Direct and Consultative Occupational Therapy services for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners residing in Montgomery and Bucks Counties.
Occupational Therapy in Home
AdrianaOT-for-Kids provides individualized Occupational Therapy for your child at home, in a childcare center, or in a community setting.
Are you a parent facing the challenges of your child’s complex care. What you need most is an early child developmental specialist who provides services that will come to you and your child, whatever your needs and wherever you are. Through direct pediatric OT services and instructive parent/caregiver support, AdrianaOT-for-Kids offers hope and reassurance for families in Montgomery and Bucks Counties.
AdrianaOT-for-Kids provides direct occupational therapy services that come to you and your child, whatever your needs and wherever you are. AdrianaOT-for-Kids offers hope, reassurance, and guidance for families in Montgomery and Bucks County,Pennsylvania.
Pediatric OT Services for
Medically Fragile or Complex Care
Parents of the youngest medically fragile children often feel alone and helpless. Infants and young children who spend significant time in NICU, PICU, or under other medical care have complex care needs that inhibit development. And while medical care is certainly the priority, it is also possible to supportyour child’s developmental progress. In fact, your role in this process will empower you as an advocate and caregiver. As a pediatric occupational therapist, I have over 20 years of experience working with children in the hospital setting, including those who are on assisted breathing and feeding systems. Through my whole child and whole family approach, I will address your child’s individual therapy needs whileteaching you valuable skills to continue promoting development. Even themost medically fragile and complex children are capable of achieving milestones, which can improve their individualized growth.
Learn More Schedule a sensory OT consultFeeding
If your baby or toddler is showing early signs of Autism, Occupational Therapy can begin addressing his or her specific symptoms. There is no need to wait for a diagnosis to get support that will help your child achieve developmental milestones. I provide pediatric Occupational Therapy in your home, at daycare, and in other community settings. My evaluation process is not just a whole child approach, but also a whole family approach. I listen closely to your concerns and understand the worries or fears you might be experiencing. Whether your child’s developmental delays are related to Autism or not, we can work together to help him or her successfully achieve physical and social milestones. Through my “Keep Engaging” therapy approach, I provide the specific tools to help your child during their very early years.
Learn More Schedule a feeding OT consultEarly Signs of Autism or Developmental Delays
baby or toddler is showing early signs of Autism,Occupational Therapy can begin addressing his or her specific symptoms. There is no need to wait for a diagnosis to get support that will help your child achieve developmental milestones. I provide pediatric Occupational Therapy in your home, at daycare, and in other community settings. My evaluation process is not just a whole child approach, but also a whole family approach. I listen closely to your concerns and understand the worries or fears you might be experiencing. Whether your child’s developmental delays are related to Autism or not, we can work together to help him or her successfully achieve physical and social milestones. Through my “Keep Engaging” therapy approach, I provide the specific tools to help your child during their very early years.
Learn More Schedule a sensory OT consultSensory and emotional regulation
BBabies and toddlers are deeply immersed in a world of sensory processing. New sensations occur daily, and they are not all pleasant. How can you, as a parent, determine if your little one is experiencing disordered sensory processing? If your child is exhibiting extreme aversions that cause major distress, interfering with eating, dressing, or playing, Occupational Therapy can help. I support families and children from birth through kindergarten age to identify issues with sensory processing. Using a combined sensory and behavioral approach, I can assist you and your family with how to address these challenges. Together, we’ll evaluate your child’s sensory reactions in the context of his or her environment and work on strategies that provide relief.
Learn More Schedule a sensory OT consultA Whole Child
whole family approach to
Occupational Therapy
Pediatric Occupational Therapist
About Adriana Cugini OTR/L
I am a licensed Occupational Therapist in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, certified by the National Board of Occupational Therapy, and a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). I graduated from the renowned Occupational Therapy program at Temple University in Philadelphia, and I have been exclusively working with children from birth through kindergarten age ever since. I have practiced therapy in many settings, including home-based services, childcare centers, community centers, outpatient clinics, and school-based services in preschools and multi-disability preschools.
My approach is both whole child and family, because we aren’t just dealing with a set of symptoms or delays. Rather, we are considering the needs of a unique child within his or her unique family. Because of this approach, the parents I meet tell me that they feel relieved that someone is really listening and understands both them and their child. I work closely with parents, caregivers, childcare providers, school directors, medical providers, and other therapists to support every child and family through their developmental milestones. Based in Harleysville, PA, I work with newborns, infants, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners in home, daycare, school, and community settings throughout Montgomery County and Bucks County.
Early occupational services:
signicant improvements
Pediatric Occupational Therapy Services
A landmark study published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy found that children who received early occupational therapy services showed significant improvements in sensory processing, motor skills, and adaptive behaviors when compared to control groups.
Direct Occupational Therapy Services
AdrianaOT-for-Kids specializes in direct OT services for infants, babies, toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarteners. When parents begin exploring therapeutic services to help their child, they are often confused, overwhelmed, and nervous. They have many questions, and they wonder what questions they have not yet considered. I have been working exclusively with babies and children under 5 years of age (and their parents) for 25 years. I begin with an in-person consultation to assess the child and answer parent questions. Following this consultation, parents will have a better grasp on their child’s specific needs and whether or not Occupational Therapy is recommended.
Should parents choose to move forward with AdrianaOT-for-Kids, I will work with them to begin scheduling services. In-person therapy takes place at home, at daycare, or in another community setting so that the child gets individualized attention in his or her natural setting. Parents and caregivers are invited into the therapy process so they can learn strategies that support their child.
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE INITI AL OCCUPATI ONAL THERAPY CONSULT?
Following your family’s initial consultation, I will send a report with recommendations. If I do not feel that OT is the appropriate course of action for your child, I will provide additional resources that you may pursue. If OT is recommended, I will outline the next steps to begin services..
HOW OFTEN WILL MY CHILD RECEIVE OCCUPATI ONAL THERAPY?
TTherapy sessions are 90-minutes once per week in the home, childcare center, or community setting. I work directly with the child, then review and reflect on the session with parents and caregivers.Additionally, I will give parents and caregivers strategies to practice between sessions.
WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF PEDI ATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?
PPediatric Occupational Therapy, especially for the very youngest babies and children, looks different than OT services for older children and adults. Through my extensive experience with children in infancy through kindergarten, I have developed effective “whole child” strategies to meet milestones and develop motor skills, feeding skills, and foundational sensory skills with joint attention for communication skills:
Sensory Motor Approach to Improve Motor Skills
Premature and medically complex infants and preschoolers receive OT for the purpose of transitioning from the medical setting to home and achieving fine and visual motor skill milestones. Goals include improving sensory and emotional regulation during transition from the medical setting to home, improving postural control, bilateral hand skills, fine and visual motor skills, and more.
Combined Motor, Sensory, and Social Emotional Approach to Improve Feeding Skills
Holistic OT improves feeding skills as they relate to components of eating, mechanics of eating, or the social and sensory regulation components of eating. Goals include transitioning to new food textures, biting or chewing while regulating and pacing, accepting new sensory information, self-feeding, cup drinking, and more.
Social Sensory Approach to Improve Reciprocal Communication adn Learning
Infants and toddlers who show early signs of Autism can improve social engagement and foundation skills for learning and development of milestones prior to, and regardless of, diagnosis. Goals include attending to family and practicing reciprocal social engagement, transitioning smoothly between activities, regulating sensory and emotional responses, expanding communication and attention with peers, and more.
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Explore personalized occupational therapy strategies tailored to your child's needs. Our expert therapists are here to discuss and support your journey towards developmental milestones.
Milestones and developmental skills
Early Attention and Communication Skills
Sensory Regulation
Social Emotional Skills
Child Care directors, teachers, staff and acareivers will gain confidence and learn to operate as a team through this powerful strategy session. Backed by 25 years of experience working with children, parents, childcare providers and caregivers, I offer evidence-based resources to help adults promotoe developmental skills in the children under their care. Services are delivered through direct teaching and hands-on classroom settting workshops.
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Effective Strategies
Empowering growth through evidence-based occupational therapy services.
LET’ S WORK TOGETHER
Contact Adriana to Schedule a Pediatric OT Consultation in Montgomery and Bucks County
Your child, his or her needs, and your family are all unique. AdrianaOT-for-Kids considers the whole child and the whole family to provide direct, holistic services that are based on your specific goals. To schedule an in-person Pediatric Occupational Therapy consultation, please contact me at the link below.
ADRIANA CUGINI OTR/L SERVES FAMILIES IN HARLEYSVILLE, SOUDERTON, LANSDALE, BLUE BELL, SKIPPACK, COLLEGEVILLE, ROYERSFORD, PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSBURG, HILLTOWN, PERKASIE, QUAKERTOWN, CHALFONT, AND MORE IN MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS COUNTIES.
Region: Montgomery and Bucks County
Phone: (215) 896-9235
Email: info@adrianaotforkids.com