Pediatric Developmental Specialists in Andover

Coral Care partners with local SLPs, pediatric OTs, and pediatric PTs to help your child hit key milestones and personalized goals. Browse our providers, take our free online screener, or learn more below.

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Speech Therapy in Andover

Coral Care has vetted and qualified SLPs in and around the Andover and Lowell area. Whether you need a feeding specialist or someone to help with your child's speech impediment, browse our providers to see if we can find you the perfect match!

Speech-language pathologists help with:
  • Delayed speech
  • Feeding and swallowing issues
  • Language delays and disorders
  • Social skills for interacting with others, including play
  • Articulation disorders
Common medical diagnoses for speech therapy:
  • Apraxia
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Down Syndrome
  • Developmental Delay

Find Andover-based speech therapists

Carolyn Duffy

is a speech-language pathologist who has experience in school and pediatric outpatient settings. She's currently working with children ages 2-21 in the areas of speech production, fluency, receptive language, expressive language, and social skills.

Brittany Freedman

specializes in working with late talkers, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and pragmatic language skills. She is also well experienced in working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. She employs evidence-based practices combined with a compassionate and supportive environment.

Pediatric Occupational Therapy in Andover

Our OTs in Andover can help your child with a very wide range of activities like feeding and swallowing, writing, tying shoelaces, and even navigating complex social situations. While a diagnosis is certainly not required, occupational therapists also commonly help children who have been diagnosed with development delaying conditions.

Pediatric occupational therapists help with:
  • Feeding and swallowing issues
  • Fine motor skills and reflexes
  • Self-calming and regulation
  • Social skills for interacting with others, including play
  • Visual motor integration
Common diagnoses for occupational therapy:
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Down Syndrome
  • Sensory Processing Disorder
  • ADHD

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Amy Gentile

loves working with kids in their own home so we can work on specific functional goals in a natural setting rather than in a clinic or school. She enjoys helping with feeding, sensory and motor challenges.

Jessica Kenney

is a certified and licensed pediatric occupational therapist with 15 years of experience working with children and families in an outpatient setting. Her passions include: working with orphans globally; holistic health practices; and working with and advocating for neurodivergent children. She loves incorporating sensory integration and feeding therapy into her practice.

Pediatric Physical Therapy in Andover

Physical therapy for children addresses fundamental strength, balance, and coordination challenges that children can face. For infants, this can be related to rolling, crawling, and walking milestones. For older children, this can be related to balance and coordination issues or recovery from an injury, just like adults!

Pediatric physical therapists help with:
  • Gross motor skills like walking, climbing stairs
  • Poor balance and coordination
  • Muscle imbalances and weaknesses
  • Pain or discomfort during normal activities
  • Missed milestones (walking, crawling, jumping, running)
Common diagnoses for physical therapy:
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Clubfoot
  • Torticollis
  • Hypertonia/hypotonia
  • Prematurity

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Micayla Pedrick

is a physical therapist with over 6 years of experience working in pediatrics. She has gained clinical experience working in early intervention, pediatric inpatient and outpatient clinics, and in the specialized school setting with children from birth to 18 years of age.

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