An Interdisciplinary Approach to Helping Children Thrive

Cross-disciplinary collaboration between ABA, ST, PT, and OT is essential in order to holistically meet the needs of children with complex diagnoses. These include autism as well as other neurological disorders, congenital conditions and developmental delays.

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to therapy provides the opportunity for children to receive essential interventions from each collaborating team member. This holistic approach to therapy results in maximal outcomes.

Together, our team works with caregivers to develop shared, meaningful goals. Consistent, cohesive communication is crucial to success and will help your child thrive in a way that honors who they are.

Handprints Therapies provides a team-based approach to help children thrive in a way that honors who they are.

Interdisciplinary collaboration is essential in order to holistically meet the needs of children with a complex diagnosis. Each therapy discipline offers their own set of expertise and evidence-based practices.

Optimizing Your Child’s Response to Treatment

There are fundamental differences between ABA, ST, PT, and OT, and each discipline provides interventions using a variety of effective treatment approaches. Here at Handprints Therapies, we prioritize and integrate the most beneficial treatment strategies from each discipline in order to optimize your child’s response to treatment. We recognize that when we combine the expertise from each discipline and examine your child’s needs from multiple perspectives, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

A comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to therapy considers the expertise of each discipline. This allows therapists to build upon each other’s skill sets and ultimately provide holistic and collective interventions.

Interdisciplinary teams ensure that therapies and interventions are coordinated and consistent.

Our compassionate team of professionals cotreat and collaborate across disciplines to individualize a therapy program that optimizes success for your child. This reduces the risk of conflicting approaches and ensures that your child receives a cohesive treatment plan.

Together, we work with caregivers to develop shared, meaningful goals. Ongoing, consistent communication that involves collaborative goals, shared language, and combined recommendations is crucial to success and this holistic, integrated approach will help your child thrive in a way that honors who they are.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)
Utilizes strategies to address challenging behaviors by reinforcing socially acceptable and desired behaviors. Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) teach individuals effective ways of behaving through the use of positive reinforcement.

Speech Therapy (ST)
Focuses on cognitive communication, expressive and receptive language, articulation and fluency, social communication, and feeding.

Physical Therapy (PT)
Addresses motor development, strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, coordination, gait, motor planning, and postural control.

Occupational Therapy (OT)
Addresses challenges with activities of daily living, sensory integration, fine motor, visual perceptual skills, and feeding.