Bringing therapy to where it matters the most!
Homegrown Therapy grew from the limited efficacy of clinic-based treatment. It is a new approach to pediatric therapy that flexes to meet the needs of children AND their families in their natural settings.
We are occupational therapists with over 30 years of combined professional experience. We have successfully implemented a wide range of “tools” specifically designed to treat children (and sometimes adults).
Natural settings provide opportunities for therapists and families to stimulate and soothe all the senses, allowing for significant therapeutic results.
What better way to influence positive outcomes than to treat children at home, with their families, and with their available tools and resources.
Whether at the Grocery store, playground, or workplace, we can see the outcomes for ourselves and recommend helpful strategies because we are in a real situation.
I was talking with a parent at the park drop-off, and off he ran as he often does with transitions into sessions. I couldn’t quite make out what his destination was this time. Lots of slush and an open field
Friendships were made, and lessons in interacting were had. Here’s just a peek at some of the fun, and some mysterious beauties of the insect world that were discovered by the kids.
This sweet girl was trying to escape my therapeutic clutches for her feeding session today- and she eventually tried a few new things and built on her oral motor skills. Once it becomes clear that a child is developing into