Securing Their Future 2024
Earlier this year, AchieveAbility Therapy had the privilege of being one of the sponsors and co-hosts for the 1st Annual Securing Their Future workshop at Barksdale Community Center. This workshop was for families and/or caretakers of individuals with disabilities, designed to help plan for their future. Featured topics of interest included guardianships, employment options, housing, […]
How Occupational Therapy Can Help My Child Live Independently
As parents, we feel a responsibility to raise kind, loving children who will one day fly the nest and lead happy, successful lives on their own. That in itself feels like a daunting task and can be complicated by the addition of diagnoses like autism or other developmental or psychological disorders. Patients with some types […]
What is the Importance of My Child Understanding Social Cues?
The words we speak are a significant part of how we communicate with one another, but they’re not the whole story. We communicate many unspoken cues to one another by the way we hold our bodies, the tone of our voices, and the expressions on our faces. These are called social cues. To most people, […]
Can ABA Therapy Help My Child Learn Appropriate Self-Soothing Techniques?
Do you ever find yourself exhausted and overwhelmed at the end of a long day and just want to zone out in front of the television or scroll your phone? Of course, we all have days like these, and binging on TV shows or scrolling through our phones are both classic self-soothing techniques. Not everyone soothes […]
How Practicing Social Skills in Therapy Can Help Children with Certain Conditions
Have you ever met someone who was very skilled at something, like drawing, for instance? If you asked a naturally gifted artist how they are able to create such beautiful artwork, they may not know how to respond. Our natural skills feel simple to us because they’re things we don’t have to work very hard […]
Keeping Our Kids Safe 2024 in Spanish
Since 2019, the Keeping Our Kids Safe event has helped Tampa area families keep their children with special needs safe in their day-to-day lives. And that’s why we’re so excited to share this valuable presentation here, and in Spanish, so that we can get this life-saving information to families who speak the language in our […]
Where to Find the Best Occupational Therapy in St. Petersburg, Florida
As parents, we’re always juggling a range of priorities. That project at work, grocery shopping, and most importantly, our kids’ needs. When you have a child with developmental delays or who is recovering from injury or illness, they hold a permanent place at the top of the list. But even the most supportive and motivated […]
Where to Find the Best Speech Therapy in Lutz, Florida
Communication is an important part of our daily lives. It’s easy to take for granted the ability to tell someone when we’re hungry or uncomfortable, to communicate our thoughts easily, or to tell someone we love them and to do it all confidently. When it comes to education, communication can help kids connect with their […]
Where to Find the Best ABA Therapy in Wesley Chapel, Florida
We’re fortunate in our line of work to run into so many parents who care very deeply for their children and do whatever they can to support them. Parents who love their kids just as they are but still work hard to help them gain freedom and develop essential skills. For many such parents in […]
Stranger Danger for Adults
Our goal at AchieveAbility Therapy is to bring a holistic approach to helping children build confidence in their everyday motor functions, social skills, and interactions with life events. As we guide them to become more independent and understand how to make wise decisions, we hope to instill good principles of safety around strangers. This is […]
