Parents, teachers, and other professionals may express one or more of the following concerns:

• Immature play skills
o Includes: “wandering”, dumping toys, lining up toys, doing the same activity repetitively during play, isolation, not being able to engage peers appropriately,
o Not able to engage in pretend play

• School-readiness, educational, or academic concerns
o “Lack of Focus”
o “Behavior Problems”
o Handwriting
o Transition challenges
o Expressing emotions appropriately with adults and/or peers
o Relating to peers and adults
o Can’t sit still or has trouble participating in group activities

• Difficulty with transitions
o Home: getting dressed, brushing teeth, sitting at dinner table
o School: changing activities, following directions, waiting in line, behavior challenges
* Frequent meltdowns and tantrums

• Challenges with making friends at school
o Establishing relationships during unstructured play times
o On the perimeter of group activities
o Difficulty reading non-verbal cues
o Difficulty expressing emotions

• Integrating a child with autism (ASD), sensory processing disorder (SPD) or developmental challenges into family life
o Siblings find it difficult playing with their family member with autism
o Mealtimes are challenging
o Can’t get child to participate in family activities
o Limited programming and child care for children with challenges
o Large family gatherings are impossible for child to manage
o Extended family members don’t understand child’s unique profile
o Mom is overwhelmed with being primary ‘touchstone’ for all of child’s needs

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