New Hope Rehab

New Hope Rehab We are a team of highly trained pediatric therapists located in chandramouli Nagar,Guntur.

Autism and Sound Sensitivity:Children with autism often have a concurrent sensory processing disorder (up to 90%), and p...
14/11/2023

Autism and Sound Sensitivity:

Children with autism often have a concurrent sensory processing disorder (up to 90%), and people often confuse the symptoms of a sensory processing disorder with autism. It is important to receive a professional diagnosis before assuming that a child with altered sensitivity has autism. If your child has an autism diagnosis and is experiencing difficulty with tolerating sounds there are several things you can do to help them cope and prevent sensory meltdowns. Similarly to those with a sensory processing disorder, children with autism may have a difficult time tolerating unpredictable and loud noises.

Sensory Solutions for Sensory Overload:

Addressing your child’s hypersensitivity to sound will help them tolerate daily activities that previously felt overwhelming. Depending on the situation there are a variety of strategies you can use. Special headphones, such as our Noise Reduction Headphones for kids , are an extremely popular tool to help reduce sensory overload. They reduce surrounding noise by up to 20 decibels while allowing you to hear and participate in nearby conversations. You can use these anywhere that is too loud for your child.

Noise Reduction Headphones:

Planning ahead can also make a difference. Find out when stores have quieter hours for shopping. You can even ask if they will let you and your child come in early, while they set up for the day. Before a family event, ask the hosts if there is a room your child can go to for a quiet break. Opt for scissors instead of an electric shaver when giving your child a haircut.

Even with planning and sensory tools on hand, your child may have a sensory meltdown. Remove the source of the noise or go to a quieter place, reduce any other aggravating sources of sensory input, and apply deep pressure (if your child likes that) to help them regulate.

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Swings: vestibular sensations are the strongest of all sensations and have the greatest effect on learning. Movement in ...
14/11/2023

Swings: vestibular sensations are the strongest of all sensations and have the greatest effect on learning. Movement in a swing from a single point in a linear direction for 15 minutes sets the arousal level (ready state to learn, pay attention, engage appropriately) in the brain and body to optimum level to get a calming or arousing response. The Vestibular sensation is the most powerful and longest lasting sensation. Therefore, the take away message is, if your child can swing for 15 minutes, the lasting effect can last up to 8 hours following swinging (vestibular input), and can assist your child with play, learning and engagement in age appropriate activities.

Platform swing—postural control, vestibular input, grasping strength with cylinder grasping pattern, increased body awareness, strengthening

Rainbow swing—proprioceptive input, vestibular input, body awareness,

Cuddle swing—proprioceptive input, vestibular input, deep touch pressure, relaxation and calming effect,

Sky Walker Swing—vestibular input, visual motor/visual scanning, relaxation/calming effect

Bilateral (both) Leg and Arm loop swing—improved body awareness, vestibular input, eye hand coordination

Horizontal bolster swing—postural stability and balance, upper extremity strengthening, grasping strength, leg strengthening, vestibular input.

Vertical bolster swing-- postural control, bringing hands together in midline, UE/core strengthening, vestibular input, Bilateral upper extremity coordination

Box swing—vestibular input, body awareness, balance and core strength, grasping strength.





Play is a vital part of language development! It is essentially the building blocks for various developmental skills inc...
14/11/2023

Play is a vital part of language development! It is essentially the building blocks for various developmental skills including language, physical development and problem solving. In the picture, we were using plush toys to model a variety of language concepts. It is important to link words during play such as "duck sleep" or "girl eat". This provides an opportunity for your child to imitate words and phrases.





Sensory Circuit Room:Sensory circuits are physical activities that help to alert, organise and calm the senses of pupils...
10/11/2023

Sensory Circuit Room:

Sensory circuits are physical activities that help to alert, organise and calm the senses of pupils so that they are ready to engage in learning.

The sensory circuit usually takes approximately 15 minutes and involves completing short motor activities in a specific order.

Aims of sensory circuits:

To focus concentration in readiness for learning.

To support the development of sensory processing skills.

Support with emotional regulation
Sensory motor development

Examples of activities for Sensory circuits:

Alerting - trampoline, bouncing on a therapy ball, jumping up and down.

Organising - stepping stones, scooter board, throwing and catching, throwing at a target, animals walks, hopscotch

Calming - ball squashes, wall push ups, yoga, massage and calming music.







Sensory Integration is a term that describes the brain’s ability to take in information from the senses, organize it, an...
05/11/2023

Sensory Integration is a term that describes the brain’s ability to take in information from the senses, organize it, and respond to it during experiences of daily life. It is a process that helps mature the brain and physical body. The three primary sensory systems are the tactile system (our ability to touch something and comprehend it, including the sense of pain and temperature), the vestibular system (located in the inner ear and involved in balance, equilibrium, postural control, muscle tone and eye-hand coordination) and the proprioceptive system (involved in determining spatial relationships with our body and the world around us).

Through the senses, children are able to make sense out of their physical bodies and out of the physical world, which leads to adaptive responses to the environment. The senses lay critical foundations for normal development, impacting on gross and fine motor development, speech and language production, social and emotional maturity, and behavior and learning.
Challenges with sensory integration can occur in several different ways. One way is that the brain has a very high threshold of need for specific sensations, which then drives the person to seek out high intensity sensory activities in order to help make sense of the world.







Fine motor / HandwritingFine motor - Handwriting 1 A child needs precise fine motor skills to be able to use their arms,...
02/11/2023

Fine motor / Handwriting

Fine motor - Handwriting 1 A child needs precise fine motor skills to be able to use their arms, hands and fingers for play, the activities of daily living and school. But perhaps your child is struggling with managing utensils for eating, fastenings for clothing, and participating in small motor activities within the classroom such as handwriting, coloring and cutting. In fact, your child may have been recommended for occupational therapy evaluation and treatment by a teacher. They may observe that your child does not appear to be as skillful as same age peers in their management of classroom tools such as scissors, pencils and crayons, or may be avoiding tabletop activities altogether.

Fine motor - Handwriting 2



Occupational therapists have a full understanding of developmentally appropriate fine motor skills. In order to determine what is interfering with your child’s acquisition of age appropriate fine motor skills, and what treatment might benefit your child, Pediatric therapists will evaluate your child. Depending on your child’s age and development, we may consider whether your child:

Avoids fine motor activities

Is slow in completing tasks

Fatigues rapidly or complains of pain in hand or neck during tabletop activities

Has difficulty with drawing, coloring, tracing

Performs these activities quickly and result is usually sloppy

Has a problem holding pencil. Grasp may be lose, tight and/or awkward

Printing is too dark, light, large and or small

Does not seem to have a dominant hand, switches hands frequently

Has poor sitting posture--leans into desk, leans on arms, fidgets, head close to page or writing surface

Wraps feet around desk chairs, tips chair

Has difficulty with classroom tools, especially scissors, writing implements, puzzle and/or glue

Has difficulty managing fastening, eating utensils, and other daily living tools

Has difficulty requesting help yet frequently needs help to organize constructional activities

Knocks into other children's work
Is a space "invader" in work stations

Shifts body rather than rotating across body midline

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TOOLS ...
01/11/2023

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TOOLS ...

StutteringStuttering is a motor-speech condition, unrelated to emotional or psychological issues, and can range in sever...
31/10/2023

Stuttering

Stuttering is a motor-speech condition, unrelated to emotional or psychological issues, and can range in severity from mild to severe. People who stutter have difficulty with the rhythm of speech, making it challenging for them to say what they are trying say. Stuttering tends to present in one of the following ways:

Repetition – when phrases, words, parts of words or letters are constantly repeated. For example, a stutterer attempting to say; ‘where are my shoes?’ may say ‘whe-whe-whe-where are my shoes?’ or ‘where are-where are-where are-where are my shoes?’ or ‘where are my sh-sh-sh-sh-shoes?’.

Prolongation – when words or sounds are stretched out longer than they should be such as ‘where are my shoooooes?’.

Blocking – when the stutterer struggles to get words out at all so is silent or relies on excessive use of filler words such ‘um’ or ‘you know’.

Physical Symptoms – when the stutterer experiences facial tics, muscle movements or irregular breathing when attempting to get their words out.

The onset of stuttering can be sudden or gradual and usually presents between toddlerhood and around five years of age, during which time a child’s language abilities are developing at an advanced rate. Stuttering can run in families and, for reasons unknown, more boys than girls are affected by the condition. The severity of the stutter can vary over time, seeming to disappear only to resurface days, weeks or months later.

Stuttering is readily treatable however the earlier it is diagnosed, and therapy is commenced, the more successful the outcomes tend to be. The New Hope Rehab team of Speech Pathologists have considerable experience around stuttering and tailor therapy to the needs of each individual child. We rely on practical, evidence based interventions which, not only facilitate optimal outcomes, but also make the process an enjoyable one for both the child and their family.

Simple science experiments are great for speech therapy! We can target sequencing, describing, retelling, predicting and...
30/10/2023

Simple science experiments are great for speech therapy! We can target sequencing, describing, retelling, predicting and even articulation. All you need is a plate, skittles, and a little water. Try different combinations to see what cool colors you can make!

BUBBLES! One of the most used therapy tools. They are extremely motivating and so many opportunities for language develo...
30/10/2023

BUBBLES! One of the most used therapy tools. They are extremely motivating and so many opportunities for language development.
Targeted words can include: bubbles, want, more, help, go, pop, up, stomp, uh-oh, and yay.

Reducing questions to our toddlers is a tricky task, but practicing this at home can help encourage overall language dev...
30/10/2023

Reducing questions to our toddlers is a tricky task, but practicing this at home can help encourage overall language development. Try modeling words and short phrases during various activities to help stimulate the learning of new vocabulary!

Did you say Dinosaur Dollhouse?!? Of course!This fun interactive activity is great for kids to practice prepositions, fo...
29/10/2023

Did you say Dinosaur Dollhouse?!? Of course!

This fun interactive activity is great for kids to practice prepositions, following directions, sequencing and expanding vocabulary!

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6/3 Chandramouli Nagar , Guntur-
Guntur
522007

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Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm

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