Play is a direct path into a child’s inner world. For Autistic and ADHD kids, we begin with emotional regulation - a crucial milestone in executive function skills. Difficulties in foundational capacities, including engagement, joint attention, and shared intentionality, hinder problem solving, decision making, and navigating through daily stressors. Empowering ND kids to express their ideas while attuning to their brain-body connections, we implement impactful changes geared toward self-awareness.

Autistic and ADHD kids, as well as those with sensory processing and language/learning difficulties, approach the environment with a heightened nervous system. The goal of the therapeutic process is thus to respect each child’s autonomy, set expectations that are aligned with their current skills, and leverage their strengths to encourage mistake making, build components of executive functioning, and form integrative solutions.

Strong comprehension and language expression are also essential for managing unfavorable social situations, figuring out the perspectives of others, and bridging ideas together to effectively communicate. The underpinnings of language are rooted in executive functioning, which then promote literacy, as students unlock meta-learning.