Treatment Areas

Speech Therapy

Articulation & Phonology
​The production of speech sounds.
Speech may be less intelligible when a
child deletes sounds, adds sounds,
changes sounds, or substitutes one
​sound for another.
Apraxia of Speech
A motor speech disorder in which
children have problems sequencing
sounds, syllables, and words due to
difficulty planning movements
​of the articulators.
Fluency
The smoothness, rate, and effort
​perceived in connected speech.
 The most common fluency
​ disorder is stuttering.
Receptive Language
The ability to understand others’
 messages, evidenced through
 recognizing vocabulary,
 answering questions, and
​ ​following directions.
Expressive Language
The ability to create messages that
 will be understood by others,
 requiring use of appropriate
 vocabulary, grammar, and
​ sentence structure.
Pragmatic Language
The understanding and use
 of appropriate social
​ ​​communication. ​
Phonological Awareness
An explicit and dynamic
 understanding of the sound
 structure of words. This skill is
 ​highly predictive of success with
​ reading and spelling.
Reading & Spelling
The application of skills related to
 recognition, comprehension, and
 representation of written words.
 Treatment incorporates Lindamood-
​Bell and Barton methodology.
Auditory Processing
The ability to perceive, encode,
 organize, recall, and use information
​ that is presented auditorily.​

Occupational Therapy

Pediatric Therapy of Riverside does not offer occupational therapy services at this time. Please reach out if you'd like to be added to the waitlist for occupational therapy with Laura Friedman, MS OTR/L of Little Palms Pediatric OT at our location.
​Visual Perceptual Skills
The ability to accurately identify, discriminate, interpret, and respond to visual information.
Self Care Skills
The ability to plan and execute daily activities for increased independence and participation in life.
Visual Motor Skills
The ability to coordinate visual information processing with controlled movement.
Sensory Processing
The ability to receive and respond to sensory information in one's environment effectively.
​Handwriting
The application of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and executive functions for letter formation.
Behavior Regulation
The ability to regulate emotions for improved behavior in academic and social settings.