Fort Myers ABA Therapy
When Insurance Cuts Your Child’s Authorized Hours
When a letter arrives indicating your health insurance provider is cutting your child’s authorized therapy hours, it often lacks a clear explanation. Families receiving Fort Myers ABA therapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy at FOCUS Therapy have more than once…
How Autism In Girls Presents Differently
The mental image most people carry of autism is a boy. He lines up his cars, he does not make eye contact, he knows everything about trains. That picture is accurate for many children and incomplete for many others, and…
School Services vs. Private Therapy: Why Your Child May Need Both
When we talk about speech therapy services at school versus in a private clinic like FOCUS Therapy in Fort Myers, the word “versus” makes it sound like a cage match. School services in one corner, private therapy in the other,…
Potty Training a Child With Developmental Delays
Few parenting milestones come with as much pressure, mythology, and unsolicited advice as potty training. Everyone has a cousin whose toddler trained in a weekend, a neighbor with a foolproof sticker chart, and a strong opinion about how soon is…
What Does “Play-Based” ABA Therapy Actually Look Like at FOCUS?
When a child is referred for Fort Myers ABA therapy, parent reactions tend to fall into one of two camps. Some feel relief: finally, an evidence-based path forward. Others arrive with questions, having read message board posts, autistic adult accounts,…
The 2026 Summer “Regression” Prevention Guide from our Fort Myers ABA Therapists
School ends, the schedule dissolves, and within few weeks (sometimes a few days, if we’re honest) you start noticing your child’s skillsets slipping. The morning routine that finally felt manageable becomes a battle again. The words your child had been…
The “Whole-Child” Evaluation: Why We Might Suggest Multiple Therapies After Fort Myers ADOS Testing
Whatever brought you to our doors for Fort Myers ADOS testing, whether it was a teacher’s suggestion or your own sense that your child wasn’t keeping pace with their peers, you were focused on one thing: getting answers. Now, you…
Lee County School IEPs in 2026: What Parents Need to Know about Fort Myers IEP Planning — and How FOCUS Therapy Can Help
If your child has an Individualized Education Program (IEP) through the Lee County School District, you are navigating one of the most important and complex aspects of raising a child with a disability or developmental difference. You are also doing…
New to FOCUS Therapy? Here’s What You Need to Know!
Welcome to the FOCUS family! Whether your child has just received their first evaluation recommendation, you’re transferring from another clinic, or you’re simply exploring your options in Southwest Florida: We are genuinely glad you are here! Starting or changing your…
Why “Play-Based” Therapy Is Serious Work — and Why That Matters to Us
Pediatric therapy is more than a job. For the right clinician, it is a calling. If you are a speech-language pathologist, occupational therapist, or behavior analyst who takes both the science and the joy of working with children seriously, we…