Who are we? Kids in Stride ~ Therapy for Kids Blog: https://kidsinstride.blogspot.com E-Mail: [email protected] Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:30 Occupational Therapy for children is a therapeutic skilled service that focuses on independence for a child and their family. If a child is having difficulty with cognitive, physical, sensory and motor skills, Occupational Therapy is a service that can help. List of common diagnosis we treat but are not limited to: Fine motor delays Visual motor delays Traumatic brain injury Feeding difficulties Developmental disabilities Autism spectrum Disorder Asperger’s syndrome Cerebral palsy Neurological disorders Down syndrome Genetic diagnoses Sensory Processing Disorders ADD ADHD Dyslexia Ages: Birth through 18 years of age Services to counties: Cherokee, Graham, Macon, Clay, Union, Fannin, Polk, Monroe and any other county you are willing to travel here from. Insurances Accepted: NC & GA Medicaid, Medicare, BCBS, Crescent, Aetna, Tricare, Medcost, Peach State, Amerigroup, Core Source, Wellcare and are working on accepting more, so please ask us. We are currently working to be able to provide care to children with: If your child is receiving therapy services in the school setting, we may still be able to provide services: We work closely with the school system/therapists to ensure all goals are being addressed for home and school needs. If your child is receiving services in the school for school related tasks, however continues to have difficulties with tasks at home such as dressing, following directions, etc. we may be able to help. If your child did not qualify for school therapy it doesn’t mean your child does not qualify for Occupational therapy. We specialize in working with children for a variety of needs: Self-dressing Handwriting Attention difficulties Balance, coordination Coping/regulation skills Core strengthening Fine motor skills Upper body strengthening Self-help skills Positioning Adaptive equipment Following directions Problem solving We are creating the perfect space for your children How We Got Started We were approached by an OT that was retiring her business, and knew there was a need for Therapy for Kids in our area. We did a soft opening on June 1st 2017. In a short time period we were growing and officially opened our door on October 5th 2017. And then moved to our New location and opened full time on February 13th 2018.