Little You, Inc.

12/16/2025

If you would like your child to be highlighted as a Client Spotlight in 2026, please consider filling out the Google Doc below. We would love to share your child's story and all of their success in the New Year!

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12/16/2025

It's time for our last client spotlight of 2025!

Meet the Ivy Boys
🌟Mathias & Icon 🌟

How old are your children?
Mathias is 8-years-old
Icon is 6-years-old

How long have they been attending Little You?
They are been there for a year and a half.

What are their favorite parts of their therapy sessions?
Mathias loves the interactive play and social engagement built into his speech sessions, especially activities that feel like conversations and games rather than “work.”
Icon enjoys the hands-on activities in both speech and OT, particularly tasks that involve movement, problem-solving, and sensory play, which keep him motivated and excited to participate.

What is a fun fact about each child?
Mathias is very social and curious. He loves talking, asking questions, and engaging with people in every environment he’s in.
Icon is adventurous and determined. Once he sets his mind on mastering a task, he gives it his all and loves showing off what he’s learned.
Mathias and Icon attend soccer, track and field, art classes, and recently started a band with their sister, Legacy. They also enjoy watching movies and have become fierce competitors in Boggle Party and Uno.

Please share about your family’s experience here at Little You:
Both Mathias and Icon attend Little You, and they have grown tremendously since starting in Spring 2024. Mathias, who initially used only 2-to-3-word phrases, is now engaging in conversations and social activities across all environments – home, school, and extracurricular activities. Icon has also made significant progress through speech and occupational therapy, including improved communication, stronger fine motor skills, better sensory regulation, increased confidence, and greater independence in daily tasks. Our Little You therapists and staff – Ms. Vivian, Ms. Kate, Ms. Elise, Ms. Heather, and Ms. Rachel - have become an invaluable part of our lives. The therapists are friendly, inviting, and engaging, which makes Little You feel welcoming and supportive. My daughter and I enjoy spending time in the lobby where we often draw, play games, and read while we wait. Little You has been an incredibly positive and impactful experience for our children and our family as a whole. I highly recommend Little You to any family seeking additional support.

12/12/2025

It's time for our next employee spotlight!

✨Meet Miss Peyton ✨

How long have you been working at Little You?
I’ve been here for 5 months. I started this past July!

What is your favorite part about working at Little You?
I love all my clients! It’s amazing to get to know all their unique personalities and being able to have an impact on how they communicate. Watching my clients grow over the past couple months has been so rewarding!

Where did you receive your degree from?
I got my graduate degree from DePaul University and my undergraduate degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

What's a fun fact about you?
My mom and I have the same birthday!

Anything else you would like to share about yourself?
I just graduated school in June of this year and this is my first job!

12/08/2025

With the holidays around the corner, here are some gift ideas for toddlers that encourage language at home! This resource also includes ways to utilize these toys in the home!

Are you feeling the hustle and bustle for the holiday season a little bit earlier than usual this year? Us too. You may have many things on your to-do list right now and we are hoping to help you cross one of them off your list…

11/25/2025

If you are looking to spread some holiday cheer this season, please consider joining Little You Inc. in donating to the Advocate Children’s Hospital Toy Drive. We will have a box located in the lobby to place your donated items. Please see the attached flyer for specific donation requirements. We will be collecting toys until Wednesday 17th. Please reach out to our office or your child’s therapist with any questions!

11/20/2025

With Thanksgiving around the corner here are some ways to make the holiday more sensory friendly. Incorporating different sensory strategies and planning ahead can help to make Thanksgiving less overwhelming.

This Thanksgiving, address you or your loved ones needs by planning ahead for the holiday with sensory-friendly adaptations, favorite food substitutions, and mindful moments to de-stress with these 5 helpful tips.

11/01/2025

Enjoy some pictures from over the week of our kiddos in their awesome costumes! We hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween! 👻🎃

10/31/2025

Play-Doh is a great way to strengthen the tiny muscles in your child's hands and a good way for sensory exploration! Here is videos on making Play-doh and having a Day of the Dead Play-Doh mat!

Have fun and build fine motor skills with a Day of the Dead-themed sensory play activity using a sugar skull play dough mat printable. Day of the Dead sensory play activity with play dough mat printable Play dough is a great sensory material that builds finger dexterity and hand strength. Let’s us...

10/27/2025

Happy World OT Day to our incredible team of Occupational Therapists here at Little You Inc. Thank you for all you do for our clients and their families! 🌟

10/21/2025

Come see us at this great neighborhood event!

10/05/2025

October is AAC, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Awareness Month! From expressing our feelings, standing up for ourselves, and giving information, communication serves so many purposes in our daily lives. Thus, this resource is wonderful because it builds language for all communication functions! Some communication functions being targeted in these resources are the following: requesting, greeting, refusal, commenting, protesting, questions, and sharing information. After reading, scroll down and download the free AAC language books such as the "What Does J***y Want" books or "What J***y and Jenny Like" to target a different goal every week.
Https://avazapp.com/blog/building-language-for-all-communicative-functions/
https://avazapp.com/blog/language-builder-resources-play-learn-communicate/

AAC Language builder bundles with Vocab storybooks so that you can help communicators acquire language and literacy skills

10/04/2025

THANK YOU to our families and staff that came out to enjoy Fall Fest with us today! We had such a fun morning with you all, and we are already looking forward to next year 🎃🍂🧡