Neurodiverse-Affirming Occupational Therapy

Supporting Neurodivergent People Through Respect, Understanding & Empowerment

Movement Resolutions LLC is a neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapy clinic serving individuals of all ages and diagnostic backgrounds, including neurodivergent children, adolescents, and adults. We provide respectful, evidence-based care that honors each person’s nervous system, communication style, sensory needs, lived experience, and identity.

Our practice welcomes clients across the lifespan and across diagnoses, while maintaining a clear specialization in neurodiversity-affirming occupational therapy. Our services are grounded in the belief that neurodivergence is not something to be fixed, but understood, supported, and celebrated. We focus on empowering individuals to better understand themselves, advocate for their needs, and participate in life in ways that feel safe, meaningful, and authentic.

Who We Serve

We work with individuals of all ages and diagnoses, including but not limited to:

  • Autistic children (ages 1–12)

  • Neurodivergent adolescents and adults

  • Individuals with sensory processing differences

  • Clients with differences in interoception, regulation, communication, and motor planning

Services are individualized and tailored to developmental stage, lived experience, diagnostic context, and personal goals.

Our Neurodiversity-Affirming Approach

Our occupational therapy services prioritize:

  • Autonomy and consent

  • Client-led goals

  • Strengths-based intervention

  • Respect for sensory and communication differences

  • Emotional safety and nervous system regulation

  • Education and self-understanding rather than compliance

We support individuals in understanding how their nervous system works and how to meet their own needs with confidence.

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Evidence-Based Qi Gong Sensory Massage

For Autistic Children (Ages 1–12)

We specialize in an evidence-based Qi Gong Sensory Massage protocol designed specifically for autistic children. This structured, nurturing, touch-based intervention supports sensory regulation, body awareness, and nervous system organization.

Qi Gong Sensory Massage may support:

  • Sensory processing and modulation

  • Regulation of arousal states

  • Improved body awareness and interoception

  • Reduced stress and sensory overload

  • Improved sleep and digestion

  • Parent–child connection and co-regulation

Caregiver education is a core component of this approach, empowering families to confidently support regulation at home while respecting the child’s cues and consent.

Tools & Curricula We Use

Our practice integrates research-based, neurodiversity-affirming resources, including:

  • The Interoception Curriculum – Kelly Mahler, MOTR/L
    Supporting awareness of internal body signals, emotional understanding, and self-regulation

  • Seabridge Curriculum- Katrina Martin, PhD
    Promoting emotional development, self-awareness, and meaningful connection

  • Social Cipher- Vanessa Castaneda Gill, CEO Co-founder
    A neurodivergent-affirming approach to social understanding emphasizing identity, self-advocacy, and choice

  • Additional affirming teaching tools and sensory regulation frameworks, such as Autism Level Up, Harkla Sensory diet programming, and more

These resources are adapted collaboratively to align with each client’s communication style, sensory profile, developmental stage, and personal goals.

Our Focus: Empowerment & Self-Advocacy

Across all ages and diagnoses, our work centers on helping clients:

  • Understand their sensory and nervous system differences

  • Identify what supports and accommodations work for them

  • Develop language for self-advocacy

  • Build confidence in their unique strengths

  • Navigate the world without masking or suppressing their needs

We aim to support participation in daily life without asking individuals to change who they are.

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For Caregivers & Families

We partner closely with caregivers and families, offering education and support to help them:

  • Understand neurodivergence through an affirming lens

  • Recognize sensory and interoceptive differences

  • Respond to behaviors as communication

  • Support regulation without punishment or compliance demands

Families are valued collaborators in the therapeutic process.




Our Commitment

At Movement Resolutions LLC, we are committed to creating a safe space where people of all ages and neurotypes feel:

  • Seen

  • Respected

  • Supported

  • Empowered

Therapy should feel safe, affirming, and meaningful