What Makes

The LaunchPad

different?

What makes The LaunchPad different?

We are highly trained, experts in our field

Our team of highly trained Occupational Therapists utilize Ayres Sensory Integration interventions, meaning our therapy is child-directed and evidence-based. This approach targets the child’s intrinsic motivation (rather than external motivation) building their confidence while seeing tangible results.

We have been trusted by families in Orange County since 2007

Cherie has over three decades of experience in her field and has built The LaunchPad to be a clinic of compassion, excellence, evidenced-based intervention, and an engaging environment for our young clients to build skills to thrive!

We care holistically

Here at The LaunchPad, we care about the whole family and work towards greater ease and joy in daily life for everyone. As occupational therapists, we recognize that being a family member is one of a child’s most important occupations.

We Offer:

  • Traditional Occupational Therapy

  • Ayres Sensory Integration    

Occupational Therapy Evaluations Include but are not limited to;

  • Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI)

  • Sensory Integrative and Praxis Test (SIPT)

  • Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency 2nd edition (BOT-II)

  • Beery-Visual Motor Index (Beery-VMI)

  • Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP)

  • Miller Functional and Participation Scales (M-FUN)

  • The Handwriting Without Tears Print Tool

  • Peabody Developmental Motor Scale (PDMS-2)

  • Sensory Processing Measure

Interventions include but are not limited to;

  • Ayres Sensory Integration TM

  • Integrated Listening System (iLS)

  • Handwriting Without Tears

  • Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration (MNRI)

  • Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Technique (NDT)

  • Individual Education Plan Participation

  • School Observations

  • Complimentary Teacher Training

  • Collaboration with Parents and Teachers

Intervention supports;

  • Adaptive skills for independence in activities in daily living (dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding)

  • Success in classroom engagement and attention, handwriting and other paper/pencil assignments, praxis for project completion and time management

  • Increased ability to self-regulate, tolerate frustration, maintain an even emotional tone, attend to new learning, and maintain a general sense of well-being

  • Praxis for greater success in social interactions such as with peers at school or with family members in the home

  • Spatial and body awareness for greater ease in sports and increased ability to navigate the environment safely

  • Increased resiliency and self-confidence

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Our Core Values

Compassion

Excellence

Evidenced-based

Engaging Environment

Who we serve

Since 2007 we have been proud to serve families throughout Orange County including;

San Juan Capistrano

Rancho Mission Viejo

Mission Viejo

Capistrano Beach

Dana Point

Laguna Beach

San Clemente

Aliso Viejo

Ladera Ranch

Laguna Niguel

Newport Beach

Newport Coast

Irvine

Costa Mesa

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What is Occupational Therapy?

“Occupational Therapy is a health, wellness, and rehabilitation profession which supports individuals with varying degrees of physical, socio-emotional, or cognitive impairments. Occupational Therapy helps clients regain, develop, and build skills that are essential for independent functioning, health, and well-being.

Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants focus on helping children thrive in the “occupation” of childhood-learning, playing, and growing. Occupational Therapists help students develop the skills and confidence needed to succeed and be independent despite learning or developmental disabilities, or behavioral problems.”

*Information taken from American Occupational Therapy Association Webpage

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What is Sensory Integration?

Here at The LaunchPad we are experts in our field. Our therapists receive advanced training in Ayres Sensory Integration.

As defined by Dr. Jean Ayres in her book, Sensory Integration and the Child:

“Sensory integration is the organization of sensory input for use. The “use” may be a perception of the body or of the world, an adaptive response, a learning process, or the development of some neural function. Through sensory integration, the many parts of the nervous system work together so that a person can interact with the environment effectively and experience appropriate satisfaction. (Sensory Integration and the Child, page 5)

Sensory Integration is an unconscious process of the brain that gives us meaning to what is experienced. It allows us to act or respond to a situation we experience in a purposeful manner. It forms an underlying foundation for academic learning and social behavior (Sensory Integration and the Child, pg. 5)

Ayres, J.A. (2005) Sensory Integration and the Child: Understanding Hidden Sensory Challenges. Western Psychological Services. Page 5.

Our Sensory Integrative Clinic