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AACcessible
Biography
AACcessible’s mission is to bring quality, accessible, and affordable learning experiences to anyone supporting individuals with complex communication needs. Over 40 courses on an interactive learning platform, offering effective trainings and courses that will bring a diverse group of instructors with expertise in high impact areas, including emergent writing, DEI, Autism, and accessible play and learning for children of all abilities. They also have a directory of AAC professionals & mentors who would love to connect with you for one-to-one support in person or virtually. Visit their Stacks for a comprehensive curation of AAC resources across the web.
APS AAC Parents Group
Biography
A new parent group is forming for parents of students who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication systems/devices.
- Does your child communicate with pictures, and/or an Augmentative or Alternative Communication (AAC) system or device?
- Are you new to AAC?
- Do you wish you had someone to celebrate your student’s AAC milestones with?
- Do you have programming superpowers you never imagined you would have?
- Are you tired of trying to explain to people what AAC is?
Then this is the group for you! Email apsaacparents@gmail.com for more information.
Communicating Kids
Early Start Speech Therapy
Progressive Pediatrics
Biography
Progressive Pediatric Therapy, founded in 2007, is a pediatric therapy practice located in Falls Church, Virginia.
We provide a variety of services for infants, toddlers, and school-age children including physical, occupational, speech, and art therapy. We also provide hippotherapy and aquatic therapy at offsite locations.
Our therapy programs are on a one-on-one basis with a licensed therapist. Each session is individualized to meet the needs of the child and the family.
Our staff is very experienced in providing high quality professional care and personalized family-based services for children.
Therapies offered include: Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Art Therapy, Hippotherapy, Aquatic Therapy
Reach Pediatric Rehab
Biography
Pediatric physiatry is a field of medicine focused on optimizing function.
I look at a child’s diagnosis and their individual physical functioning, and use the latest research to give recommendations on how to improve it.
Reach Pediatric Rehab treats a wide range of diagnoses and impairments.
Our highly trained, compassionate team provides your child with individualized, fun and meaningful rehab to help them reach their specific goals. Your child is unique and deserves unique care. You’ll love our child-first approach, designed with a special focus and specific tools to help your child meet the demands of their development. We care for children and teenagers across the care continuum, from birth through the high school years plus adults with childhood disabilities such as cerebral palsy.
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Diagnoses We Treat
- Brain injury, including:
- Traumatic
- Hypoxic
- Stroke
- Infection
- Encephalitis
- Cancer
- Brain tumors
- Disability related to cancer treatment
- Cerebral palsy
- Concussion
- Sports-related
- Non-sports related
- Demyelinating disorders, including:
- Transverse myelitis
- Acute flaccid myelitis
- Neuromyelitis optica
- Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
- Genetic disorders
- Neurodegenerative disorders
- Neuromuscular disorders
- Muscular dystrophy
- Spinal muscular atrophy
- Congenital myopathy
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Plagiocephaly
- Spina bifida
- Spinal cord injury – traumatic or non-traumatic
- Toe walking – any cause
- Torticollis
Impairments We Treat
- Cognition and communication
- Contractures
- Dystonia
- Gait (walking)
- Motor skills
- Gross Motor Skills
- Fine motor function
- Spasticity
- Swallowing
The Center for AAC & Autism
Biography
The Center for AAC & Autism is dedicated to building awareness of the power of AAC to change the lives of children with autism and other developmental disabilities, who are challenged by limited spontaneous communication skills.
By providing specialized clinical training to health care professionals, teachers, and parents…empowering clients and families with education, resources, and information…and supporting clinical research, our aim is to give all children the ability to speak their mind and heart and become engaged in their world.
Washington Speech
Biography
Washington Speech is a private speech therapy practice treating children and adults with speech, language, voice, and cognitive disorders. We are conveniently located on Fairfax Boulevard in Fairfax, Virginia. Washington Speech participates with most insurance companies.
Social Grace
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Our Mission: To positively impact children and young adults of all abilities and to provide support for families.
We offer virtual and in-person services.
Therapy, Coaching, Mentoring, Consulting, Social Groups, and FREE Support Services!
Over the last several months, we’ve watched our world rapidly change how we communicate, learn and work together. As we each find our own way of adapting to this new world we live in, we are thrilled to be able to offer our therapy, coaching, mentoring, consulting, support services, and groups to you VIRTUALLY and OR IN-PERSON.