"One Stroke at a Time" When 10 year old Daniel first started at MarTar, we found it challenging to get him to walk appropriately from the car to the pool. Either he would drop down and refuse to move, run to the pool and jump in...
Conor is 14 years old and we have been making things together since he was eight. Conor’s mom hoped art therapy might help Conor to be more self-expressive and more connected. Art therapy is typically utilized with people for whom words or traditional modes of communication...
"Camp Success" Hayden is 10 years old and he began using a Behavior Plan in first grade. His Behavior Plan/Chart has taken many forms over the last few years. In the early days we only put five steps on the chart so he could move up more...
"Shaving" Will is 17 years old. I first began seeing him when he was just a little guy of six. Will’s mother, Kathy, has always felt that her son functions better when receiving occupational therapy (OT) intervention. OT helps to improve function and increase engagement in...
"Chatterbox!" Matthew is a 7-year-old student at Trellis School. I’ve been working with Matthew as his speech-language pathologist at the school for about 2 ½ years. When I started with Matthew, his IEP (Individualized Education Plan) had speech production goals that I targeted for the better...
"PAW Pals" Avery is a seven-year old girl, who moved into our neighborhood more than a year ago. As with most children with autism, who face challenges in social play, Avery was isolated or on the fringes of peer play groups. Enter PAW Pals. “PAW Pals” (PAW=Princess...
"Shopping Therapy" Our 10 year old son, Noah, was diagnosed with developmental delays at age 3 and with autism at age 5. Somewhere in between those first few years, my wife and I made the decision that we would not remain isolated in our home for...
"Imitate and Expand" Marcus is 2 ½ years old. I first met Marcus when he was two and have been working to help his grandmother and his parents to best engage and support him. I make sure to use strategies that are both simple and fun. Autism...