Cynthia Poluka,  MS OTR/L 

Cynthia Poluka MS, OTR/L , owner of Sunrise Pediatric Therapy, P.C., is a highly experienced Occupational Therapy Clinician who believes learning is facilitated by creating safe, supportive, fun yet challenging activities, tailored so each child is motivated to learn new skills and is able to experience success each step along the way. She has dedicated her work to infants, toddlers, and preschool age children. Extensive continuing education includes areas of Pediatric Feeding, Sensory Integration, Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health, and Therapeutic Listening.

• Extensive training in Sensory and Motor Feeding Therapies including SOS/Steps to Eating; Get Permission Approach; Mealtime Partners; SOFFI method; Established a feeding team with an Speech Language Pathologist in the school system

• Advanced training in Sensory Processing and Integration; Evaluation and treatment of Sensory Modulation and Sensory Discrimination foundational skills needed for attention, emotional regulation, motor skills, speech/language and cognitive skills; How to develop a “Sensory Diet” during home routines

• PLAY Project and Autism Navigator training for children at risk or diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Therapeutic Listening and Soundsory to improve attention, listening, and sensory modulation

• Infant-Early Childhood Mental Health training including Circle of Security

• Infant/Child Massage; Tactile Integration

• 25 + years of experience with a variety of developmental delays such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, Medically fragile conditions, Down Syndrome, Sensory Processing, Motor Delays; Emotional Regulation 

-Kelly Harms,  MS OTR/L

Kelly has had the pleasure of raising three boys - each with their own unique personality and challenges. She combines her personal family experience with her professional knowledge to work with each child and their family in helping to guide them on their individual path of growth and development.

• Extensive training in Sensory and Motor Feeding therapies including SOS/Steps to Eating, Pediatric Feeding: Birth to 3 and Advanced Feeding and Problem Solving; Established a feeding team with a Speech Language Pathologist

• Autism Navigator training for children at risk for or diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in addition to a variety of continuing education courses regarding Autism

• Advanced Training in Sensory Processing and Integration including a focus on foundational skills needed for sensory processing and how to develop a sensory diet for the home

• Behavioral training including Assessment to Intervention: Positive Behavior Support

• Torticollis Assessment and Treatment of Infants and Children

• 25 years of experience with a variety of developmental delays including: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Motor Delays; Emotional Regulation; Down Syndrome; Medical Fragility

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