Confident Kids Occupational Therapy, LLC

Confident Kids Occupational Therapy, LLC OT with functional/mechanical activities to increase motor skills, coordination, strength, visual-motor, and sensory processing skills. See "Story."

Confident Kids Occupational Therapy, LLC was founded by pediatric occupational therapist Charlie Johnson, OTR/L. At Confident Kids, we specialize in treating children/adolescents with autism, sensory processing challenges (SPD), arousal modulation difficulties, coordination challenges, motor planning difficulties, visual-motor delays, muscle weakness, and decreased muscle tone. Charlie created Confident Kids to provide an alternative to the traditional brick and mortar outpatient pediatric clinics. One factor that sets us apart from others is our clinical setting. Our setting consists of an indoor OT gym (rock wall, crash cushions, swings, spring board, balance beams, trampoline, therapy balls, etc.), workshop (workbench, tools, paint, etc.), a game room (air hockey, foosball, skittles, mini bowling), and an outdoor space where approximately 50% of our sessions take place (15 foot rock wall, tree house, sand box, boulder paths, fish pond, creek, enclosed trampoline, two 100ft plus ziplines). Another factor that sets us apart from others are the functional/mechanical approaches Charlie often uses with his clients. For example, if a child is having difficulty with sitting still, paying attention, and handwriting at school, we identify the underlying challenges causing the problems and address them in the clinic and with home programming that is fun and functional. For one child, this could mean building a skateboard (increasing upper limb strength, dexterity, motor planning skills, as well as sustained attention) then using their new skateboard for core strengthening/endurance/vestibular/arousal modulation activities. For another child, this could mean making environmental adaptations at school and altering their morning or afternoon sensory diet. At Confident Kids OT, we acknowledge that no one child or family is the same; thus each client is respected as unique. We never see a diagnosis as defining a kid, and in turn realize that some "problems" can actually be nurtured into great strengths. We use a holistic approach to working with you and your child. This means we treat the sensory, motor, and environmental factors influencing your child as equally important. A child's positive development often takes a team, which is what we develop at Confident Kids OT. We will collaborate with your child, family, schools, other health professionals, coaches, and anyone else that we identify as a valued potential team member. This highlights another important difference between us and other clinics, which is that we require a parent or caregiver to be present during sessions to increase their knowledge of their child's challenges and how best to work with them at home or in the community. Our evaluation process includes a 2-hour in-clinic evaluation, a formal written report which uses standardized measures, and a 1-1/2 hour parent-therapist conference to go over the evaluation and any questions you have in detail. Consultation services and workshops are also available for families, teachers, coaches, school administrators, and others. At Confident Kids Occupational Therapy, our goal is to develop your children's understanding and ability to utilize the tools within and around them. Once they develop these skills, their creativity and adaptability can lead to great accomplishments and a purposeful life.

Work and play looks the same with OT!
02/28/2020

Work and play looks the same with OT!

02/25/2020
07/01/2019

Great day at OT!

08/28/2018

Vestibular, visual processing, and coordination at it's best! Champion bike rider here!

Conquered the rock wall and the alien blindfold with no hearing challenge!! What a brave kid!
08/16/2018

Conquered the rock wall and the alien blindfold with no hearing challenge!! What a brave kid!

03/23/2018

Conquering the 3-Legged race! Another great activity to work on body awareness, bilateral coordination, rythym, timing, communication, arousal modulation, and other important skills.

03/23/2018

"Potato sack races" on the trampoline. Good bilateral coordination, reflex integration, and proprioception activity (and fun to fall during)!

Rock hopping champion at work/play! Great motor planning, vestibular, and arousal modulation challenge.
02/24/2018

Rock hopping champion at work/play! Great motor planning, vestibular, and arousal modulation challenge.

OT fishing! Great bilateral coordination and working on patience! This guy caught his first fish that day! Don't box y...
02/24/2018

OT fishing! Great bilateral coordination and working on patience! This guy caught his first fish that day! Don't box yourself into a clinic all day!

Can't replicate the challenges of nature in an indoor clinical setting. Got to get outside for real life challenges! Gre...
11/20/2017

Can't replicate the challenges of nature in an indoor clinical setting. Got to get outside for real life challenges! Great work navigating the fallen tree, creek, and rock bridge!

11/15/2017
10/12/2017

Fun challenge to rescue the animal without getting hit by the obstacles. Great motor planning, proprioception/body awareness, and arousal modulation!

10/10/2017

Great bilateral heavy work with some good vestibular input and visual-motor/perceptual challenge.

Creative kid designing and building a new type of skateboard. Phase 1 accomplished.
10/04/2017

Creative kid designing and building a new type of skateboard. Phase 1 accomplished.

10/01/2017

Great bilateral coordination, heavy work/proprioception and vestibular input! Best thing to hear: "I did it!"

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Sandy Springs, GA
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Confident Kids Occupational Therapy, LLC was founded by pediatric occupational therapist Charlie Johnson, OTR/L. Charlie specializes in treating children/adolescents with autism, sensory processing challenges (SPD), arousal modulation difficulties, coordination challenges, motor planning difficulties, visual-motor delays, muscle weakness, and decreased muscle tone.

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Charlie acknowledges that no one child or family is the same; thus each client is respected as unique. We use a holistic approach to working with you and your child, which means we treat the sensory, motor, and environmental factors influencing your child as equally important. We never see a diagnosis as defining a kid, and in turn realize that some "problems" can actually be nurtured into great strengths. At Confident Kids OT, the goal is to develop your children's understanding and ability to utilize the tools within and around them. Once they develop these skills, their creativity and adaptability can lead to great accomplishments and a purposeful life.