High 5 Kids Therapy
Our Mission
At High 5 Kids Therapy, our mission is "Empowering children to Thrive" by providing comprehensive and compassionate Early Intervention services that foster the optimal development of every child is served with high-quality therapy services to achieve optimal achievement.
Early Warning Signs
Here are some early warning signs that might make you suspect a child is developing communication and/or social skills in an atypical fashion:
BY 6 MONTHS
- Few or no big smiles or other warm, joyful and engaging expressions
- Limited or no eye contact
- Not smiling spontaneously to human contact by 3-6 months of age.
BY 9 MONTHS
- Little or no back-and-forth sharing of sounds, smiles or other facial expressions
- Waving, pointing, or imitating gestures by 12 months
BY 12 MONTHS
- Little or no babbling
- Little or no back-and-forth gestures such as pointing, showing, reaching or waving
- Little or no response to name
BY 16 MONTHS
- Very few or no words
BY 24 MONTHS
- Very few or no meaningful, two-word phrases (not including imitating or repeating)Not speaking in single words by 2 years of age.
- Not following simple commands by 19-24 months of age (e.g., “Show me your nose”).
- Not knowing primary body parts by 25-36 months of age.
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Assessments
ABLL'S-R
The ABLLS-R is conducted via observation of the child's behavior in each skill area. Instructor will provide a stimulus to the child (verbal, hand-over-hand, non-verbal, etc.), and, depending on what the child does (the behavior), determines their skill-level.
DAYC-2
The DAYC-2 format allows for obtaining information about a child's abilities through observation, interview of caregivers, and direct assessment.
HELP Strands
HELP® 0-3 is one of the most popular and widely used curriculum-based assessments used in early intervention programs for infants and toddlers and their families. The HELP's 0-3 curriculum based assessment process uses a family-centered, relationship-based approach.
Resources
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