OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Assesses developmental abilities such as self-help skills (bathing, dressing, feeding), eye-hand coordination, perceptual abilities, and fine motor skills such as social & self-regulation, community participation.
SERVICES
HOW WE HELP
THRIVE helps children with physical, communication, and developmental differences, including children with autism spectrum disorders. Family-centered care is at the heart of THRIVE. Children and youth from the District of Algoma receive support from a wide range of healthcare services and professionals.
We work with children and youth, along with their families and the community, to strengthen their abilities and promote their participation as active members of the community.
PHYSIOTHERAPY
Assesses the child’s motor development by observing skills such as rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, jumping, flexibility, strength, coordination, and balance.
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Assesses areas such as speech sound production skills (articulation), language development (understanding and use); thinking skills, play skills, and oral motor/swallowing abilities.
RESPITE CARE
Our Respite Care Program provides planned, short-term, in-home and out-of-home support to families with children with complex medical needs, physical disabilities, and/or developmental delays.
EARLY LEARNING RESOURCES
Our goal is to have the Resource Consultant, the child care staff, and the family working together as a team for the successful inclusion of every child into the child care environment and activities. This goal is achieved through the provision of support, education, consultation and co-teaching to the child care centres.
AUTISM
Our program is comprised of ABA Therapists along with Board Certified Behaviour Analysts who clinically oversee services specifically for our legacy children within the Ontario Autism Program.
FAMILY SUPPORT
Family support services Encompass Social Work, Coordinated Service Planning and our Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder program. Family support services aim to provide the family members of the child accessing THRIVE services the support, resources and education that they need.
REFERRALS
Referrals can be made by parents, legal guardians, other community services providers and/ or physicians by contacting our organization by telephone or by completing and submitting a THRIVE Child Development Centre referral form.