At SPACE, we specialize in the treatment of infants, and children with many kinds of developmental, neurological, and congenital issues. We aim to support growing families from many angles:
the number of typically developing infants with significant feeding problem
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the number of new neural connections made every second through age 3
Building Healthy Minds Starts At Birth (0-12 mths)
In the first years of a baby’s life, their brain has a tremendous ability to learn and create new neural pathways. At SPACE, we offer support during this crucial time to promote healthy development, intelligence, and emotional growth by using the DIRFloortime® Model and the six essential types of experiences!
Promote communication and motor milestones
Integrate activities that help baby use muscles to move his head, stick out tongue & move arms & legs
Teach caregivers to woo baby into experiences that bring pleasure or joy
Teach games and simple back and forth exchanges that promote motor, language, and cognitive development
Support healthy eating
Teach strategies that calms or alerts baby
Empower parents – build confidence as relationships can change a child’s developmental path
Early Intervention for Ages 1- 3 Years
Between birth-3 years, a baby’s brain develops between 700-1,000 new neural connections every second.
Early intervention helps in the following ways:
Enhances brain development
Aids in meeting developmental milestones
Can change a child’s developmental path
Provides assistance & support for families
May reduce the need for therapy later in childhood
Developmental milestones are the skills and age-specific tasks that most children can do at a certain age range. It’s important to understand how your child is developing so you can know when intervention might be needed.
Development goes beyond simply walking and talking to include cognitive skills, communication, motor, feeding, and social-emotional development.
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6 Months
Startles to loud noises
Demonstrates differentiated cries based on state
Attends to a speaker’s face
Smiles or calms when spoken to
Demonstrates eye contact
Imitates oral movements
Sucks fingers & mouths toys
Engages in vocal play & babbling back & forth
Works to reach a toy
Demonstrates vertical munching
Rolls in both directions
Can prop sit and utilize protective responses
Stays on tummy while lifting head 45 degrees
Pulls up from lying on back into sitting
12 months
Has a first word (ideally, two to six words)
Responds to name
Participates in back and forth interactions
Uses gestures & vocalizations to gain attention
Can drink from an open cup
Understands 30-50 words
Engages in reduplicated babbling (i.e. mama, dada)
Responds to “no”
Imitates simple actions of others
Points to learn new words
Laterally cruises at furniture
Creeps on hands/knees (~9 months)
Stands independently/walks with assistance
2 Years
Chews a broad range of foods & textures
Swallows with lip closure
Engages in parallel play
Engages in simple pretend play
Acts on objects/toys within play
Uses 50-100 words or more
Uses two-word phrases
Follows many one-step directions
Asks questions
Approximately 75% intelligible to familiar listeners & 50% to unfamiliar listeners
Creeps up/down stairs (12-18 months)
Squat to stand to retrieve objects
Throws a ball overhand
Walks up stairs, alternating feet (18-24 months)
3 Years
Chews with stable, rotary jaw action
Chews with lips closed
Early developing consonants (i.e. /p,m,h,n,w,b/ are mastered)
Uses up to 900 words
Demonstrates orientation to self (i.e. name, gender, etc.)
Maintains attention to one activity for up to nine minutes
Choosing an early intervention program is an important decision and needs to be the best fit for your family! Parents are integral members of their child’s treatment team and we believe in a partnership that involves effective communication, mutual respect, clear boundaries, and clearly defined roles. Our goal is to collaborate and communicate with you every step of the way.
Your First Visit
Our first goal is to always build rapport with you & your child so that a positive relationship begins to develop. The safer your child feels at SPACE, the faster progress will begin! Initial evaluation may include standardized assessments, clinical observations and a caregiver report.
Ongoing Treatment
Caregiver/Parent Training
Expect HOMEWORK!
Dyad or social groups
Collaboration with team members & outside professionals
Infant Therapy 'Toolkit'
DIRFloortimeⓇ
Sensory Integration
Certified Lactation Counseling
SOFFI™ Method
Reflex Integration
Your First Visit
Our first goal is to always build rapport with you & your child so that a positive relationship begins to develop. The safer your child feels at SPACE, the faster progress will begin! Initial evaluation may include standardized assessments, clinical observations and a caregiver report.
Ongoing Treatment
Treatment in a private room, classrooms, open gym, or outside
Caregiver/Parent Training
1:1 treatment
Dyad or social groups
Collaboration with team members & outside professionals
Infant Therapy ‘Toolkit’
DIRFloortimeⓇ
Sensory Integration
Certified Lactation Counseling
SOFFI™ Method
Reflex Integration
Let's Talk!
Questions? Comments? Give us a call or send us a message below! We’d love to assist you and your family find your SPACE at our SPACE.