02/21/2026
One thing I wish more people understood about therapists and educators:
Our work doesn’t stop when the session ends.
The most meaningful progress often happens behind the scenes — during the planning, reflecting, adjusting, and creating that takes place long after the last client leaves for the day.
I’m at the office on a Saturday updating visual supports for a client who has been having a harder time with transitions lately. When routines feel unpredictable, it can overwhelm a child’s nervous system.
Visual schedules increase predictability.
Predictability builds safety.
Safety supports regulation.
And regulation allows learning to happen.
In a neurodiversity-affirming practice, our goal isn’t compliance — it’s understanding. It’s asking, “What is this child communicating? What support would make this feel safer? More manageable? More empowering?”
It also looks like:
• Researching and creating individualized supports
• Reviewing data and adjusting goals
• Hunting down the exact toy tied to a current special interest because motivation matters
• Rewriting plans after reflecting on what worked (and what didn’t)
This is the part families don’t always see — the time, the intentionality, the care.
Therapists care deeply. Your child is never just a time slot on a calendar. We carry our clients with us — in our thoughts, in our planning, and in our commitment to helping them feel understood.
And that kind of care doesn’t clock out. 💛
