Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Eyas Landing is a one-stop-shop for all your pediatric therapy needs, designed to save families time and energy from going to multiple locations if their child needs more than one therapy type. Our collaborative team provides Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Developmental Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Nutrition and Feeding Therapy, School Support, and Social Work and will work with you to determine what supports are right for your child. Our team collaborates on each child’s goals and then meets with caregivers to review progress and what they need to work on. Our mission is to support children and families and provide all the resources you need to succeed.
Multidisciplinary refers to our wide variety of therapy expertise. We have expert therapists in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Developmental Therapy, Behavioral Therapy, Nutrition and Feeding Therapy, School Support, and Social Work, all passionate about supporting children and families.
We provide top quality care and evidence-based treatment interventions that are proven to promote the growth and development of your child. Your goals are our goals, and our therapy experts design tailored treatment plans just for your child. Our services are proven to support a wide variety of goals from functional communication, speech development, sensory regulation, executive functioning, injury rehabilitation, functional play, core strength, behavior modification, self-efficacy, independent living skills, reducing anxiety, and much much more. We work with families to identify your goals and collaborate with our therapists to find the ideal approach for your child.
Eyas Landing Individual Therapy Intensives are a custom program that we create for your child. This tailored, multidisciplinary therapy program is designed to support your unique goals. Our talented team of therapists build a one-of-a-kind plan and can include any combination of behavior (ABA) therapy, nutrition and feeding therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and social work.
Individualized Intensives are available Monday-Friday for up to 5 hours of therapy per day. We work with families to identify specific goals for you child, design the ideal program to support their growth and development, and continue to refine our supports as your child reaches their therapeutic goals. Learn more at: https://eyaslanding.com/individualized-intensives/
Yes! We are currently accepting new client referrals for types of therapy. Please contact us at 312-733-0883 to learn more or to schedule a tour of our facility and meet our staff. Our supportive Admin, Billing, and Scheduling teams are available to answer any questions and will provide a comprehensive verification of insurance benefits so you have all costs upfront before starting therapy.
Occupational Therapy is the professional practice of helping people achieve independence and the ability to participate in everyday living skills. It can cross into several areas of practice, including pediatrics, mental health, rehabilitation, and industry. An occupation can be defined by how one occupies their time.
For children, a big part of their occupation is play! This means that Occupational Therapy is not simply about regaining a vocational talent, but the ability to navigate one’s world independently and functionally. The goals of Occupational Therapy are to help clients develop, recover or improve skills necessary to succeed in their most natural environment.
As a pediatric and client-centered practice, Eyas Landing aims to help clients adapt to their environment by teaching skills, modifying tasks, creating sequences and building confidence. Therapy can take place in the home or at our state of the art facility.
Therapy can take place in the home or at our state of the art facility. We encourage potential clients to schedule a time to come tour our facility to fully understand the process and meet some of our wonderful therapists!
With either option, your child will be moving and exploring their surroundings. Our Occupational Therapists present adaptive strategies specific to each child, but our overall goals are for your child to confidently engage in play, self-help, academics, community, and social interactions.
Top focuses during sessions include modification of environment, altering skills sets, motor planning for fine, gross, oral and visual skills, and sensory integration. Your child will partner with one of our skilled and compassionate therapists who provide client-centered care with the family in mind.
A typical pediatric Occupational Therapy Evaluation will assess the the following skill sets:
- Fine motor (including, but not limited to, handwriting)
- Gross motor
- Visual motor
- Visual perception
- Daily living
- Sensory processing
- Integration (how sensory information contributes to emotional regulation, learning, and behavior)
- Praxis (how a lesson or skill is realized)
Some of the tools we use to perform an evaluation include standardized assessments, non-standardized assessments, parent interviews, and clinical observations. All of this data is used to design the appropriate treatment plan and goals for each child.
The purpose of Speech Therapy is to assess, address, and provide treatment for individuals with speech-language, cognitive, or feeding difficulties.
People communicate in a variety of verbal and non-verbal ways, but speech and language disorders affect the way we verbally relay information to other people. Since speech is the ability to produce sounds and combine phonetics to create vocalized language, the focus of this therapy is articulation, fluency, and voicing. The goal is for the child to form sentences and relay information and express themselves to others.
Therapy can take place in the home or at our state of the art facility. We encourage potential clients to schedule a time to come tour our facility to fully understand the process and meet some of our wonderful therapists!
The Speech Therapist or Speech Language Pathologist will engage with your child one-on-one, in a small group or classroom setting, depending on the diagnoses or difficulty.
Some of the tools our therapists use for assessment and treatment:
- Books
- Pretend play scenarios
- Question and answers
- Modeling
- Objects
- Sequencing charts
For feeding therapies, oral exercises (tongue, lips, jaw), facial massage, and experimentation with food textures, temperatures and tastes are all part of the process.
A typical pediatric Speech Therapy Evaluation will assess the following skills:
- Auditory processing
- Cognition
- Memory
- Expressive language
- Receptive language
- Articulation
- Social-pragmatic language
- Fluency
- Oral motor planning
- Feeding habits
Our Speech Therapists use standardized assessments, non-standardized assessments, parent interviews, and clinical observations to determine a child’s status. All of this data is used to design the appropriate treatment plan and goals for each child.
Eyas Landing offers a variety of billing and payment options. We are in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO, BCBS Blue Choice PPO, and Aetna PPO plans. We also accept most out-of-network PPO plans, including United Healthcare and Cigna. During the enrollment process our billing team will run a comprehensive verification of benefits, so you would know all costs upfront before enrolling. We submit claims directly to your insurance and assist in disputing denied claims.
For your first visit, please be sure to bring your insurance card, any forms we have provided to you in advance, pediatrician prescription(s), any past evaluations, a snack for your child, and any of your own questions and concerns. We are happy to walk you through these and put you at ease for your first visit!