The Center for Connection has expanded with a new location in Duarte, CA. This new center specializes in occupational therapy and provides services for neurodiverse children and their families. Olivia Hauge, MA, OTR/L, AMFT, and Amanda Staples, MOT, OTR/L, look forward to welcoming you to our new home - The Center for Connection and Neurodiversity.

comprehensive Evaluation

Thorough assessment of motor skills, visual skills, sensory processing, regulation/behavior, and self-care.

Sensori-Motor Evaluation

Comprehensive assessment of sensory processing and how it impacts engagement in their environment and behavior.

The Center for Connection and Neurodiversity

1740 Huntington Dr. Suite 301
Duarte, CA 91010

If you would like to connect with our OT team, please submit an inquiry via the button below.

Full Evaluation

Comprehensive assessment of motor skills, visual skills, sensory processing, regulation/behavior, and self-care.

Sensori-Motor Evaluation

Comprehensive assessment of sensory processing and how it impacts engagement in their environment and behavior.

Writing Evaluation

Comprehensive assessment of the components of writing.

One-To-One Treatment

Direct one-to-one treatment as a component of an ongoing treatment plan.

When is it time to reach out for therapy?

• If a teacher, psychologist, or physician has suggested Occupational Therapy

• When developmental milestones are delayed

• If you feel that you or your child is having difficulty processing sensory stimuli (struggling with engaging in everyday environment because of the sensory input)

• If your child is struggling with behaviors

• If your child is struggling with their motor skills

• If you are still unsure, reach out and we will talk you through it

What services do you offer?

• Full Evaluation: Comprehensive assessment of motor skills, visual skills, sensory processing, regulation/behavior, and self-care

• Sensori-Motor Evaluation: Comprehensive assessment of sensory processing and how it impacts engagement in their environment and behavior

• Writing Evaluation: Comprehensive assessment of the components of writing

• One-To-One Treatment: Direct one-to-one treatment as a component of an ongoing treatment plan

Autism Level UP!: The Rebel Chats Part 1

Part one of a longer discussion around the problems with ABA, that is, Applied Behavior Analysis for neurodivergent (and all) people. Despite growing awareness about the problems with ABA, change has been slow to come. What can we do to spur change? What are the alternatives to ABA? What are the nuances when we are talking about what ABA is and is not? Discussants: Amy C. Laurent, PhD, OTR/L, Mona Delahooke, PhD, Olivia Martinez-Hauge, MA, OTR/L, AMFT

Autism Level UP! focuses on collaborating with individuals, families, and educational teams to provide person-specific, developmentally- appropriate, evidenced based educational recommendations and supports to empower autistic individuals to navigate their days.

OT School House: Sensory, Stress, & Behavior

Today, I am welcoming Olivia Martinez-Hauge, MFTA, OTR/L, back to the podcast . Olivia is a school-based OT, a parent of a child with special needs, and a soon to be licensed marriage and family therapist as she furthers her education to support children with special needs. In this episode, Olivia and I are going to provide updates as to how this year has gone compared to our expectations back in August. We will then dive into some pressing issues like person first versus disability first language, ableism, non-preferred activity goals, how OTs address behavior, and how stress plays a role in behavior. You are going to love these discussions.

The OT Schoolhouse Mission is to provide valuable, ethical, and obtainable professional development opportunities to school-based and pediatric therapist across the globe through the use of technology.