Pediatric Developmental Specialists in Taunton

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 Taunton

Coral Care partners with speech therapists throughout Massachusetts and that heavily includes the Taunton area. From Fall River to Mansfield and Middleborough, we have pediatric specialists ready for in-home and in-home sessons.

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 Taunton-based speech therapists

Leah McLaughlin

is a dedicated pediatric speech language pathologist. She has experience working with children aged 0-18 in school, clinic, and home settings. And has a robust background in addressing a variety of disorders, including speech sound disorders, receptive and expressive language disorders, and stuttering. She has experience working with children who are diagnosed with autism, as well as using AAC devices.

Willow Marshall

is a compassionate and skilled Speech-Language Pathologist, known for her warm and effective approach. Working closely with families, Willow empowers caregivers to support their child’s speech, language, social, and cognitive skill development. She specializes in language disorders, Autism, AAC interventions, and behavior-analytic (ABA) approaches.

Pediatric Occupational Therapy in Taunton

Occupational therapists are the generalists of the pediatric specialist world! Our OTs in Taunton can help your child with things like feeding and swallowing, writing, tying shoelaces, and even navigating complex social situations. Children who have been diagnosed with Down syndrome or cerebral palsy can often benefit from OT services.

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

Find Taunton-based occupational therapists

Sandra Tramontano

has dedicated her career in occupational therapy to working in the area of pediatrics for over 20 years. Her expertise spans work in the public schools, early intervention, and home health settings. She has earned a Master's Degree in occupational therapy from Tufts University. Her treatment goal is to improve a child's functional skills in the home and school environment.

Kelly Makris

is an OT with 20+ years of making therapy fun! Her experience includes birth to 3, sensory integration, ADHD, autism, motor and feeding therapy. She has provided residential & IEP services for students with multiple disabilities as well as Early Intervention. Areas of interest include designing sensory rooms, interviewing parents, and helping families reach meaningful outcomes.

Pediatric Physical Therapy in Taunton

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

Find Taunton-based physical therapists

Laura Helfst

is a physical therapist with over 5 years of pediatric clinical experience in outpatient, sub-acute, school & home settings. She's currently working in early intervention specializing in patients ages 0-3 but have experience working with older children as well. Her clinical interests include torticollis and plagiocephaly, adaptive equipment, and medically complex diagnoses.

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