The Fun in Function

We are hiring again! If you know a pediatric speech therapist looking for either full-time or part-time work, please send them our way!

Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist - Chattanooga, TN 37421 - Indeed.com The Fun in Function, LLC

Such a refreshing perspective and worth a reminder during Autism Awareness Month! If you want to hear more from Stuart Duncan, check out his TED Talk at https://www.ted.com/speakers/stuart_duncan

Solia Farm is offering courses featuring Equine Assisted Emotion Management techniques! Such a great opportunity for the summer!

Your diagnosis does not define who you are! There is SO. MUCH. MORE. to who a person is! A huge part of what we love here at The Fun in Function is helping kiddos work on the skills that help them communicate and thrive in the world around them so that they can share with others the awesome person they are!

It's now easier to call The Fun in Function.

The Easter Bunny came to visit us early and brought some friends!

We had a great time getting to work with Local 3 News to highlight some of the difficulties the pandemic has created with speech development in young children. Keep in mind that measuring your child against their peers may give you a screwed expectation. Our therapists use standardized assessments that measure development to pre-pandemic and research-backed standards.

How mask wearing throughout the pandemic has impacted speech development in young children There is some debate about how the use of masks has impacted children's learning and speech development.

Happy World Autism Awareness Day! We love supporting our kiddos and caregivers as they work through some of the challenges that can come with an ASD diagnosis. Our staff and families will be walking in the Chattanooga Autism Celebration Walk on Saturday, April 23rd! We'd love for you to join our team!

Life is hard, parenting is hard, advocating for your kids is hard. Sometimes you just need a little fun! So celebrate with a waffle, maybe for breakfast, or maybe for dinner. Because everything is better when you eat a waffle!

Join us in celebrating World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks! Extra chromosome, extra love, extra fun!

Happy First Day of Spring! Change can be hard, both for adults and kiddos. Hoping today can remind us all that change can also be beautiful!

Our therapists are having some Irish fun this morning at the clinic! Check out the "coping clovers" for some ideas for coping skills.

Interested in joing our amazing team? We are hiring a Patient Coordinator to work our front desk! One of the things we pride ourselves on at The Fun in Function is being a resource for parents and caregivers as they develop a holistic plan for their children’s needs. The Patient Coordinator is expected to be professional, personable, and helpful to everyone entering the lobby. As one of the first impressions that new patients will have, appearance should be neat and clean. The dress code includes a company t-shirt and jeans or scrub bottoms free from holes. The lobby can be a busy space with caregivers and siblings of clients, the ideal candidate would be able to handle the commotion well, enjoy talking to people for many hours a day, assert a standard of conduct with families when needed, and multi-task easily in a noisy environment.

Interested in joing our amazing team? We are hiring a Patient Coordinator to work our front desk! One of the things we pride ourselves on at The Fun in Function is being a resource for parents and caregivers as they develop a holistic plan for their children’s needs. The Patient Coordinator is expected to be professional, personable, and helpful to everyone entering the lobby. As one of the first impressions that new patients will have, appearance should be neat and clean. The dress code includes a company t-shirt and jeans or scrub bottoms free from holes. The lobby can be a busy space with caregivers and siblings of clients, the ideal candidate would be able to handle the commotion well, enjoy talking to people for many hours a day, assert a standard of conduct with families when needed, and multi-task easily in a noisy environment.

Job tasks include:

- Manage phone and in-person questions
- Take cancellation calls and reschedule patients as needed, including switching to telehealth (emailing Google invite link)
- Welcome patients, check them in, run co-pay, check authorizations
- Schedule follow-up appointments and recurring appointments
- Distribute in-take paperwork and scan to patient files
- Create new patient charts
- Respond to parents’ issues and complaints in a friendly, timely manner
- Explain local resources to parents
- Work with other staff members to check on late patients
- Sanitize lobby area and tidy between clients
- Receive letters, packages etc. and distribute them
- Copying, printing, and laminating supplies for therapists as needed
- Other clinic cleaning tasks on a rotation with other staff members
- Manage, print, sign, scan, and fax mileage reimbursement forms
- Take up other duties as assigned
- Supervising kids in the lobby for short periods of time while parents step back to speak with therapists

Join our team for the 9th Annual Chattanooga Autism Celebration Walk!

The Fun in Function Team Page for the 9th Annual Chattanooga Autism Celebration Walk Welcome to The Fun in Function's 9th Annual Chattanooga Autism Celebration Walk team fundraising page! We are a pediatric occupational and speech therapy clinic here in Chattanooga. We work hard to make therapy services fun and engaging so that kids enjoy the process. It's an honor to work with kidd...

From all of us at The Fun in Function, we hope your family has a fun and safe Halloween!

What are the favorite fidgets in your class or home?

One of the wonderful families at our clinic shared this and we thought it was too good not to pass along! Thank you .is.mental.illness for creating such amazing resources! Our therapists work with kiddos with ADHD every single day! Help is out there!

Really, every day should be Global Handwashing Day, but it is an actual day so we will go with it! 😆 But seriously, go wash your hands...

In honor of National M&Ms Day we have an "M" tongue twister for your MERRIMENT! We hope you have a MARVELOUS day!

Here's hoping that we can all take some time to be nice today because kindness matters.

Celebrate National Smile Day! Smiling LITERALLY helps your brain fight stress! Buddy the Elf says "Smiling's my favorite!" Make it your favorite too!

Today is Batman Day! One of the best things about Batman is that he's just an ordinary person doing extraordinary things! He made the choice to dedicate all of his time, energy, and resources to making the world around him a better place. Sound like anyone you know? Take some time today to acknowledge the "batmans" in your life. We are going to go thank our therapists!

On a lighter note, today is National Make Your Bed Day! Bedtime can be a struggle...well, maybe that's an understatement. Have you heard of sensory compression blankets?! These can be immensely helpful for kids who crave proprioceptive input. These blankets provide that "squeezing" feeling without too much added warmth. The added bonus is there isn't the need for a top sheet and lots of blankets that then make it difficult for kids to make their own bed. Have you or your kids tried a sensory compression blanket? What did you think?

Many parents are surprised that we can do both speech therapy and occupational therapy via telehealth! This can be a huge help to scheduling and reduce travel time, leaving you more time together as a family and less time sitting in traffic or waiting in our lobby. You can even come into the clinic for some of your sessions and utilize telehealth for others. Ask your therapist today if this is a good option for your child.

When kids are struggling with multiple developmental difficulties, everyday can seem like a challenge. As school gets back in session and kids are adjusting to the new routine, our challenge is to find one thing that is going GREAT and celebrate that with your child.

Make your own Olympic rings! Thank you for creating this fun activity! https://meaningfulmama.com/day-197-paper-plate-olympic-rings.html

You can do so much with just a length og masking tape! Check out this link from to find several fun balance games! https://www.primroseschools.com/blog/3-balancing-games-to-practice-with-your-preschooler/

Happy National Friendship Day! Does your student struggle with making or keeping friends? Our occupational therapists work on social skills with kids everyday! Call our office to discuss how we could help.

Check out this free, printable word search from . Copy and paste the link https://primaryplayground.net/summer-sports-free-word-search/ Bonus activity: take a look at the awesome scavenger hunt she created for the Olympics!