EBS Children's Therapy-GA

Today, April 2nd, is World Autism Awareness Day. Help us spread kindness and autism awareness!

April is National Occupational Therapy Month! We’d like to thank all Occupational Therapists for continuing to make a difference in the lives of others each and every day, especially our OTs right here at EBS Children's Institute!

Today is National Crayon Day! Coloring is fun for ALL ages So get out your crayons, open up your imaginations, and color away!

HAPPY The International Day of Happiness is celebrated throughout the world on the 20th of March. Make sure to take the time today (and every day) to do something that truly makes you HAPPY! #HappyDay #InternationalDayOfHappiness... #WeCareMoreWeDoMore See more

Thank you to all members our team! We truly value each and every one of you. We know it takes a village, especially this past year, and we just want you to know how much you are appreciated. Thank you for making EBS Children's Therapy of GA proud!

For our next Employee Spotlight, we are featuring our Clinical Fellow, Ashley! Ashley Persaud, M.S., CF-SLP received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies and triple minored in Psychology, Sociology, and Business Administration at the University of Houston. She obtained her Graduate Certificate in Communication Sciences and Disorders from Florida International University and received her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Nova Southeastern University.... She is currently in her Clinical Fellowship year where she works full time as a school-based SLP in Gwinnett County. Ashley has experience working with children with varying disorders such as Cerebral Palsy, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Apraxia, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Fluency, Language Disorders, and Articulation Disorders. She also has experience from her time in an Outpatient Rehabilitation Center working with children with dysphagia, feeding aversions and disorders, and cleft lip/palate. Ashley has been involved in research regarding swallowing disorders and has published two articles alongside her colleagues and professor. Ashley has a keen interest in feeding disorders and is looking forward to expanding her experience at EBS Children’s Therapy. We are so grateful to have her on our team!

Each year, National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss Day) is celebrated on March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Read Across America Day was established in 1998 by the National Education Association (NEA) to encourage children to read. Grab a book and let’s celebrate by reading, learning, and growing together! #NationalReadAcrossAmericaDay... #ReadAcrossAmericaDay #DrSeussDay #WeCareMoreWeDoMore See more

We are thrilled to announce that we received the Best of Gwinnett Award for 2020!

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Join our multidisciplinary therapy team in Buford providing clinic and home based behavior services.

Join our Buford team as a pediatric OT providing both clinic based and virtual therapy.

When it’s rainy and cold outside...what a fun activity!!

Did you know that May is Better Speech & Hearing Month? Let’s use this month to raise awareness about communication disorders! The theme for 2020 is Communication at Work.

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April is Occupational Therapy Month! Occupational therapy is the only profession that helps people across the lifespan to do the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of daily activities (occupations). We appreciate everything our OT’s do! Learn more about how you can help celebrate here https://www.aota.org/Conferenc//30-ideas-social-media.aspx #OTMonth @ EBS Children's Therapy-GA

Millions of families are looking for ways to encourage speech and language with their children during this time of social distancing. Check out this list of 10 activities suggested by speech-language pathologist Mallory Hawley Bachmann. What activities would you add to this list?

Tomorrow is World Down Syndrome Day! This year’s call to action is We Decide, meaning All people with Down syndrome should have full participation in decision making about matters relating to or affecting their lives. To help raise awareness, wear your craziest socks like us and post a picture of them with the hashtags #LotsOfSocks #WorldDownSyndromeDay and #WDSD20 Read more about WDSD here https://www.worlddownsyndromeday2.org

Learn from home during social distancing/isolation! Khan Academy is literally a life saver. #educational

Announcing our new name!

This past Monday, Dr. Suess's birthday, kicked off Read Across America Week! We want to encourage you to keep celebrating all month long with the Read Aloud 21 day challenge! "Read Aloud 15 MINUTES is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is working to make reading aloud every day for at least 15 minutes the new standard in child care." Check out their site to learn more and download free resources to help you complete this awesome challenge! https://www.readaloud.org/challenge_resources.html

Today is Dr. Seuss's birthday! It's a great time to pick up a book and celebrate the joy of reading with your child! https://www.seussville.com/educators/dr-seuss-birthday/

A look into speech therapy with Ms. Reneida! We worked on inferences in this session! #speechtherapy #chandlerspeech #ebschildrenstherapy

I have so much work to do!-Charlotte

TIP TUESDAY Playing outdoors as opposed to indoors has many benefits for children. These benefits include better physical health, cognitive and social/emotional development, improved sensory skills, increased attention span, and a stronger immune system. Read more about the benefits of playing outside here https://news.sanfordhealth.org/childrens/play-outside/