A CHANCE TO GROW

A CHANCE TO GROWS OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION CLINIC OFFERS SPEECH AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES. OUR TEAM OFFERS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE CHILD. WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ACTG PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS AS WELL AS PARENTS, TEACHERS, SPECIAL EDUCATORS, PHYSICIANS, ETC. A CHANCE TO GROWS VISION DEPARTMENT OFFERS SEVERAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS. VISION THERAPY IS A COMBINATION OF EYE EXERCISES THAT IMPROVE VISUAL PROCESSING SKILLS. EACH PROGRAM IS INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TO THE CLIENTS NEEDS. DEVELOPING THESE VISUAL SKILLS MAKES READING AND OTHER SCHOOLWORK EASIER. VISION THERAPY CAN ALSO REDUCE EYE STRAIN, HEADACHES RELATED TO VISUAL TASKS, EYE TURNS, DOUBLE VISION, BLURRED VISION AND AMBLYOPIA (LAZY EYE). IN ADDITION VISION THERAPY IMPROVES READING SPEED, ACCURACY, COMPREHENSION AND THE ABILITY TO COPE AND TAKE NOTES AND ATHLETIC ABILITY. OUR VISION DEPARTMENT ALSO OFFERS VISION EXAMS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE DEVELOPMENTAL AND VISUAL PERCEPTION TESTING, PREVENTATIVE EYE CARE AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT, EYE GLASS ADJUSTMENT AND SALES, CONTACT LENS EXAMINATIONS AND FITTINGS, AND DYSLEXIA SCREENINGS. RECENTLY, THE VISION DEPARTMENT ADDED MOBILE VISION SERVICES FOR CHILDCARE CENTERS. WE TRAVEL TO LOCAL CHILDCARE CENTERS AND PROVIDE EYE EXAMS TO CHILDREN SIX MONTHS TO FIVE YEARS OLD. A CHANCE TO GROWS AUDITORY DEPARTMENT OFFERS AUDITORY PROCESSING EVALUATIONS FOR PEOPLE AGES 7 YEARS AND UP. WE CAN PROVIDE APD SCREENINGS FOR 5 AND 6 YEAR OLDS. SYMPTOMS OF AN AUDITORY PROCESSING PROBLEM INCLUDE: A HISTORY OF MULTIPLE EAR INFECTIONS, DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING VERBAL INFORMATION, TROUBLE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, SPELLING AND READING, SOCIAL INTERACTIONS, SOUND DISCRIMINATION, ETC. EVERY CLIENTS CARE BEGINS WITH A ONE-ON-ONE EVALUATION WITH ACTGS AUDIOLOGIST. A CHANCE TO GROWS NEUROTECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OFFERS TWO TECHNOLOGIES TO THE COMMUNITY. AUDIO VISUAL ENTRAINMENT (AVE) EXPOSES THE VISUAL CHANNEL TO PULSATING LIGHTS AND THE AUDITORY CHANNEL TO RHYTHMIC BEATS OR TONES. IT ALLOWS ONE TO REACH A STATE OF DEEP RELAXATION THAT FOSTERS STRESS REDUCTION AND SELF-IMPROVEMENT. THROUGH LIGHTS AND SOUNDS, AVE EXPOSES THE BRAIN TO USEFUL PATTERNS AND HELPS ONE ACCESS THE BRAIN MORE EASILY. THE AVE DEVICE IS NOT ONLY PORTABLE, BUT CAN BE USED IN THE PRIVACY OF THE HOME. EEG BIOFEEDBACK IS OUR OTHER TECHNOLOGY. EEG BIOFEEDBACK IS A PAINLESS, NON-INVASIVE PROCEDURE WHERE THE CLIENT RECEIVES FEEDBACK FROM HIS OR HER BRAIN WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SENSORS PLACED ON HIS OR HER SCALP AND EARS. OUR SYSTEM USES FAMILY-FRIENDLY MOVIES AND VIDEO GRAPHICS TO HELP ONES BRAIN RELAX AND REACH OPTIMAL STATE, IDEAL FOR LEARNING AND EFFICIENCY. WHEN A LESS DESIRABLE BRAINWAVE STATE EMERGES, THE GRAPHIC OR MOVIE SLOWS DOWN AND THE BRAIN RESPONDS TO THE SLOWER FEEDBACK. THIS ENCOURAGES AN EFFICIENT BRAINWAVE PATTERN.