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Christine Sproat, MA, OTR/L
Christine Sproat is the owner and director of Canyon Kids. Practicing as a pediatric occupational therapist for 16 years, Christine earned a B.S. in Occupational Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1997 and completed a research masters from New York University in 2001. Her research interests include parent-therapist-child partnerships, primary prevention, Headstart and Sensory Processing Disorder. Her work has been published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy.
Having had the opportunity to work and train with world renowned therapists across the country and participate in extensive coursework, Christine Sproat is able to provide a Dynamic Systems approach to therapy. Ms. Sproat and her team of therapists use prinicples from Sensory Integration, Neurodevelopmental Treatment, Motor Learning, DIR/Floortime, Oral-Sensory Feeding Techniques, The Visual-Vestibular Protocol, The Listening Program, Social Thinking and Handwriting Without Tears and Fine Motor Olympics. With this background Christine has gained experience working with a myriad of diagnoses including autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing disorder, attention deficit/hyper activity disorder, developmental delay, childhood anxiety disorder, dyspraxia and celebral palsy.
Christine has developed many group programs throughout her practice including the successful Leaping Lizards-- Sensory Motor, Fine Motor and Social Summer Camp program at Canyon Kids. She has also adapted and created an OT screening program used at Canyon Kids and in schools in the DC area. Christine provides consulting in the DC area to many professionals and organizations seeking to learn more about incorporating sensory strategies, identifying children at risk or adapting fine motor and handwriting programs. Christine has also developed and led successful adaptive outdoor adventure therapy programs involving hiking, biking, canoeing and rock-climbing -- and it is this outdoor flair for which Canyon Kids gets its name. Christine lives in the DC area with her husband Mike and 3 very active little boys!
