All in 1 SPOT is an Early intervention agency for New York State. Early intervention is a system of services that helps babies and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities. Early intervention focuses on helping eligible babies and toddlers learn the basic and brand-new skills that typically develop during the first three years of life.
Speech Therapists:
Our speech language pathologists have extensive education and training in various speech-language and swallowing/feeding disorders. Our speech providers are highly trained to evaluate, diagnose and provide therapy for speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders in children with a range of disorders and age groups in the school, office or home settings.
ABA Therapists:
Dr. Andrew Livanis, is our Early Intervention ABA program director at All in 1 SPOT and trains all the ABA therapists. He has worked with other schools to: implement curricula to improve the language functioning of children with autism; implement school-wide positive behavioral supports for all children; and engage in program review and analysis. Dr. Livanis is the currently the Chairperson of the Department of Counseling and School Psychology at LIU in Downtown Brooklyn, and serves as the director of the Applied Behavior Analysis program. Dr. Livanis oversees the ABA therapists in our early intervention program.
Occupational Therapists:
Our occupational therapists have expertise in sensory integration, motor coordination, fine motor skills and play skills. They help children with special needs organize their nervous system through playful interactions and various therapeutic activities. Often children with special needs have challenges processing and integrating sensory information. This results in decreased attention span and increased distractibility. Through the playful therapeutic interventions in the sensory gym, occupational therapists facilitate the child’s ability to align their cognition with their emotion which leads to increased attention span and decreased distractibility. We have over 10 occupational therapists that work in various All in 1 SPOT settings.
Physical Therapists:
Our physical therapists target areas that involve the child’s ability to maneuver throughout school and within the community. The therapists aim to maximize independence in the area of mobility, as well as participation in school activities. Developing age-appropriate gross motor skills, strengthening muscles, increasing balance and coordination, and improving one’s motor planning ability are some areas addressed during physical therapy. When appropriate, specialized equipment, such as, adaptive seating, orthotics, crutches, and walkers are utilized to promote maximal functioning ability for our children. We have several seasoned pediatric physical therapists working at our center.
OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT:
150–50 14th Road
Whitestone, NY 11357
Tel: (718) 767–0091/0071
Fax: (718) 767–0086
Email: theratalk@allin1spot.net
www.spotwiththeratalk.com
