Heartspring, Wichita, KS Videos

Even though most schools are getting ready to start the 2024-2025 school year, our Therapeutic Residential and Day School is year-round—so are graduations! Celebration is one of Heartspring's core values. It's a joy to host graduation ceremonies for our students to commemorate their achievements with their families. This summer, several young men graduated from Heartspring, and we asked their parents to share their experiences. We will have a new video to share every week over four weeks, so stay tuned to hear these families' stories.

Ashly Elliott, Speech Language Pathologist at Heartspring, showcases different augmentative and alternative communication tools that help our kids express themselves. From tactile boards to high-tech iPads, each tool is tailored to meet the unique needs of our children.

We take Sunday Fundays VERY seriously at Heartspring! Our campus-wide water fight brought students and staff together with splash balls and shaving cream shenanigans. 🎈 Next month’s activity — painting canvases with water blasters to create new, colorful art for the residential homes!

Ashly Elliott and Dr. Holli Matzen, Speech Language Pathologists at Heartspring, discuss the importance of giving children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and delays extra processing time during conversations. This simple practice can make a huge difference in helping children communicate more effectively and offer more meaningful conversation!

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us yesterday at our ribbon cutting ceremony for our new feeding therapy room! 🍽️ A special thank you to the Wichita Regional Chamber of Commerce, T-Mobile Foundation, and Norberg family. A project like this is no small feat, and we’re immensely grateful for the community’s support in our mission to help children.

Speech-Language Pathologist, Karina Brandt, demonstrates how you can boost your child's interaction and communication while playing with toy animals. From labeling and describing to making animal sounds and discussing actions, these playful activities are perfect for learning and development.

🍽️ Introducing Our New Feeding Therapy Room at Heartspring! Join Speech Language Pathologist Nikki Bina as she shows our innovative new space for feeding therapy for children struggling with mealtime challenges. We offer an interdisciplinary approach to feeding treatment. If your child is a picky eater or facing feeding difficulties, reach out to our team of speech, language and occupational therapists to determine the next steps for your child. Call us at 316-634-8701.

Did you know that playing with blocks at home can enhance your child's language skills? Watch as our Speech-Language Pathologist, Carolina Gonzalez, demonstrates fun and effective ways to use everyday toys like Legos or building blocks to support your child's speech and language development.

Emily Anderson, an Occupational Therapist at Heartspring, shows how you can use engaging activities like drawing a rainbow to help develop your child's trunk stability. By lying on their tummy or on their hands and knees, kids can strengthen their core while having fun with creative play.

Dr. Holli, Speech Language Pathologist here at Heartspring shares insight on how we can better understand and communicate with children living with neurodevelopmental disabilities by identifying and addressing their unique ways of expressing needs.

Discover the key signs of Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) with Rhonda Witherspoon, Speech Language Pathologist at Heartspring. Learn how to recognize and address this rare motor speech disorder in children. Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial.

We've got one more fun activity you can do with your child at home to support their speech-language development! Carolina Gonzalez, a Speech-Language Pathologist at Heartspring, will demonstrate how playing with a sensory popper toy together can enhance your child's language skills. #NationalSpeechLanguageHearingMonth

Check out this engaging activity to enhance your child's speech-language development at home! Speech-Language Pathologist Katie Patton will show you how playing toy cars together can boost your child's language skills. #NationalSpeechLanguageHearingMonth

We've got another fun activity to support your child's speech-language development at home! Leah Prater, a Speech-Language Pathologist at Heartspring, will demonstrate how playing with balls can help your child with their speech development. We're excited to share this as part of our ongoing recognition of National Speech-Language-Hearing Month! #NationalSpeechLanguageHearingMonth

Meet Roxanne Nelson, Board Certified Music Therapist at Heartspring, who is launching our new music therapy program this year, designed to support the children at Heartspring through music. Giving children the opportunity to express themselves through music not only brings them joy, but it enhances sensory processing, communication, creative expression, and social skills. A huge thank you to Sigma Alpha - Professional Agricultural Sorority for their generous contribution to our music room, making music therapy possible.

May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month and we are excited to show you a fun and easy activity to support your child's speech and language development at home! Karina Brandt is a Speech-Language Pathologist at Heartspring, and she's going to demonstrate how you can you use bubbles to help your child with their speech development.🫧

We understand that clear hearing lays the foundation for clear speech. When children can't hear properly, it impacts their ability to communicate, learn, and connect with others. ✨ Ensure your child's potential isn't hindered. Schedule a yearly audiology evaluation with us to rule out any hearing issues.

PBS Kansas Channel 8 is offering an internship program for Heartspring students to come and clean their Education Center! We're thrilled to provide our students with opportunities to gain essential life skills, such as working outside the classroom. They always have a blast while doing it, too!

Meet Kristina, a Pharmacy Tech at Dillons and a mom to Ricky, who was diagnosed with autism at a young age. With our therapies, Ricky's made incredible progress – sleeping through the night and finding his voice. Kristina wants to raise awareness about autism and promote empathy. As we close out Autism Acceptance Month, remember to continue spreading the word and embrace understanding of those living with autism. Video Courtesy of Dillons. Thank you, Dillons, for sharing this story of one of your own and helping to spread awareness and acceptance. #AutismAcceptanceMonth #AutismAwareness #AutismStories 🧩 ❤️

Our very own Speech Therapist Rhonda Witherspoon is answering a common question, 'My child is babbling a lot but not really saying any true words. Should I be concerned?' The answer is: Maybe. Find out what to do next! #PediatricSpeechTherapy #SpeechDelayKids #LanguageDevelopment