Our mission at Advanced Therapy Solutions is to offer the children and families of Connecticut premium therapy services at affordable rates. Utilizing an encompasing approach, each aspect of a child's life is carefully examined to ensure a comprehensive therapy plan.
Our therapists are licensed and trained to provide therapy at the specialty outpatient clinic, school systems, home and within other natural environments.
It is our passion to educate caregivers, educational and medical professionals with repesct to your child's therapy plan and recommendations to ensure longevity and generalization of therapeutic gains.
The Owners of ATS:
Marie L. Mancini MS, OTR/L has been a licensed occupational therapist working in public and private schools as well as specialty sensory integration clinics in Massachusetts and Connecticut. She received a bachelor of science in occupational therapy and a master's of science with a concentration in neuroscience from University of Hartford.
Marie is certified in the following specialty areas:
• Sensory Integration Theory & Practice-including the ability to administered the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (standardized testing to discern sensory processing dysfunction).
• Auditory based stimulation programs- Therapeutic Listening and The Listening Program
• Brain Gym
• Wilbarger Deep Pressure Proprioceptive Technique for Sensory Defensiveness
• Yoga/Pilates for Kids
• Visual-Vestibular Treatment
• Bike Riding Training for Special Needs Children
• Variety of Specialized Handwriting Programs- Handwriting Without Tears and Loops and Groups
• 1-2-3 Magic Behavioral Approach
• Interactive Metronome Therapy
- Social Thinking for social cognitive skills training
- Infant Development and treatment of torticollis/head deformities
During the past seven years, Marie has presented and lectured to a wide range of audiences on "hot" topics in the field of pediatric occupational therapy such as:
• Sensory -Motor Skills and the impact on academics
• Sensory Diets: Implementation at home and school
• Sensory Integration Theory and Practice with children on the Autism Spectrum
• Sensory Integration Semantics and Application for Educators
• Basics of Brain Gym Implementation in classrooms
• Classroom Essentials: Fine Motor skills, Visual Perceptual Skills, and Functional Vision
Melissa M. Broxton MS, OTR/L, is a registered occupational therapist in Connecticut and Massachusetts. She received a master's of Science in occupational therapy from Dominican College. Melissa has worked primarily with children in the public school systems as well as in sensory integration clinics.
Specialty Certifications include:
• Sensory Integration Theory & Practice-including the ability to administered the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test (standardized testing to discern sensory processing dysfunction).
• Self-Regulation Program-How does your engine run?
• Variety of Specialized Handwriting Programs- Handwriting Without Tears
- Interactive Metronome Therapy
Social Thinking for social cognitive skills training
