Groups and Therapies
Groups
Social Skills Groups
- Contact your state Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F) or Family Voices Affiliate Organization (FVAO)
- Contact your state Parent Center at Find Your Parent Center
- Search the Internet for social skills classes in your state
Support Groups or Playgroups
Physical, Occupational, Speech and Language Therapies
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy
Audiology
Finding the Right Therapies for Your Child
- Ask your child’s health care team to put you in touch with the Early Intervention (EI) program in your community or region
- See links in the Resources section below for further information regarding EI programs in your community
Resources
Information & Support
For Parents and Patients
Pediatric Rehabilitation Services - Intermountain Healthcare
This page provides a list of pediatric rehabilitation conditions that Intermountain Healthcare doctors and therapists treat.
RiteCare Scottish Rite Childhood Language Program
The RiteCare Scottish Rite Childhood Language Program offers speech therapy for children 2 - 12 years at no cost if the child
qualifies. Locations throughout the United States.
Family-to-Family Health Information Center (F2F) or Family Voices Affiliate Organization (FVAO)
Family-to-Family Health Information Centers are nonprofit, family-staffed organizations that assist families of children and
youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN). Locate state-based F2F HICs, providing support, information, resources, and
training.
Find Your Parent Center
Parent Centers provide education and referrals for families with a child who has a disability, as well as the professionals
who work with them. There are almost 100 Parent Training and Information Centers (PTIs) and Community Parent Resource Centers
(CPRCs) in the US states and Territories; Center for Parent Information & Resources.
State Part C Early Intervention Coordinators
Lists state contacts for Early Intervention (Part C) agencies and is an easy way to locate the person in charge of your state’s
Early Intervention programs; National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA Center).
Services for Patients & Families in Nevada (NV)
Service Categories | # of providers* in: | NV | NW | Other states (5) (show) | | ID | MT | NM | RI | UT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Audiology | 8 | 1 | 26 | 49 | 264 | 24 | 52 | |||
Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities/Delays | 30 | 2 | 148 | 28 | 156 | 14 | 55 | |||
Local Support Groups, Disability/Diag | 45 | 7 | 166 | 10 | 68 | 17 | 126 | |||
National Support Services, Disab/Diag | 105 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 106 | 105 | 105 | |||
Occupational Therapy | 21 | 27 | 39 | 298 | 11 | 41 | ||||
Physical Therapy | 22 | 34 | 44 | 321 | 3 | 49 | ||||
Social Skills Training | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 40 | ||||
Speech - Language Pathologists | 22 | 3 | 67 | 52 | 377 | 24 | 74 |
For services not listed above, browse our Services categories or search our database.
* number of provider listings may vary by how states categorize services, whether providers are listed by organization or individual, how services are organized in the state, and other factors; Nationwide (NW) providers are generally limited to web-based services, provider locator services, and organizations that serve children from across the nation.
Page Bibliography
Michaud LJ.
Prescribing therapy services for children with motor disabilities.
Pediatrics.
2004;113(6):1836-8.
PubMed abstract / Full Text
Overview of physical, occupational, and speech-language therapies and the pediatricians role in prescribing those therapies.