Pediatric Services at Benchmark Pediatrics

At Benchmark Pediatrics, we provide a comprehensive range of pediatric services designed to meet the unique healthcare needs of children from infancy through adolescence. Our team of experienced pediatric therapists is dedicated to delivering high-quality care in a compassionate and child-friendly environment.

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Physical Therapy

At Benchmark Pediatrics, we understand that children, including infants, may sometimes require physical therapy. Our pediatric physical therapy sessions are designed to feel like play, engaging children with fun, age-appropriate games and activities to keep them motivated and happy. Through these playful interactions, our physical therapists promote development and help children master crucial gross motor skills, and improve balance, coordination, and flexibility necessary for walking, climbing, sports, and recreational activities.

Benefits of Pediatric Physical Therapy

Pediatric physical therapy at Benchmark Pediatrics focuses on helping children achieve their highest level of function and independence. Our therapy sessions aim to:

Promote Gross Motor Skill Development: Helping children develop essential motor skills through playful activities.
Improve Balance and Coordination: Enhancing stability and coordination to support various physical activities.
Increase Flexibility and Strength: Building muscle strength and flexibility to support daily movements and sports.

Conditions We Treat

Our experienced pediatric physical therapists treat a wide range of conditions, including:
Neurological Disorders
Developmental Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Coordination Difficulties
Muscle Weakness and Decreased Strength
Torticollis
Gross Motor Difficulties
Gait Training
Balance Issues
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Genetic Disorders
Plagiocephaly

Occupational Therapy

At Benchmark Pediatrics, we recognize that children engage in various forms of "work" throughout their day, such as eating, dressing, playing, toileting, and studying. Our pediatric occupational therapy services are designed to help your child succeed in these essential daily activities, fostering independence and confidence. Our goal is to support children in mastering tasks like getting dressed, feeding themselves, writing their names, manipulating small objects for play, and self-regulation.

Improve Fine Motor Skills: Helping children develop the precision needed for tasks such as writing, buttoning clothes, and manipulating small objects.
Enhance Visual Motor and Visual Perception Skills: Supporting tasks that require coordinated visual and motor skills, such as catching a ball or copying shapes.
Facilitate Activities of Daily Living: Assisting children with essential self-care tasks like feeding and dressing.
Strengthen Upper Extremity: Building strength and range of motion in the arms and hands.
Improve Eye/Hand Coordination: Supporting activities that require the coordination of visual input and hand movements.
Enhance Bilateral Coordination: Encouraging the use of both sides of the body in a coordinated manner.
Develop Executive Functioning: Enhancing cognitive skills necessary for planning, organization, and completing tasks.
Improve Balance: Assisting with stability and coordination for various physical activities.

Speech Therapy

At Benchmark Pediatrics, our pediatric speech therapists are dedicated to helping your child communicate effectively and confidently. While many people know that speech therapists assist children with talking, their role encompasses much more. Our speech therapist also assists in developing an understanding of language and provides specialized techniques to improve phonological awareness, decoding skills, and reading comprehension.

What Do Pediatric Speech Therapists Do?

1. Expressive Language

Expressive language therapy focuses on helping children articulate words clearly and fluently. Our therapists assist with:

Articulation Errors: Correcting speech sound production to enhance clarity.
Speech Fluency: Addressing stuttering or other fluency issues.
Language Production: Helping children produce words and form phrases and sentences to express wants, needs, thoughts, and ideas.

2. Receptive Language

Receptive language therapy aims to improve your child's ability to understand language. This includes:

Following Directions: Starting with simple one-step directions and progressing to multi-step instructions.
Comprehension Skills: Enhancing the child's ability to understand and process spoken language.

Literacy Support

A speech therapist can provide literacy support by working on foundational skills. They can help with reading fluency and comprehension through targeted activities and strategies. Additionally, they offer individualized support to address specific challenges, collaborate with teachers to implement structured literacy programs, and provide parents with activities to reinforce skills at home. This comprehensive approach helps children build the necessary skills for successful reading and writing. This includes working on:

Phonemic Awareness: the ability to recognize and manipulate individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words, which is essential for developing reading and spelling skills.
Decoding: the process of translating written words into their spoken forms by sounding out letters and letter combinations, which is crucial for reading fluency and comprehension.
Encoding: the process of using knowledge of letter-sound relationships to spell words correctly, which is a vital skill for writing and spelling proficiency.
Vocabulary Development: by teaching strategies to understand and use new words effectively, enhancing both expressive and receptive language skills.

Why Choose Benchmark Pediatrics?

At Benchmark Pediatrics, we prioritize the health and well-being of every child. Our commitment to providing compassionate, high-quality care is evident in everything we do. Here are a few reasons why families trust us with their children's healthcare:

Experienced Therapists: Our team of licensed therapists has extensive experience in working with children of all ages and various abilities.
Comprehensive Services: We offer a wide range of services to meet all your child's needs in one place.
Personalized Care: We take the time to understand each child's unique needs and tailor our care accordingly.
Convenient Access: With flexible appointment scheduling and a convenient location, accessing quality therapy for your child has never been easier.

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Pediatric Services at Benchmark Pediatrics

Contact us for your free 15-minute consultation

Areas We Serve

New Haven

Fairfield

Physical Therapy

Benefits of Pediatric Physical Therapy

Conditions We Treat

Personalized Therapy Programs

Occupational Therapy

Areas We Address

Personalized Therapy Sessions

Speech Therapy

What Do Pediatric Speech Therapists Do?

1. Expressive Language

2. Receptive Language

Literacy Support

Play-Based Therapy Approach

Why Choose Benchmark Pediatrics?

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