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Cut it out! A Guide to Scissor Skills 

Cutting and scissor skills are an important part of school and are needed for many crafts, worksheets, and projects. Below, you’ll find a guide to help teach your child how to use scissors safely and efficiently.   Where and When to Start?  A great place to start is snipping and cutting play-doh.  This can be introduced […]

Executive Functioning and Occupational Therapy 

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What are executive functioning skills?   Executive functions are a set of mental skills we use to learn, play, and successfully participate in day-to-day activities.   10 Key Executive Function Skills  What Does Executive Dysfunction Look Like?  How Can Occupational Therapy Help?   Executive function skills play a big role in our ability to complete day-to-day tasks. Therefore, […]

Let’s talk tics and treatment!

Both motor and vocal tics can significantly interfere with one’s quality of life. For example, a child may feel embarrassed or anxious when all eyes are on them (i.e., sports, reading in class, etc.), get in trouble for disrupting class, or avoid tasks that cause an increase in their tics. Because tics can impede a […]

Low Stress Strategies to Bring Feeding Therapy Home for the Picky Eater

Do you ever feel like you are struggling to get your child to eat even though they are getting feeding therapy from an occupational therapist or speech language pathologist? Here are some easy tips from your APT-Chattanooga feeding therapist: Make a plan for when you will address the child therapeutically during mealtime: Would your feeding […]

APT “Best Places to Work” Recipient!

APT is so honored to be a 2018 recipient of “Best Places to Work” in Kentucky! This would not have been possible without the huge vision of our CEO, Renea Sageser, our AMAZING therapists & staff, and all of our wonderful patients and families! Official Press Release: The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and the Kentucky […]

Reed on WAVE3 Listens Live

Our April Patient of the Month, Mr. Reed was featured on WAVE3 Listens Live, along with his mother Candace, Physical Therapist, Lauren Hirsch, and APT Director of Marketing, Caroline Scott. Check it out!

May Patient Spotlight: Ethan!

Ethan is a smart, sweet little boy who has overcome Verbal Apraxia through early intervention. He has been with APT since the age of two as a patient of Renea Sageser (SLP and CEO of APT), and has progressed from unintelligible speech and frustrations with communication to being able to speak clearly and be understood […]

APT Educates WAVE 3 Listens Viewers

Listen up, WAVE 3 listeners, as Associates in Pediatric Therapy’s, Renea Sageaser, discusses with John Ramsey the services offered by APT.  She also highlights our patient of the month, Jared, and the tremendous progress he’s made working with our pediatric speech, occupational and physical therapist. We are excited to announce this is the first of what […]