Accepting New Patients!
Accepting New Patients!
Evaluations allow us to develop a comprehensive understanding of your child's skills in areas you are concerns about. Evaluations begin with a conversation with parents to gather information about the child's developmental and medical history, academic experiences, strengths, challenges, and preferences. In order to provide quality therapy, we use a variety of assessment tools consisting of parent report, informal assessment/observation, and formal assessment when appropriate in order to understand the underlying cause of your child's challenges. Following the evaluation, we will review the results with the family. If therapy is recommended, we will collaborate with parents to develop an individualized therapy plan with goal to help your child succeed.
During the feeding evaluation, we will also discuss food preferences, aversions, and related sensory concerns. Observation will take place to evaluate how your child is typically presented with food and the behaviors that occur during mealtime. Feeding and swallowing skills will then be assessed using an oral motor examination to evaluate the child's oral mechanisms involved in eating.
If therapy is recommended, we will tailor each session to your child's specific feeding and swallowing needs. We will target goals that may include increasing your child's sensory tolerance, developing oral motor skills for chewing, reducing avoidance behaviors during mealtimes, working on a proper swallow, etc.
**IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING FOOD TO THE FEEDING EVALUATION AND EACH THERAPY SESSION.**
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide food items due to the potential various medical conditions and allergies of the patients we serve. Additionally, we want the child to be able to enjoy foods that they will typically see at home in their natural environment.
Blarney Therapy Center, LLC. Herndon, VA
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