Parents of a Child with a New Diagnosis
If you are a parent with a new diagnosis given to your child that leaves you feeling a little scared and nervous of what to do next...Welcome! At MetroEHS Pediatric Therapy, we know how it feels! Listen to some of our own stories of parents and children a like! We welcome you with open arms.
Parent Coaching
At MetroEHS, our Core Values include supporting the family unit. One way we do this is by supporting the parents through Parent Coaching sessions. It is imperative that the BCBA's and parents have time set aside each week to connect on the progress of the child, strategies for home, school and community and any concerns the parent may have. We want to ensure that the parents have the tools to navigate the path forward and have a healthy working relationship with MetroEHS therapists
Parent Coaching Sessions include:
-Education and training of Applied Behavior Analytic concepts and processes
-Outlines the specific teaching methods utilized
-Provides real time access to the client’s therapy team to discuss progress and ensure that the goals your family has prioritized are generalized across settings
Sessions are tailored to the individual needs of the family; however weekly hour-long sessions are standard.
MetroEHS believes that a parent or caregiver's role is vital to the success of the child. This makes partnering with the parent paramount in the step by step growth of the child and helps make a lasting and positive impact.
Which Therapies Work Well with Different Diagnosis
Speech Therapy
- Articulation Problems
- Auditory Comprehension Impairment
- Augmented Communication Devices
- Autism
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Cleft Lip and Palate
- Delayed Speech
- Delayed Speech and Language Milestones
- Dysphagia/Swallowing Disorders
- Fluency Issues / Stuttering
- Hearing Impairment
- Literacy Issues
- Phonological Processing Disorder
- Picky Eating
- Premature Birth
- Reading Comprehension Difficulties
- Social Pragmatic Skills
- Tongue Thrust
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Physical Therapy
- Intracranial Injury
- Amputation
- Autism
- Balance Deficits
- Bike Riding Challenges
- Cerebral Infarction
- Cerebral Palsy
- Constipation
- Coordination and Balance Training
- Core Weakness (for tummy time)
- Delayed Gross Motor Milestones
- Difficulty Walking, Running, Climbing
- Disorder of Gross Motor Coordination
- Down Syndrome
- Encephalopathy
- Enuresis / Bedwetting
- Gait Abnormality
- Mobility and Transfers
- Muscle Weakness
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Pelvic Floor / Toiletting issues
- Plagiocephaly
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Premature Birth
- Sports Injuries
- Toe Walking
- Torticollis
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Occupational Therapy
- ADHD
- Autism
- Bike Riding Challenges
- Breast Feeding
- Cerebral Palsy
- Delayed Milestones
- Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Developmental Delays
- Diminished Strength
- Down Syndrome
- Fine Motor Delays
- Genetic Disorders
- Handwriting Concerns
- Motor Sequence Planning Difficulties
- Neurologic Conditions (Concussion, Stroke, Brain Injury)
- Orthopedic Injuries
- Picky Eating
- Potty Training
- Premature birth
- Primitive Reflexes/ Reflex Integration
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Emotion/ Sensory Regulation Disorders
- Sensory Defensiveness
- Sensory Feeding Difficulties
- Sensory Processing Difficulties
- Torticollis
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Feeding Therapy
- Anxiety around mealtimes
- Cough, gag or choke while eating
- Difficulty with chewing
- Difficulty with oral motor skills
- Difficulty transitioning to solid foods
- Eating less than 20 foods
- Failure to thrive
- Rapid weight gain
- Sensory based feeding disorders
- Slow weight gain
- Tethered Oral Tissues (Tongue/ Lip Ties)
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Lactation Therapy
- Breastfeeding challenges after birth
- Difficulty with latch
- Engorgment or clogged milk ducts
- Low Milk Supply
- Painful nursing
- Returning to work or school
- Sizing for flanges
- Slow weight gain
- Special circumstances
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Kris Krajewski: Mother, Director of PT, OT, and Speech Services/SLP at MetroEHS
"I'm really proud of Metro EHS for thinking about people at both ends of the age spectrum."
Tony Dabish: Father and Sales Representative at MetroEHS
“Learning about the progress of these kids is unbelievable. I got to meet with a couple of the parents and they were almost in tears, I could see the emotion on their faces of how happy they are that their child is moving forward in life.”
Lori Shaffer: Mother, Founder and Owner of MetroEHS
“Through this wonderful world of therapy she literally evolved from that child that nobody wanted to be around to this phenomenal young lady who graduated college and is a designer.”
