• • • What to Expect • • •

What should you expect when contacting Countryside Therapy about services?

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Patients can be referred to us by their doctor, parents, teachers or other therapists. We will take the referral information, contact your insurance company for benefit information and then set up a time to have our therapist evaluate the patient.
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The evaluation will then be sent to the patient’s primary care physician to be signed. When we receive it back from the doctor, we send it to the insurance company for authorization.
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After receiving authorization, Countryside Therapy is ready to start treatment. You will be contacted by the therapist to schedule regular treatment sessions.

Below, we give some Developmental Milestones to look for in your growing child. These will help you gauge the development of your child and help you decide if your child may need Occupational, Physical or Speech Therapy.

Language skills

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• • • Age 5 • • •

  • Speaks about 50 words
  • Links two words together
  • Uses some adjectives (big, happy)
  • Speaks clearly enough for parents to understand some of the words
 
  • Speaks 250 to 500 or more words
  • Speaks in three-and four-word sentences
  • Uses pronouns (I, you, we, they) and some plurals
  • States first name
 
  • Answers simple questions
  • Speaks in complete sentences
  • Uses prepositions (under, beside, in front)
  • Speaks clearly enough for strangers to understand
 
  • Understands rhyming
  • Uses compound and complex sentences
  • Uses future tense
  • States full name and address
Social skills

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  • Becomes aware of his or her identity as a separate individual
  • May become defiant
  • Becomes interested in playing with other children
  • Separation anxiety begins to fade
 
  • Imitates parents and playmates
  • Takes turns
  • Expresses affection openly
  • Easily separates from parents
 
  • Cooperates with playmates
  • Tries to solve problems
  • May have a best friend
  • Becomes more independent
 
  • Wants to be like friends
  • Follows rules
  • Understands gender
  • Wants to do things alone
Cognitive skills

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• • • Age 5 • • •

  • Begins to play make-believe
  • Begins to sort objects by shape and color
  • ScribblesFinds hidden objects
 
  • Asks "why" questions
  • Correctly names some colors
  • Copies a circle
  • Understands the concepts of same and different
 
  • Becomes involved in more complex imaginary play
  • Prints some capital letters
  • Draws a person with two to four body parts
  • Understands the concepts of morning, afternoon and night
 
  • Uses imagination to create stories
  • Correctly counts 10 or more objects
  • Copies a triangle and other geometric patterns
  • Understands the concepts of time and sequential order
Physical skills

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• • • Age 5 • • •

  • Walks alone and stands on tiptoe
  • Climbs on furniture and begins to run
  • Builds a tower of six or more blocks
  • Empties objects from a container
 
  • Walks up and down stairs, alternating feet
  • Kicks, climbs, runs and pedals a tricycle
  • Builds a tower of nine or more blocks
  • Manipulates small objects and turns book pages one at a time
 
  • Stands on one foot for at least five seconds
  • Throws ball overhand, kicks ball forward and catches bounced ball most of the time
  • Dresses and undresses
  • Uses scissors
 
  • Stands on one foot for at least 10 seconds
  • Hops, swings and somersaults
  • May learn to ride a bike and swim
  • Brushes own teeth and cares for other personal needs