Helping Children + Families Live Their Best Lives
Offering Pediatric Therapy in Lakeland, FL including ABA Therapy (Applied Behavior Analysis), occupational therapy, speech therapy, physical therapy, social + functional living skills groups and school preparation.
Family-Centered, Compassionate Care at HealthPRO Pediatrics
Our pediatric clinics in Lakeland, FL provide a comprehensive range of pediatric therapy services, including ABA therapy (applied behavior analysis), speech therapy, and occupational therapy. Our clinicians are highly trained to conduct diagnostic testing and therapy for children with speech-language and occupational disorders, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We believe that parental involvement and active participation in our therapy programs can help children incorporate speech-language and occupational activities into their daily routines through engaging and interactive methods. Additionally, we collaborate with school districts to offer school-based related services.
Pediatric Therapy
At HealthPRO Pediatrics, we understand that pediatric therapy is most effective when it’s centered around the family. We have two pediatric clinics in Lakeland, and we are dedicated to supporting children + families. Our team works closely with both your child and your family to help your child overcome obstacles and achieve success at home, at school, and in the community. Our multispecialty team, which includes talented Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), registered behavioral technicians (RBTs), speech-language pathologists (SLPs), and occupational therapists (OTs), is dedicated to developing individualized, evidence-based, and family-centric treatment plans to support your child. We offer a variety of pediatric therapy services, and you can expect true coordination of care between all of your child’s therapy providers.
What is ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)?
ABA is a therapy based on the science of learning and behavior.
How Does ABA Therapy Work?
ABA helps us understand behavior, learning, and how a child’s environment affects both. It aims to increase helpful behaviors and decrease behaviors that are harmful or that affect learning. Clinical oversight and supervision is provided by a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)?
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. People with ASD often have problems with social communication and interaction, and restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests. People with ASD may also have different ways of learning, moving, or paying attention.
Which Therapy is Right for My Child?
Autism is a complex diagnosis. Our board certified and state-licensed clinicians have extensive training in assessing the individual needs of a child. Our multidisciplinary approach helps identify what’s best for your child and family.
ABA Therapy Can Include:
• 1:1 intensive ABA individualized for all needs + abilities
• Small group instruction with peers
• Pre-K prep steeped in functional communication
• Social + functional living skills: supplementary support with life skills such as self-care, socialization, money management, job prep, household maintenance, and more)
Developing and enhancing communication techniques through verbal language, sign language, or language through assistive technology, speech therapy can help your child effectively interact with family and friends. It can also address the function of facial muscles and structures necessary for speech, feeding, and swallowing.
Our pediatric speech therapists work with children of all ages, from infants to teenagers, and can address a wide range of speech and language issues, including articulation disorders, stuttering, voice disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders, and more. They use a variety of techniques and approaches to help children improve their speech and language skills, such as play-based therapy, language drills, and social communication interventions.
Speech Therapy Can Include:
• Expressive language/Receptive language
• Auditory processing disorders
• Articulation + phonological processes
• Late talkers, preschool language disorders
• Augmentative + alternative communication
• Childhood apraxia of speech + dysarthria
• Selective mutism
• Pragmatic language disabilities + social skills
• Orofacial myofunctional disorders
Occupational therapy helps children improve sensory, cognitive, physical or motor skills in addition to addressing social, psychological or environmental factors that may affect a child’s development. Occupational therapy focuses on helping children become independent with daily activities such as playing, eating, dressing, practicing handwriting, or maintaining balance.
Our highly skilled and compassionate pediatric occupational therapists work with children in a variety of activities that are designed to improve their motor skills, coordination, sensory processing, and cognitive abilities. These activities may include playing with toys and games, drawing and coloring, working on puzzles, and engaging in other creative activities.
Occupational therapy can include:
• Pre-writing skills
• Cognitive skills
• Sensory integration
• Fine motor skills (grasping a toy or pencil)
• Balance + coordination
• Assessing or adjusting equipment
• Visual motor skills
• Daily routines (bathing, dressing, brushing teeth)
• Feeding techniques
• Oral motor coordination
Get Started with HealthPRO Pediatrics.
Our highly skilled, compassionate clinicians are dedicated to helping your child reach his or her highest level of independence.
To make an appointment or learn more about our services, complete our inquiry form.
Our Mission
Building Community Through Opportunities + Inclusion
We want everything for your child too! We understand that every child has unique needs and it is our mission to provide your child with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment. Our team of pediatric specialists have a higher calling and are dedicated to helping children become more independent with daily activities and to reach their developmental milestones, setting them up for success. We believe that success for children and families mean success for our communities as well. We are proud to serve your family at our two convenient clinic locations in Lakeland, Florida!
Contact us about services in our Lakeland Clinics
1818 Harden Blvd Ste 160
Lakeland, FL 33803
Phone: (863) 683-4726 Fax: (863) 682-1705
4222 Florida Ave South
Lakeland, FL 33813
Phone: (863) 456-7148 Fax: (863) 456-7139