Welcome back to Mia's story. If you're just joining us, head back to [part 1] to meet her and her family. Today we're going to talk about the thing that brought Mia's mom to me in the first place: the meltdowns. Not the occasional tantrum that every 4-year-old has. The full-body, kicking, scre...

    Mia was 4 years old when her mom reached out to me for parent coaching support. Mia didn’t have a formal diagnosis, but her mom had been noticing patterns that felt bigger than "typical 4-year-old stuff" for a while now. The meltdowns were the main reason for the call. Not just that they wer...

      Here we are at the final part of Malik’s story. To catch up, here’s part 1, 2 and 3 Today I want to share some of the accommodations that were suggested for Malik’s academic learning and performance in the classroom. But before we do that, I want to reiterate that this kind of environment ...

      Malik was 6 years old and in the middle of his first grade year when his mom reached out to me for parent support. Malik had received OT services in the past, but his mom felt disconnected from the process and didn’t feel informed enough to support him confidently at home, especially durin...

  Welcome to part 3 of Chelsea’s story. If you want to catch up, click here to read part 2 and click here to read part 1.   By now, it's clear that Chelsea is a very insightful kid who feels conflicted by her desire to participate in some things and her anxiety over the dysregulating experience ...

Meet Chelsea Meet my friend Chelsea, a 5-year-old who cares deeply about her family and friends, wants to join in on all the fun, yet is often held back or misjudged because of her social anxiety, sensory overload and emotional dysregulation.    In the parent intake form, Chelsea’s parents said,...