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 Pediatrics 
Pediatric Physical Therapy
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Ability Rehabilitation Specialists offers highly specialized pediatric therapy for infants, toddlers, school-agers, and adolescents. Our occupational, speech, and physical therapists utilize the most advanced pediatric treatment techniques to achieve optimal results.
Program Highlights:
- No waiting list for your evaluation and treatment
- Free and convenient parking
- Staff with 30+ years of experience
- Family-centered care
- Interdisciplinary approach
- Collaboration with caregivers and funding agencies
- Integration into community settings
- Education and School consultations
- Evening appointments
We successfully treat a variety of pediatric diagnoses including:
Autism
Asperger's
Down Syndrome
Spina Bifida
Cerebral Palsy
Head Injury/TBI
Fragile X
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Feeding Disorders
Swallowing Disorders
Tube Feeding Weaning
Social Skills/Pragmatics
Learning Disability
Self Regulatory Disorders
Spinal Cord Injuries
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Torticollis
Coordination Deficits
Balance Deficits
Hypotonia / Hypertonia
Orthopedic Conditions
Muscle Disease
Childhood Obesity
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At Ability Rehab, our pediatric clinicians utilize their advanced training and research-based methods to achieve superior outcomes. Following is a partial listing of their certifications:
- Handwriting Without Tears
- FloorTime / TummyTime
- PECS
- VitalStim
- SCERTS
- The ALERT program
- TEACCH methods
- Hanen, family-based intervention
- Baby signs
- Neuro-Developmental Treatment
Please call Ability Rehab at 858-456-2114 for more information about getting started and our private pay rates.
Learn more about our speech services at www.sandiegospeechtherapy.com
Some examples of when to refer
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Occupational Therapy:
Extreme frustration or fatigue when performing school tasks including handwriting, arts and crafts skills etc.
Difficulty with eating & feeding, bottle to cup, poor transition to solid feeding
Difficulty with self-help skills, fasteners, grooming, toileting
Refusing to brush teeth
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Speech Therapy:
Problems swallowing or weaning from tube feeding
Speech which is difficult to understand
Voice which grates on the listener
Child becomes frustrated when trying to communicate
Child with a known hearing loss or diagnosis of autism or other developmental concerns
Drooling/tongue thrust
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Physical Therapy:
Delay in crawling, walking, running
Low or high muscle tone
Losses of balance
Head tilt/torticollis
Athletic injuries
Posture
Pain
Childhood obesity
Coordination problems
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Ability Rehabilitation Specialists
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center
La Jolla, California 92037
Phone: 858-456-2114 Fax: 858-456-2103
Pediatric, kids, infants, toddlers, pre-school, school-agers, and teens, teenagers, adolescents Physical Therapy Services: La Jolla, UTC, Del Mar, San Diego, Pacific Beach,
Solana Beach, City and County of San Diego, Calif.
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