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22 For almost twenty years, South Shore Therapies has been providing occupational therapy (OT), and speech and language services to children with special needs across the South Shore. Its three locations in Hingham, Pembroke and Norwood are nurturing environments where therapists use the principles of neuroscience, development and play to help children make the best progress possible. Renowned therapist, Stacey Szklut MS, OTR/L, and Howard Szklut opened the first South Shore Therapies in Weymouth in 2004 and then moved it to Hingham. Stacey saw a need for high-quality occupational services on the South Shore, and Howard left his finance job to assist her with opening the practice. "It was supposed to be a leave of absence, but I became co-owner of South Shore Therapies and I'm here to stay," South Shore Therapies: Supporting Families and Children to Be The Best They Can Be By Erica Ford says Howard. "Working with the families brings me immense gratification. Stacey and our specialists provide incomparable therapy that guides children to higher levels of skill and success." Stacey's wide range of clinical expertise includes assessment, intervention and consultation techniques for infants and children with sensory processing disorders, developmental delays, feeding difficulties, learning disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder. She travels nationally to speak at workshops, and she has written numerous articles and book chapters. Stacey was recognized as the premier pediatric sensory integration specialist by prominent scholar, Dr. Gary Kielhofner, who created the Model of Human Occupational Therapy. Stacey says, "A child's occupations are playing, learning and participating in other meaningful activities. We help with the foundations so that they can develop skills for the job of living." With three state of the art locations of over 10,000 square feet each, South Shore Therapies serves families from Boston down to the Cape and Rhode Island. Its OT team includes experts