Boca Child Counseling

06/17/2026

06/11/2026

Calling all parents who yell at their kids...!

I hear this all. the. time. in our office. Some parents blurt it out when we first meet and some parents wait to tell us, once they know we won't judge them for it. The kids who get yelled at show up differently in the playroom, so these parent confessions do not really come as a surprise. Most ever...

05/20/2026

Who woulda thunk?

My office sits in a canopy of trees. I affectionately refer to my playroom as The Treehouse. Over the past many months, the families and I have joyfully noted the comings and goings of many creatures in these trees. For the past several days, a woodpecker has been aggressively attacking the window.....

05/12/2026

Love this! The leading cause of Autism is... Autism!

05/02/2026

Ooooh, shout out to the Neurodiversity Circle for challenging Pediatricians to sharpen their game!

04/27/2026

Calling all professionals who serve kids... Come creep on our playrooms!

04/20/2026

https://www.bocachildcounseling.com/post/new-name-same-aim

I got a new sign. I agonized over what to write on it, until trusty Rivkah said, "It's just a sign, Autumn. They just have to find the door." Rivkah's common sense is always a boon.My sign has the new practice name: Boca Child Counseling. We have a new logo and a new website (www.bocachildcounseling...

02/16/2026

Blog shoutout to the peeps over at The Neurodiversity Circle!

So, I'm a part of The Neurodiversity Circle now. This means that I have joined a group of humans who are trying to shift the way our society cares for kids and teens who are neurodivergent. These are kids and teens whose brains work in an atypical fashion... kids who have Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dys...

01/27/2026

Always... always... the question comes up: how do we tell the kids? Try this:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16KNoHUeYx/