Frequently Asked Questions

Call or text us at 786-805-6454, or send us a message through our contact form. We’ll talk about what you’re noticing and help you take the next step.

No. We work with children with and without a formal diagnosis. Eligibility for insurance-covered services depends on your child’s needs and your insurance plan’s requirements.

Private-pay families do not need a referral. For insurance-covered services, a doctor’s referral or prescription may be required. We’ll help you understand what your plan needs and what to request from your child’s doctor.

An evaluation is the first step. We typically review insurance benefits within two business days. Once the evaluation is complete, therapy can be scheduled based on your child’s needs, appointment availability, and any required insurance authorization. Private-pay families do not need to wait for insurance approval.

Interactive Therapy Solutions is led by a licensed pediatric occupational therapist who is also a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). We provide occupational therapy, and speech therapy is also available at our clinic.

Children and young adults ages 0–21.

If everyday activities such as dressing, eating, play, or school tasks are harder for your child than for other children the same age, an evaluation can help identify factors affecting your child’s participation. The CDC’s milestone checklists are a helpful reference, and the CDC recommends talking with your child’s doctor if your child is not meeting milestones or you have concerns¹. You can also try our 1-minute check-in.

Many everyday skills draw on more than one area of development. Speech therapy focuses on communication, language, and swallowing. Occupational therapy focuses on the skills children need for daily activities, such as hand skills, self-care, sensory processing, and self-regulation. Some children have needs in both areas. For example, a child may have trouble expressing what they want and also find dressing or handwriting hard.

Feeding is another area where both can help: speech therapy can address oral-motor and swallowing skills, while occupational therapy can address sensory responses to textures, posture, and self-feeding. When both therapists share goals and strategies, progress in one area can support the other. An evaluation helps show which services fit your child’s needs.

A doctor’s referral or prescription, if your insurance plan requires one; copies of any previous therapy reports (OT, speech, ABA); a copy of your child’s insurance card (front and back); and our intake and consent form, which we’ll send to you.

We complete a comprehensive evaluation of your child’s skills, strengths, and needs, and we learn about your family’s routines and priorities. Occupational therapists call this the occupational profile². We then develop an individualized plan with clear goals.

Frequency and session length are determined after your child’s comprehensive evaluation, based on your child’s goals.

Yes. Every session is one-on-one with your child’s therapist.

Yes. Parents are part of the team. We review goals and progress with you and share strategies to use at home.

We review your child’s progress toward their goals with you regularly and discuss next steps.

Yes. In addition to sessions at our North Miami Beach clinic, we offer teletherapy (secure video sessions) when appropriate for your child’s goals, and services at select partner schools. Ask us which option fits your child.