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Our mission is to create an epic experience for children and their families through specialized pediatric therapy services.

09/24/2026

Skip the wait list! Our Nampa office has speech openings NOW 🤗

Call us today at 208-910-2360 🎉🎉🎉🎉

08/23/2026

An very important resource now available at our a Caldwell location! 🌼🦖🌸☺️

Check out reading services at 👇

www.idahoreadingtherapy.com

08/15/2026

Some parents ask us why their child may need more than one discipline of therapy. This is why 🤗

One hour a week, the traditional amount of therapy that insurances reimburse for isn’t even enough time to accomplish maximal activities within that discipline, let alone tackle the other two!

There are some overlaps. Collaboration is key and carryover into home activities is absolutely necessary. We are a bunch of complex systems in one design. 🌸

Wondering if your child may benefit from another therapy discipline or two (or three 🤔), ask your therapist or give us a call!

08/11/2026

A parent asked, “How do I get my daughter’s attention better?” And that sparked a very full and creative conversation!!! Here’s our list 😊

1. Our nervous system is organized for all sensory inputs to come into our brain and all motor connections to go out. Emphasize that with adding more sensory in! Such as:
👉 add scents like citrus and cinnamon
👉make their seat surface something dynamic or squishy
👉add things to touch and feel
👉 check room lighting or add flashlights
2. Create rhythm and flow in the activity
3. Create routines and visual schedules to keep the day surprise free (and meltdown free)
4. Load up their little body with proprioceptive inputs (muscle squeezes and joint compressions)
5. Music 🎶🥁🎹
6. Emphasize what their primary learning sense is (often kinesthetic/hands on)…these kids don’t sit still well 🤪
7. Check posture! Add support if needed to avoid postural fatigue….if that happens, then attention tanks.
8. Do harder things at their optimal arousal time of day when they are most regulated. Don’t wait til evening to do the homework, you know? 🤗
9. Hydrate! Make sure water is accessible and offered so cells are nourished and happy
10. Offer something proprioceptive during the activity like a pressure vest, chewy necklace or gum if appropriate.
11. Offer breaks!

Whew! Are you still reading this?….🤔

Feel free to add more ideas in the comments 👇

07/14/2026

Our CEO, Derek Bawden, OTR/L, and Michell Hughes, OTA made it The ASHA Leader July/August magazine that is printed by the American Speech Language Hearing Association. ASHA has brought their team to Idaho’s Capitol advocating for access to services for children using Medicaid and so has Odyssey! This particular meeting was held back in February to bring information and awareness to Idaho state legislators to cease further Medicaid cuts.

06/27/2026

A brief break from our fun and child centered posts to check in with all you parents, grandparents and siblings….

Is there enough conversation and support for parents handling the grief aspect of discovering their child has a disability or delay? An immediate loss that accompanies the unexpected news seems to only grow with each birthday. There is much focus on the child and what interventions he or she should schedule out. But where does the parent turn to seek support for handling the unexpected, the often shocking and emotionally draining news that something is different. Even more importantly, when and how does a parent find the healing while carrying the weight of this bag full of questions, concerns, loneliness, emptiness, pressure, challenge, meltdowns, exhaustion, judgement, wonders, hopes, disappointments, mourning of a future that may not be, sibling experiences, juggling everyone’s needs, diet changes, supplements, medications, therapies, IEP’s, endless appointments and research as it is ever evolving and impossible to stay with the latest trend and nuance of discoveries.

One statement a parent never says to their newborn baby is this….”I can’t wait to meet your speech/occupational/physical therapist.”

We see and hear you Moms and Dads. Grandmas and Grandpas. Sisters and brothers. Your family is special and deserving of time, support, sharing and healing as your family shapes around this acceptance and change. We welcome your stories and your precious children while doing our very best to facilitate growth and independence in all areas of development.

Let’s keep this very important conversation going. We welcome you to leave comments here about how your journey has unfolded.

How did you learn about your child’s diagnosis?
What has helped you move through the balance of grief over expectations lost while having joy at the same time?
What helps you find hope for your child’s future?

We want to learn from how you carry it ❤️

Address

1031 W Sanetta Street
Nampa, ID
83651

Telephone

+12089102360

Website

https://www.odysseytherapies.com/

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