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How To Make Pediatric Habilitation Fun

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Hey everyone welcome back to another episode of Therapy Unmasked where we pull back the mask on what it means to be a Pediatric Therapist and how parents can receive the support they need to best help their kiddos obtain their own super powers. 
 
This week we are joined by Nick Sidwell, an Occupational Therapist, and Liz Bakken, a pediatric physical therapist. Liz really helped us understand what the difference between patients receiving habilitation and patients receiving rehabilitation. Liz also discusses some common issues, like toe walking, that can be resolved by early intervention. She also gives parents some good tips and toy recommendations to help their children make progress and have fun at home. 
 
If you have ever found yourself wondering:
Why is my child toe walking?🚶
Does my child need physical therapy?❔
What is play based, child lead physical therapy?⚽️
Is Habilitation right for my child? 🧒
Then this episode is for you! 
 
We want to hear from you! What do you think about play based pediatric physical therapy? Leave us a comment and let us know!
 
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How To Help My Child Overcome Picky Eating? Does My Child Have A Food Aversion?

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Hey everyone welcome back to another episode of Therapy Unmasked where we are so lucky to be joined by two of the best Feeding Therapists at Ability Innovations Connie Carr and Aaron Cefalo. This episode is jam packed with lots of strategies and tips to help all you parents out there that may have a child with food aversion or picky eating.
Have you ever wondered-
Does my child have an aversion to food?
What is a food aversion?
Why won't my child eat their vegetables?
How to help my child with their picky eating?
If you have then this episode of Therapy Unmasked is for you. We cover everything from food aversion to picky eating and how to identify if feeding therapy is right for your child.
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Does My Child Need Speech Therapy? How Can I Support Them At Home?

Welcome back to Therapy Unmasked! In this episode, we dive into the world of pediatric speech therapy with Abby Moran, a dedicated speech therapist at Ability Innovations. Join hosts Tyler and Nick as they explore Abby's journey to becoming a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and her passion for giving children a voice. a Topics In This Episode:
Abby shares insightful strategies for parents to support their child's speech development at home, the significance of play-based therapy, and how Ability Innovations creates a collaborative environment for families. Learn about the creative and flexible approaches Abby uses to make therapy both effective and enjoyable for children.
Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation about the vital role of speech therapy in a child's development and how Ability Innovations is making a difference in Davis and Weber
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Executive Functioning and Emotional Regulation With Wendy Bertagnole

Wendy sat down with us today and shared how she has seen executive functioning and emotional regulation skills not only change her child's life but many others as well.
Wendy took her knowledge from teaching in special education classrooms and combined it with her desire to do more. This is where she found interest in learning more about emotional regulation, she also has a child that needs support with this and some sensory needs as well. Not only was Wendy able to take these skills and help her own children find tools to be successful, she was able to do that for herself as well. More recently Wendy has dived into helping children and even college aged students with executive functioning skills and she has been able to change many lives.
Listen in if you want to hear more from Wendy Bertagnole and all of the incredible knowledge she poses. We can't wait to sit down with her in the future and learn more! If you would like to contact Wendy directly you can reach her at wbertagnole@gmail.com.
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Bridging the Gap Between Parents and Professionals

In today's episode we sit down with Kelby, one of our students at Ability Innovations. Kelby is currently working on his doctorate of Occupational Therapy, part of this is creating his capstone project.
Kelby has decided to create a pamphlet to bridge the gap between parents and providers. Today he explained it all, we are so excited for this to become a resource for parents.
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From Being a Picky Eater as a Child to Becoming a Feeding Therapist

Aarone Cefalo is a licensed Occupational Therapist at Ability Innovations. As a child Aarone was a pretty picky eater, as he got older he decided to turn this struggle into a profession and help other children. He was first introduced to Feeding Therapy in OT school, once he graduated he was able to get a certification for Feeding Therapy.
Today we were able to talk with Aarone about feeding therapy from a professional's stand point. He was able to share some examples of things he does at home with his children and in sessions to see the best results for his children.
Additionally, Aarone listed a couple resources for parents, one of which being our own online course. This course allows parents to gain access to knowledge about occupational, speech, physical, and of course feeding therapy guidance and more in depth tactics to use in the home. Our course is currently on $19.99 a month and you gain access to all sorts of video content and a community of parents and therapists.
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