Innovative Therapies for Kids
Resources for Families
to a child with special needs receiving the therapy
he needs to reach his full potential...
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How it all began... As mothers of children with Cerebral Palsy, Dawn Darby and Susan Abell found innovative and
intensive therapies in cities no less than three hours by car. While these therapies provided an
increase in the number of hours of therapy (three hours per day, not the typical 3 hours per week)
for their sons, they meant a significant burden to their families. The therapies were not covered
by insurance or Medicaid and the travel meant high costs and extended time away from home.
However, the sacrifice proved beneficial as they saw significant gains in their sons’ development,
improvements that included gains in strength, independence and to their overall quality of life.
Abell and Darby knew other families would want the same benefits for their own children. The
Therapy Place was incorporated in March of 2008, received 501(c)3 status within just a few
months and started its first pilot project of Conductive Education, the first time ever offered in
Columbia, serving eight children with Cerebral Palsy in July of 2009. The goal of The Therapy
Place is to provide pediatric therapy services to children with special needs in the Midlands. In
doing so, we will help fill the gap left by the closing of several pediatric therapy centers over the
past few years. In addition, we will provide innovative therapies to all children, regardless of their
family’s ability to pay, services currently only offered hundreds of miles away. |
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 Cameron Abell |
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The Therapy Place, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible. |
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