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Connected Kids Pediatric Therapy

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Connected Kids Pediatric Therapy

We are a mobile / in home occupational therapy private practice in the Southeast Valley of Arizona!

We offer a root cause approach & aim help children build a strong foundation through nervous system regulation, reflex integration & sensory processing!

11/06/2025

We’re looking for a passionate & upbeat Pediatric Occupational Therapist to join our team at Connected Kids Pediatric Therapy!

Know someone that may be a great fit? Send them this post and invite them to send their resume + cover letter to Jaclyn Pastena at:

Jpastena@connectedkidsaz.com

10/28/2025

🧠✨ You don’t need expensive therapies to support your child’s brain health and neurodevelopment — start with the foundations:

1️⃣ Nourish from the inside out – Choose real, whole foods and ditch the dyes, allergens, and inflammatory ingredients that fuel gut + brain inflammation.

2️⃣ Detox your environment – Fragrance and harsh chemicals disrupt the nervous system. Simplify your home for clearer air, calmer minds, and healthier hormones. Ditch those wall plug ins, febreeze sprays & holiday candles!

3️⃣ Get outside daily – Nature is the ultimate therapy! Fresh air, movement, and sensory-rich play all strengthen the brain and regulate the nervous system. Focus on watching screens less & connecting with / moving in nature more!

🌿 Start small, stay consistent — these simple shifts create massive change for laying the foundation of a developing brain.

10/27/2025

🧠 You can’t put a roof on a house without a strong foundation! 🏠

Before we address higher-level skills like handwriting, reading, or auditory processing, we have to make sure the brainstem—the body’s foundation—is stable and mature.

The brainstem is like a highway to the thalamus, carrying sensory and motor information that supports focus, coordination, and regulation. If this highway is congested skills like handwriting, auditory processing, and reading can’t develop efficiently.

When primitive reflexes are integrated and the brainstem is organized, the “roof” (the cortex) can finally do its job—learning, creating, problem solving and thriving.

10/22/2025

The Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR) makes every day skills HARD - especially ones that require using and isolating the left and right sides of our body.

What happens when the ATNR is activated? ⬇️

‼️ When our head turns to look one direction, the arm on that same side wants to extend or straighten.

🚗 When driving, we turn our head left or right often to look into the lane next to us before we merge. If the ATNR is retained, our arm will also try to extend at the same time, causing us to swerve into the lane we are looking at!

🚴🏼 This is also evident as we (or our children) try to ride a bike. When our head turns to look left or right, we have a difficult time keeping the handle bars centered and the bike going straight! This makes navigating through crooked paths very challenging!

✨ If the ATNR reflex is appropriately integrated, you (or your child) should be able to fully turn your head left or right independently of your arms moving!

🧠 Curious to see how we test for a retained ATNR reflex? Follow along to learn more!

10/21/2025

At Connected Kids Pediatric Therapy we assess primitive reflexes as a part of every new client evaluation! Your child’s stuffies & favorite animals get a reflex assessment too 😉

Assessing your child’s primitive reflexes will give us so much insight into how their brain and body are working!

If a child has retained primitive reflexes their nervous system will feel stuck and they will grow and develop in a way that feels out of order, not symmetrical or coordinated, and like your child is always taking the “hard way” to complete ordinary daily tasks such as learning and playing!

Are you curious if retained primitive reflexes are impacting your child’s development? Follow along for more educational information & click the link in our bio to get in contact!

09/10/2025

This determined and resilient parent reached out to me after exhausting all other resources. She was determined to find a solution for her daughter’s sensory and emotional regulation needs. After about 5 minutes of speaking to her on the phone I knew that a primitive reflex assessment was what her child needed - her pediatrician and any other provider she had seen had never mentioned primitive reflexes before. My schedule was (*is) full, but I knew I had to squeeze them in - I knew exactly what they needed and I couldn’t just turn the other way.

After a primitive reflex assessment and ✨ONE✨ follow up session, they started an individualized primitive reflex and sensory integration home program.

➡️ After roughly 30 days of consistent implementation, we scheduled a follow up consult that left both mom and I in TEARS. Her reflexes were almost ✨GONE✨.

In only 30 days, she was now:

✨ Trying on new clothes without tears
✨ Allowing family to touch her back, face and feet
✨ Brushing her hair and wearing new hairstyles without tears
✨ More regulated with less emotional outbursts

👏🏼 Weekly treatment sessions for reflex integration are a wonderful BOOST, but at home with consistent implementation is where the ✨MAGIC✨ happens!

‼️ I’m looking to add 1-2 more providers in the southeast valley to my team that want to make the world of a difference in their client’s lives - if this sounds like you - let’s connect!

09/01/2025

We’ve rebranded! We have new look with the same occupational therapy services you love!

➡️ Checkout our website at www.connectedkidsaz.com

✨ We offer a holistic, root cause approach to occupational therapy! Our services are play based, strengths focused, family centered and neurodiversity affirming.

✨We aim to address your concerns from the root cause - ❌ not just managing symptoms!

➡️ Follow along as we have some exciting up and coming announcements! We can’t wait to continue to help families in the southeast valley, AZ on a deeper level! 🙌🏼

07/28/2025

“Seeds don’t just grow where you plant them…they grow where you water them” 🌱🧠☀️

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Queen Creek, AZ

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 6pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm

Website

http://www.connectedkidsaz.com/

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