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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…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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.…

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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.

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Fort Myers Occupational Therapy Pre-Writing Development

FOCUS offers Fort Myers occupational therapy, as well as pediatric speech therapy, ABA therapy, feeding and swallowing therapy and ADOS testing. Call (239) 313.5049 or Contact Us online.

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Why Our Fort Myers Speech Therapists Discourage Use of Pacifiers & Sippy Cups

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.