you’re not just managing…
Helping Children Generalize Skills From Fort Myers Speech Therapy to Daily Life
As parents, there’s nothing quite like the moment when you hear your child successfully use a speech sound they’ve been working on in therapy—not just during practice sessions, but while chatting with grandparents, ordering at a restaurant, or playing with…
Sensory Processing 101
Check out these insights on your child’s sensory processing systems from our pediatric occupational therapists in Fort Myers. Consider seeking an occupational therapy evaluation if your child: FOCUS Therapy offers occupational therapy, ABA therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, parent coaching,…
How to Use a First Then Board
Our ABA and occupational therapists can help parents create and effectively use a first then board – which can go a long way toward helping with transitions. It’s important to be consistent. Use the same language and format every time.…
Language vs. Speech: Fort Myers Speech Therapists Explains Differences
FOCUS offers Fort Myers speech therapy, as well as pediatric ABA therapy, occupational therapy, and ADOS testing. Call (239) 313.5049 or Contact Us online.