It’s always a great outcome when children make progress and develop new skills. We are so thrilled to be able to share some of those recent stories with you, hopefully to encourage you on your journey.
Comments on Speech and Language Therapy at SPOT
We started feeding therapy with Joice when my son was 10.5 months old. As a parent, I felt really helpless when my son wouldn’t try any solid foods. He would turn his head away and gag at every food.
Since seeing Joice, I had a much better idea of why he might be rejecting certain textures. Joice has helped me a lot in planning his meals and advising me on the types of food to offer. Although progress could be slow at times, but I felt so much more in control. I felt his meals were more structured. Joice even carved extra time out to see me, so that we could go over videos, feeding techniques and coming up with an appropriate schedule for the little one.
Fast forward to 5 months of therapy, I couldn’t be happier with the progress. My son is eating a variety of table foods, different textures and tastes.We certainly have Joice to thank for and we’re so glad we found a feeding therapist that shows understanding and lots of patience.
Thanks a lot for your [Mindy’s] advice and assessment. He enjoyed playing with you [Mindy] during the sessions very much and looking forward to the upcoming session every week. We noticed his significant progress, too. Actually, his teachers also noticed his significant progress after the therapy.
Thank you, Joice. Lukas helping in the kitchen (first time we let him use a sharp knife!), one year ago I would have never thought it possible! He really enjoyed it and the pizza was yummy, I think he was proud of himself (and rightly so!). Such a relief to see how much his attitude has changed lately and how much more relaxed he is towards food.
Joice is an excellent therapist and makes her feeding sessions lots of fun for my daughter. She is enthusiastic and passionate about her role and her energy is infectious.
Joice has worked through some fairly entrenched oral sensitivities that my daughter had developed and we now have a little girl willing to try new foods and textures, well able to chew and swallow an array of solid foods and intrigued by her mouth and tongue and their functions.
I would thoroughly recommend Joice and her thoughtful food therapy, which has had remarkable results for our daughter and our mealtimes!
Comments on Physiotherapy at SPOT
We started sending our child for physiotherapy at SPOT in March. In just a month’s time of weekly sessions combined with easy-to-follow home exercises, we’ve seen great improvement in his muscular strength and overall balance. His therapist, Jessica, is patient, compassionate, professional and always eager to help or answer any concerns. She is able to pinpoint his areas of weakness and thoughtfully designs activities that are both fun and address his problems. We are so pleased that we’ve come here!
Jess is by far one of the most professional and up to date physiotherapists we have met and we are delighted that she is working with our son with complex physical needs. It is a relief to have someone with a playful, child centred approach that takes into account his personality as well as all his many needs.
Having seen various physiotherapists around Hong Kong, we can say with assurance that Jessica is by far the best there is in town. Our daughter benefited far greater from the hour spent with Jessica then from all the other therapies combined. Her encouragement, enthusiasm, and expertise created a safe place for our daughter to take risks and push herself to the next level. Thank you Jessica!
Comments on Occupational Therapy at SPOT
Dear SPOT, I wanted to thank you for your amazing PT and OT work with our son. He was being treated for hypermobility, hand writing and core strength training. Your knowledge of the body was impressive and implementation of an OT and PT plan a great success. Our son presented with poor posture and letter formation. And by the end of our 8 weeks had significant improvement in his strength and posture. As well his hand writing. I highly recommend spot as the best treatment facility in town. As well the gym was the most impressive I had seen. Bright, spacious and every single week the equipment was different. Thank you SPOT.
Comments on Clinical Psychology at SPOT
Everything over the last year has really helped him, seeing you (Dr Amanda). I can actually look to a point where he will be able to be at school now. A year ago that didn’t seem possible!
Thank you, all of you.
“I want to share my joy and let other moms know that there is help out there. I felt so empowered and encouraged yesterday.
Thank you so much Amanda. “
I wanted to say a big thank you for the tips and advice you shared with me during our session. I’ve been reading ‘Good Inside’ and trying to connect with E more on an emotional level and I’m glad to report that it seems to be working! E gets 15 mins of TV on Friday and Sat evenings. In the past, it was difficult for her to turn off the TV after 15 mins and I usually would have to interfere. Last Friday she not only turned it off herself without prompt, but she then said to me ‘Mama, it feels good to be good!’. It was a profound moment and I have you to thank!
I’m certain I will be coming back to you for more parenting tips.