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Directors travel to AACPDM Conference

As members of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine(AACPDM), our directors Elaine Sianis and Chris Weber traveled to Scottsdale, Arizona on September 23-25 to attend the annual meeting and conference.

Therapists Compete in Marathon

Congratulations to four APTMS therapists who successfully ran in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 11. They were Physical Therapists: Rose Anderton and Sarah Grubich, and Occupational Therapists: Carrie Holt and Becky Moloney.

APT Welcomes Two New Therapists

Marina Peri and Laura Strass to the Speech and Language Department.

Santa is Coming to Town at APT

Meet & Greet Santa

Wed. 12/16 2-4PM
Thu. 12/17 1-3PM
Fri. 12/18 10-12 Noon
Sat. 12/19 9-11AM
Mon. 12/21 1-3PM
Tues. 12/22 3-5PM

Bring your camera!

Happy Holidays from APT

All of us at APT want to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season.

Coping with the Holidays

Autism families check out the link provided by the Autism Society about how to better cope with the holiday season. Others, please check out our link page for other helpful links.

APT Celebrates 30 Years!

Congratulations to APT on celebrating thier 30th anniversary! Lookout for the 30th anniversary stickers like the one below. As our construction continues into the new year, we look forward to sharing this momentous occation with all of you. Special events will be scheduled throughout the year, STAY TUNED!

APT 30 Year Anniversary Sticker

Watch Us Grow

!!UPDATE February 10th, 2010!! On Monday, February 8th at 2:00 pm Katie Taheny, a Speech Therapist, had the first treatment session in the new wing.

!!UPDATE March 30th, 2010!! Maddox Carrasco, treated by Occupational Therapist Monica Ciukaj was the first patient to use APT's New Therapy Pool.

APT Presents Adventure Camp

Adventure Camp is an intensive therapy camp for children with hemiplegia. Children will participate in gross motor and fine motor activities with the use of a removable cast on the unaffected arm in order to strengthen the affected (or weaker) arm. Starts July 12th. For more information and a copy of the brochure click on the link below.

APT Adventure Camp

New Division of APT

Arlington Rehabilitation for Sports & Orthopedic Injuries
Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Injury Treatment/Rehabiliation for Children, Teens and Young Adults

Great Strides Benefit

Supporting

Friends of Children in therapy (FOCIT)

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Doors open at 12:00pm

Arlington Trackside

Download Brochure (894KB, PDF)

Get Directions

Watch Us Grow

APT Construction is almost done!

!!Update, August 2010!! With a few more signs to hang, some more wallpaper to hang and a few odds and ends, our construction/addition/renovation project has come to and end. We have moved therapists and patients around, not to mention all of the boxes, furniture, office staff and equipment, throughout the project. We are grateful for everyone's cooperation and patience. Now that everyone has settled in, we hope to have uninterrupted and expanded programing for everyone. Thank you.

Therapists Attend Sport Injuries Seminar

26 APT therapists from all departments are slated to attend a Sports Injuries Seminar on Sunday, October 3rd. Taught by PESI Health Care, pesihealthcare.com, the seminar will focus on the concepts in the recognition, evaluation, and treatment of head, spine, and upper and lower extremity injuries among the competitive and recreational athlete.

Book Fair

featuring Osborne Books & More

Saturday, October 16th thru Friday October 22nd

in Meeting Room 2 (NO SUNDAY)

Flourish in the Footlight

In conjunction with the Metropolis School of the Performing Arts in Arlington Heights, Arlington Pediatric Therapy enters their 8th season of offering young adults with special needs the opportunity to participate in the production of a play. This acting class for these people ages 13 and up begins Monday, October 3 at 6:15-7:30pm at the clinic, culminating with a performance at the Metropolis Monday, April 25, 2011. For more information about this acting class and to be part of the production company, please contact: Mary Beth Mayer @ 847-255-8690 ext 127.

Therapists to Speak at State OT Conference

APT is proud to announce that two of their Occupational Therapists, Chris Mix and Jennifer Scoggins, spoke on Saturday, November 13, 2010 at the Illinois Occupational Therapy Convention. They were co-presenters with therapists from Pathways Treatment Center. The title of the speech is:

"Summer Camps for Children with Hemiplegia:
Merging Evidence with Clinical Expertise"

The basis of the information presented came from the Constraint Induced Camp held at APT this past summer and a similar camp held at Pathways.

Santa is coming to APT!

The annual holiday party is returning to APT on Friday, December 10th at 4:00 PM. We'll see you there.

Name the Mascot

This week we have started a campaign to name the pool mascot. For more information see the display in the pool lobby. Final voting will take place before the end of the year.

unnamed pool mascot

Infant Massage

We will be offering a small infant massage class for families with children that are not yet walking. In this class you will learn the many different strokes of massage.

Taught By: Jen Crick, Certified Infant Massage Instructor and
                      Developmental Therapist

When: Wednesdays
             1:15 – 2:15 pm

For more information available at the clinic or
by calling Krista Stewart at (847) 255-8690 ext. 120

APT staff honors directors with kids health kits
for the holiday season

For the holiday season, more than 150 Kids Health Kits were compiled and donated by the staff of APT in honor of the clinic directors, Elaine Sianis and Chris Weber.

The Health Kits contained a washcloth, shampoo, toothbrush and toothpaste, brush/comb and a small toy.

The Health Kits were donated to the Wheeling Food Pantry and CEDA (Community Economic Development Association). The 2 agencies were delighted to have the Health Kits and will use them to supplement their holiday gifts to needy children.

Kids' Holiday Secret Shopping Store

The store opens Monday, November 29 at APT. Children can find items for that "someone special" on their lists. Most items are under $6.00. Sponsored by FOCIT. Store is open while supplies last (closed during the holiday party).

Free visit to Kohl Children’s Museum

Kohl Children’s Museum in Glenview is sponsoring a Free visit for all children with special needs on Sunday, January 23, 2001 9:30 – 11:30 am only. Each family member must have a ticket to attend. Tickets are available at our Main Reception counter.

Toilet Teaching Workshop

Monday, Feb 7, 2011 from 9:30-11:00 @APT

presenter: Arlene Handler RN, MEd, DT, CMFT

Therapists Make The Climb

Group photo of therapists who participated in Kohl's Step Up For Kids event

On Sunday, January 30th, APT therapists participated in the 14th Annual "Kohl's Step Up For Kids" benefit to support Children's Memorial Hospital. They raised over $2000.00 by climbing up 80 stories (1643 steps) at the AON Center, Chicago's third tallest building. At least they could take the elevator down. Good Job!

Thank you to our Friends at The Metropolis

A special thanks for highlighting our clinic as a partner during the running of the play "THE BOYS NEXT DOOR." The play runs through February 20th. Please support this wonderful organization. Visit them at: www.metropolisarts.com

Free visit to Kohl Children’s Museum

Kohl Children’s Museum in Glenview is sponsoring a Free visit for all children with special needs on Sunday, March 13th, 2011 9:30 – 11:30 am only. Each family member must have a ticket to attend. Tickets are available at our Main Reception counter.

Flourish in the Footlights

The acting group has determined this years play to be "Jack in the Beanstalk". The performance will be April 25, 2011 at the Metropolis of Performing Arts in downtown Arlington Heights.

For tickets, call the Box Office at (847) 577-2121

Flourish in the Footlights Spring 2011 Flyer (PDF, 1.6MB)

ABC7 News is coming to the Metropolis

On Monday, March 28th ABC7 News filmed a segment, with Karen Meyer reporting, featuring our "Flourish in Footlights" actors. The segment will air on Thursday, April 21st during the later portion of the 11:00am news cast. ABC7 News Web site

Mary Massery Completes Her Doctorate

Congratulations to Mary Massery who recently completed her Doctorate of Science from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professionals in Provo, Utah. Her paper was titled, "The effects of airway control on postural stability" Mary provides monthly clinics @ APT specializing in Respiratory Function.

Mary Massery's doctorate celebration cake

Mary Massery standing next to her celebration cake

Toilet Teaching Workshop

Monday, May 23, 2011

9:30-11:00 am @APT

presenter: Arlene Handler RN, MEd, DT, CMFT

Winter/Spring 2011 Newsletter Available

Please check out the Newsletters Page to download the latest issue or catch up on past newsletters.

APT Therapist Publishes Book

Occupational Therapist Kelly Tilley recently published a new activity book that makes home programing and treatment sessions more effective and fun. The name of her new book is:

Active Imagination Activity Book:
50 Sensorimotor Activities for Children to Improve Focus, Attention, Strength, and Coordination

It is published by Sensory World a division of Future Horizons and can be found on Amazon.com.

For additional information you can contact Kelly at the clinic: 847-255-8690 ext506.

On-The-Go Products Sale to Benefit FOCIT

The company Thirty One, www.thirtyonegifts.com
who specializes in On-The-Go products is coming to APT on

Monday, June 27th thru Wednesday, June 29th.

All sales will benefit Friends of Children in Therapy (FOCIT).

Citizens with Disability Day

The Frontier Days Festival in Arlington Hts is sponsoring, Citizens with Disability Day, Carnival & Luncheon on Saturday, July 2nd, 2011.

For more information about times & schedule check out: www.frontierdays.org or pick up a flier at our Main Reception Counter.

2011 Summer Camps

Adventure Camp 2011 for children with hemiplegia.

Update: 6-27-2011

!Cancelled! Flat Feet Forever Camp for children who are toe-walkers

For more information see the Summer Camps Web page!

OT to sing National Anthem for White Sox

As part of the Greek Heritage Night Celebration at U.S. Cellular Field on July 5th, our own Occupational Therapist, Angie Harisiadis has been invited to sing the National Anthem. That evening (7:10 start) the Chicago White Sox will be playing the Kansas City Royals. Tickets are still available.

New Summer Classes/Programs at APT for
Teens, Young Adults and Parents

Starting in June 2011

  • Teen Dreams Bowling Club
  • Social Skills Group
  • Support Group for Students (High School and Beyond)
  • Support Group for Students (Elementary and Middle School)
  • Parent Support Group

Check out our Education Therapy page for more details.

Here We Go Again!

July 30th, 2011

Just when we thought our construction project was over, our tenant at the north end of the building has decided not to extend their lease and relocate their business elsewhere. Instead of seeking another tenant, we decided to take over the additional space (approximately 8,000 additional square feet). The clinic will then occupy the entire building (approximately 33,000 square feet in total). The design of the additional space is in its' final stages. We are hopeful that everything will go smoothly and the construction will be completed later this fall. We will keep you informed as more information becomes available.

Yoga at APT in August

Yoga for Kids classes begin in August for more info check out our Summer Camps Web page.

Therapists Visiting from Israel

August 14th, 2011

Therapists visting from Israel in front of APT sign with owners Elaine and Chris

We welcomed our new therapist friends from Israel, Nina and Roni, with the help of our friend Linda, from Pathways.

APT is now on Facebook and Twitter

July 7th, 2011

We are pleased to announce we are now on facebook and twitter. Please Like/Follow us with the links on the left side of the page to keep up to date on the latest APT news via social networking.

Online Community for
Parents of Children with Special Needs

APT client Erika Eng has recently launched a web site called MuchBetter.org. It is a recommendation based community for parents of children with special needs.

Erika would like to invite APT parents and therapists to try out the web site.

Just go to www.muchbetter.org, click "Become a member" and enter invitation code "APT".

Summer 2011 Newsletter Available

Please check out the Newsletters Page to download the latest issue or catch up on past newsletters.

Hold Your Horses

September 16th, 2011

The 22nd annual Great Strides FOCIT benefit

at Arlington Trackside

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

A week from this Sunday!   More info at www.focit.org

Entertainment in the Reception Area

August 22th, 2011

Thanks to a generous gift from our staff in celebration of our 30th anniversary last year, we added a new flat screen TV in our main reception area. Each day we play a different movie to entertain our patients and their families. Thanks staff.

Annual Osborn Book Fair

October 25th, 2011

The Annual Osborn Book Fair will run from Saturday, October 29th, 2011 through Friday November 4th, 2011. Stock up for the holidays with special books.

Trick or Treat @ APT

October 25th, 2011

Starting on Tuesday October 25th, 2011 through Monday October 31st, 2011 all patients are encouraged to treat or treat through the clinic in costume.

Construction Has Started!

August 26th, 2011

On Wednesday, August 24th construction started on the north end of our building. We will keep you updated of the progress.

Yoga at APT

September 27th, 2011

Yoga for Kids classes are starting up again!

For children 3-8.
Taught by Margaret Pragalz, CYKT
Certified Yoga Kids instructor

Starts Tuesday October 4th for 6 weeks from 4:15 - 5:15pm.

For more information and registration can be found at the main reception desk.

New Fall Classes/Programs at APT

September 15th, 2011

Starting in September 2011

  • Let's Play
  • Baby Boosters
  • Social Skills Class
  • Social Skills Group
  • Support Group for Students
  • Flourish in the Footlights

Check out our Education Therapy page for more details.

North Pole Comes to APT

October 25th, 2011

Santa is coming to town on Friday, December 9th, 2011.

New Tot Swim Class Session

October 25th, 2011

New Session starts Monday October 31st, 2011 and continue through December 5th, 2011. Check out our Aquatic Therapy page for more details.

Construction is almost Finished!

December 5th, 2011

Construction on the north end of our building is almost complete. Checkout out pictures on the Photo Gallery Web page.