The HANDLE Screening Tool was designed to be used for those, 5 years and older, with mild learning and behavioral challenges.
Amy F. Weinberger is the only Certified HANDLE Screener on the west coast of Flordia. She conducts a short assessment based on information from an intake form and a series of tasks the client performs designed to check his processing ability. Some of the areas checked include:
- auditory sequential memory
- eye teaming and tracking
- differentiation
- balance and muscle tone
- and sensory integration.
The goal of the screening is to discover which sensory systems may be contributing to academic, work and behavioral difficulties or which may impede future learning.
A neurodevelopmental profile is created and families are presented with a short program of deceptively simple HANDLE movement activities that help to strengthen and integrate neurological processing. The movements help the brain to organize and process information more efficiently, which leads to improvements such as:
- better attention and focus
- increased ability to follow instructions or to sit still
- enhanced visual ability for tracking and for changing focus from near to far;
- strengthened impulse control and better handwriting.
The cost of a screening is $450. Plan to spend between 2 and 3 hours with Amy as well as a follow up. It is imperative that parents or guardians participate in the screening process.
What is a HANDLE Screening?
Holistic Approach to Neuro-Development & Learning Efficiency
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