SensAble Kids Success Stories

“SensAble Kids has been an amazing resource for our family. My daughter loves working with Katelyn and I always learn so much.”

“My son has been see Katelyn Derrig for OT for the past few months and we have seen such a tremendous change in him in that time. I appreciated their level of communication through the intake and waitlist period and how quickly they were able to get us services. Katelyn’s evaluation of our son was integral in our understanding of him and his challenges. She is attentive, thoughtful, and good natured. Within just a couple weeks, I could tell that she really “got” him and was able to work with his interests and quirks to motivate him to work hard. I appreciate how gentle, playful, yet firm she is with him and how she manages to push him to make gains. She is also great at working with him on a variety of things – from strength-gaining to skill-building. We have seen such incredible change in him and look forward to what else is possible ahead.”

“We have been working with Lauren for nearly 6 months and love her. My son has improved a lot at school and at home, though there are always new challenges to work through as he grows and develops. Lauren is always positive, easy to reach, and providing helpful suggestions on what to work on at our sessions, at school and at home. She has done classroom observation and meetings with our school staff to serve as an advocate for our son, who adores her. We love Lauren and all the staff we’ve encountered at Sensable kids and see many of our friends and neighbors there too.”

“We have had such a great experience at SensAble Kids! Nicole has been incredible to work with for OT and we have seen such amazing progress. We have always felt welcomed by all of the staff!”

“Sensable Kids has helped my daughter grow in so many ways. We started seeing Miss Allison for weekly OT sessions a year ago and I’ve seen huge strides in my daughter’s fine motor skills, her gross motor skills, her strength and her stamina. But that’s only a part of it. Miss Allison has helped my daughter with regulating her emotions, expressing herself AND being more confident in the ways that she interacts with other children. I can’t recommend her enough. My daughter recently said, “She’s the best teacher ever.” The location in Ravenswood has a number of rooms/gym spaces filled with games and different equipment the kids and therapists can engage with as they do play-based therapy.”

“What a gem of a place! I would give ten stars if I could. SensAble Kids has positively impacted our family’s life in too many ways to count. Every person we’ve encountered here has been incredibly kind and professional and has gone above and beyond in their commitment to caring for our kiddo and our entire family. The environment is warm and welcoming, and our little human is always so excited to go and so sad to leave. We are all so unbelievably grateful for this incredible team.

Special shouts to Kristin, speech therapist extraordinaire; Lauren, the best OT we’ve ever met; Lucie, the most hysterical and compassionate office manager; and Courtenie, the most sympathetic intake coordinator we’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.

Thanks so much to everyone for an amazing year; we look forward to many more!”

“My son loves coming to OT. His therapist, Maddie, is incredible. She is so patient and helpful with my son and accepts him for who he is. The work she’s done has been incredible. Thank you to Maddie and the whole team at Sensable Kids.”

“We love SensAble Kids. Katelyn has very helpful and easy to apply suggestions and strategies. Nicole’s candor and calmness has helped my sensory sensitive and anxious child develop into a more confident, sock-wearing tween. Maddie has become my role model on how to compassionatly help a screaming child. And the special classes like Executive Functioning lead by Dionne have been insightful for me and my child.”

“Our daughter has made some much progress here, really grateful.

Mrs Robyn is excellent, she really cares about our child, makes sessions fun, has led to great progress, and is fantastic to work with.”

“Lori has had an immeasurable positive impact on my family. Through his therapy sessions with Lori, my son has made huge progress with regulating his emotions, coping with his anxiety, interacting with people, motor planning and fine motor skills, just to name a few skills Lori has worked on with him. Throughout her work with him, Lori remains calm, she listens and takes his concerns seriously, but she pushes him to get out of his comfort zone and challenge himself. She has given him strategies for using what he learns with her out in the world. Lori acts as a resource, a sounding board and a sympathetic ear for me and my husband. She has helped us set-up my son for success despite some large challenges. With her advice and guidance, my son is flourishing. He still has challenges, but they don’t seem nearly as big as they were before he started working with Lori.”

“Kelly worked with our son for about seven months and we quickly saw a difference. Once she began working with him he became more vocal and was learning how to self-regulate as well. Depending on what he needed that day Kelly always had an activity that helped him. She was very attentive, patient, and accommodating. She also educated us on what we could do to help him as well. If I ever had questions she always took the time to answer them. Whenever she was did an activity with him she would explain why she was doing it and what it focused on. She is an amazing OTA and we are so appreciative of all she has done for our family.”

What a treasure our family has found in SensAble Kids, and specifically Lori!. She has been working with our 7-year-old son for more than three years and has had such a positive impact on his life. Sensory and emotional regulation are Campbell’s biggest challenges with his ASD, and Lori fully understands how closely they are entwined for him. Their work together combines bodywork, fun gross-motor and core work in their amazing OT gym, fine-motor skills where needed, and above all a strong, trusting relationship that we all cherish. Campbell is not a huge fan of bodywork–he’d much rather be swinging or crashing in the gym–but he trusts Lori and her ability to help his body feel better, and has even started taking advantage of the quiet time together to share some of his troubles with her. She has a calm, accessible way of communicating abstract sensations and feelings to both children and adults that helps our whole family understand how Campbell senses and feels things in his body. Lori is also an incredible advocate for Campbell at school and within the complex system of IEPs. For two years, she pushed into his classroom to support him and his teachers and help develop best practices and on-the-spot strategies to help him succeed. She also provides thorough, thoughtful progress reports for IEP meetings and attends those meetings as a family advocate. Huge thanks and thumbs up for SensAble Kids and our guy’s “favorite girl.”

Our son has attended occupational therapy at Sensable Kids for almost two years. As his needs have changed, Lori has thoughtfully evolved her approach and care. She patiently supports him through challenging sessions, building his emotional and physical competencies and toolkit.

SensAble Kids has always gone above and beyond for my son. They are compassionate, caring and extremely knowledgeable. They are not only treating my child, but providing a therapeutic component to the family as a whole. I highly recommend them to anyone who needs OT.  

My son Jacob “Jakey” worked with Kelly in E.I. We had the pleasure of meeting with you too this fall. We sadly said goodbye to Kelly last week. Jakey will be attending school tomorrow. They will provide OT at school, but if I could keep Kelly I would in a heartbeat. I think I was able to tell you a little about his previous OT experience, and how much he disliked it. I was nervous about starting OT again with a new therapist. My nerves were quickly put at ease when we met Kelly. Jakey liked her on day one. She showed me that his little seeking feet needed input, to break crayons to get that correct grip, and other ways for easy input. I was so happy, finally someone understood what he needed. Kelly made each OT session fun, and different. She changed the order of things, and went at his pace for new activities. The way Kelly does an OT session is how OT should be for all kids. I wish we would have had Kelly the whole time in E.I. She forms a kind relationship with the child, and the parent, while remaining professional. I can’t say enough good things about Kelly. We loved her, and will miss her. 

“Cathleen has made the biggest difference in our son’s life and we aren’t letting her go!”. 

“Breanna has been the only therapist on my child’s Early Intervention team that highlights the positives of what my little girl can do and the gains she has made. This has meant the world to us and given us hope”.

My son has been going to SensAble Kids for about 2 years. When we began, I was unsure about the benefit of occupational therapy – which to my untrained eyes, pretty much looked like “play”. But over time, my son’s therapist explained to me why she was implementing the activities, and what skills are being worked on. The therapist has a unique ability to connect with children at their level, whatever that may be. During the time we’ve been at SensAble Kids, I’ve seen a marked improvement in my son’s core strength, and gross and fine motor skills. He’s also significantly improved in his ability to talk about and deal with emotions in a productive and considerate way.  These improvements are measured in the regular evaluations SensAble Kids does to see what’s improved, and what areas still need work. Their facilities are great, with lots of space for gross motor work, and smaller rooms for quieter one-on-one activities. SensAble Kids is highly recommended.