Welcome to Angelfish Therapy®!
Here at Angelfish, we help children with a variety of special needs, sensory issues, and motor coordination difficulties reach their full potential through fun and challenging aquatic therapy sessions, swim lessons, and even land-based therapy. We work with children individually, in small groups, in parent/child classes, and in summer camp settings to improve their motor skills and enhance their learning potential. We also educate other therapists, swim instructors, care givers, and parents about how to use the water to improve a child’s motor skills and overcome sensory issues to learn how to swim.
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2011 Camp Angelfish Recap
Our 8th year of Camp Angelfish was more intimate than we’ve seen in the past, with a smaller group of campers this year (due to scheduling issues). There were a lot of new campers from Connecticut and Massachusetts who had the opportunity to try a sleep-away camp experience for the first time. As usual, we all enjoyed fishing, tubing, kayaking, canoeing, arts and crafts, live entertainment, aqua glide, Bingo, and much more.
Held at the beautiful facilities of Lake Winnipesaukee, Camp Angelfish lasted 6 days and 5 nights. Children got to sleep in cabins and experience a typical sleep-away camp (with assistance) and be as independent as possible.
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2011 Camp Mighty Mind Recap & Slideshow
Our second year of Campy Mighty Mind was a huge success, with 23 children participating in this 3-week intensive therapeutic, movement-oriented camp held at St. Paul’s Church in Darien CT.
The therapeutic “brain-based” program we ran in the morning consisted of activities designed to improve reflex integration, core strength, eye-hand coordination, balance, and vestibular function. This included games that incorporated rhythm and timing, bilateral coordination, and stopping/starting the body.
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2011 Camp Angelfish Slideshow
For those who attended, we hope you enjoyed it. We sure did. Stay tuned for a recap!
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Jump into your suit, grab your coffee and leave for work!
Jump into your suit, grab your coffee and leave for work! This daily ritual takes on a very literal meaning if you choose to work in the water with children on the spectrum. Many of us have experienced the sensory seeking child who loves the pool. Let’s talk about this phenomenon first. The hydrostatic pressure of the water provides a blanket of deep pressure to the child’s largest organ: the skin. Because she is in a swim suit, the skin is exposed to the viscous fluid, giving CNS messages about where the body is in space. Unique properties of the water allow children to work on developmental skills such as crawling, walking, rolling and jumping. Buoyancy can assist, support or resist, depending on the therapy goal. The child who likes his bath and has had positive experiences in the pool will be highly motivated to learn in the aquatic environment. Motor planning, self-regulation, speech, oral motor control, strength and coordination are just a few areas that are likely to improve as a result of therapy in the water.
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Cranial Sacral Seminar – Hands On
Cranial Sacral Hands-On Seminar for Parents and Therapists
Hosted by Angelfish Therapy
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Owner- Faulkner Physical Therapy
