Pediatric Advantage is a dynamic private practice dedicated to offering child centered occupational, physical and speech therapies to children of all ages. Our practice includes, but is not limited to, the treatment of individuals with:
- Autism/Pervasive Developmental Delay
- Asperger's Syndrome
- ADD/ADHD
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down's Syndrome
- Learning Disabilities
- Neurological Impairments
- Developmental Delays
- Sensory Integrative Dysfunction
- Sensory Defensiveness
- Fine/Gross Motor Delays
Pediatric Advantage
(908) 654-4252
525 Central Ave. Suite A/BWestfield, NJ 07090
Our child friendly treatment facility offers state-of-the-art materials and equipment, including suspended equipment, to enhance every child's potential.
Our Services
We offer independent evaluations, which are designed to meet the individual needs of each child. This can include consultation with parents, teachers, other professionals, as well as standardized testing and clinical observations. An individualized treatment plan is formulated, based on the therapist's findings and testing results. Individual treatment sessions are available and can be scheduled during the day or evening to accomodate your busy schedule.
We also offer services for schools. Services include independent evaluations for individual students and ongoing treatment sessions, which can be provided at our facility or school based.
Appointments are available for consultations and treatment at the child's home.
Handwriting, kindergarten readiness, and social skills groups are available throughout the school year. Please inquire with our office staff about the specific group dates, times, and age ranges. During summer break, children can attend our Camp Write-On program designed to teach children manuscript or cursive writing using a creative sensory approach while having fun too!
Tiffany Annese, OTR/L
Tiffany graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2002 with a Bachelors of Health Science and Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy. Ms. Annese is registered by the NJ State Board of Occupational Therapy and is also certified to provide school based services. Upon graduation, Tiffany worked for a few years in the subacute and physical dysfunction setting where she treated a variety of neurological conditions including CVA's (strokes), TBI (Traumatic Brain Injuries), orthopedic injuries, and cardiac rehabilitation. After obtaining clinical experience in these areas she continued to pursue her career goals and "passion" to work in the area of Pediatric Therapy.
She worked for over a year at the Children's Center of Monmouth County where her caseload included children with Autism/PDD, Down's Syndrome, Sensory Integrative Dysfunction, Behavioral Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, AD(H)D and other neurological conditions and developmental delays.
Tiffany joined the staff of Pediatric Advantage in November of 2006. Her clinical skills and knowledge work dynamically with her creativity to utilize the most motivating, effective, and current treatment techniques. Similarly, her vibrant nature, warm compassion and commitment for children with special needs allow for great rapport between students/clients, and parents. Her areas of interest include sensory integration, visual-perception/motor deficits, fine/gross motor delays, school-based treatment and other aspects of pediatric therapy.
Tiffany participates in advanced training through professional seminars and educational programs to enhance her knowledge and clinical reasoning skills on an advanced level. Each of these experiences is considered critical to providing children with optimal intervention and support. She has a specialty certification in a therapeutic Listening Program.
Pediatric Advantage
Our Therapists
Lori Gould
We are also thrilled to announce the addition to Lori Gould to the staff of Pediatric Advantage as a full time speech and language pathologist. Lori received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany and her Master's degree in communication disorders from C.W. Post/Long Island University. During her graduate studies, Lori had the opportunity to work very closely with the pediatric Down syndrome population as well as the adult population suffering from stroke, traumatic brain injury and memory loss. She has been working with the pediatric population since 2000.
Lori has extensive experience working with the public school system both in New York City and Cambridge, Massachusetts. During this time, she acted as a supervisor for clinical fellows completing their speech pathology clinical fellowship year. Lori was responsible for organizing and presenting workshops for parents on language development as well as annual screenings on at-risk children to aid in the early detection of language impairments.
Lori comes to the private setting with experience in the evaluation and treatment of children in the areas of language and learning disabilities, processing disorders, articulation, written language difficulties, cognitive impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Specialty areas include Story Grammar Maker and Theme Maker.
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