Resources for families.
Plain answers to the questions that come up before anyone decides to call anyone. Useful whether or not you ever work with me.
Guides
Does my child need occupational therapy?
There's no threshold you have to cross before you're allowed to ask. Here's what OTs actually look at, roughly by age — and how to tell the difference between a phase and a pattern.
Read →School OT vs. private OT
“He already gets OT at school” is one of the most common reasons families don't call. It's also one of the most common misunderstandings, because the two are answering different questions.
Read →What private pay actually buys you
Paying out of pocket for therapy is a real decision with a real cost. Here's the honest accounting — what it gets you, what it costs you, and when insurance is genuinely the better route.
Read →Coming next
Written in roughly this order. If there's something you'd find useful that isn't here, say so — most of these started as a question somebody asked me on the phone.
- OT, PT, or speech — which does my child need?
- What happens at a first OT visit
- Sensory processing, explained without jargon
- Mealtimes and feeding: where to start
- Sensory activities you can do at home
- Early intervention in Jefferson County: how it works, and what happens at three
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