A Total Approach

09/09/2026

Why we sometimes recommend intensive therapy at ATA!

Learning happens through meaningful practice. Sometimes a child benefits from concentrated time to build new skills and gain momentum. Other times, they need the steady rhythm of weekly therapy to strengthen those skills and carry them into everyday life.

09/03/2026

Stages: This journey is a together journey. Click to watch a short video!

This journey is a together journey.

09/02/2026

Meet Casey DiDomenico, MS, OTR/L, IMC, EFC, DIR-FTP! ✨ Casey has been part of the ATA team since 2019, first joining us as a COTA/L before continuing her education to become an Occupational Therapist.

Casey is passionate about lifelong learning and continually expands her knowledge to better support the people she works with. Her training includes DIR-Floortime, executive functioning, Interactive Metronome, neurodiversity-affirming care, trauma-informed care, dyspraxia, sensory processing, attachment, and more. With experience across the lifespan, Casey is dedicated to helping each person build the skills, confidence, and support they need to live their fullest life in whatever way is most meaningful to them. 😄💙

09/02/2026

It’s that time of year again….Back to School!
Learn when it’s time to seek support:

But if you are already noticing familiar concerns such as morning resistance, exhaustion after school, difficulty with homework, emotional overwhelm, attention challenges, sensory stress or increasing frustration, you do not necessarily have to wait until the report card confirms what you are seeing...

08/31/2026

And that is just the tip of the iceberg! Check out our website atotalapproach.com to learn more about the services we offer and how we can best support you or your loved one! ✨

08/27/2026

Looking beyond the Labels…Click to learn more!

Our Developmental Pathways Model (DPM®) helps us look beyond the diagnosis to understand the building blocks that support learning, communication, movement, attention, regulation, and relationships. Instead of asking, "What label does this child have?" we ask, "Which developmental pathways need sup...

08/26/2026

Meet Miss Sophie ✨

Sophie is a Speech-Language Pathologist who earned her B.S. in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Spanish from Penn State University, followed by her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology and Bilingual Emphasis Program from West Chester University. She is passionate about AAC and advocating for every child to find their voice and feel confident using it to make their mark on the world. Sophie is also certified in Interactive Metronome and is continuing her training in DIRFloortime® to further integrate regulation, connection, and play into her speech therapy practice. 💛

08/20/2026

Girl Grip, ATA edition ✨
But we’re not telling you who’s who 👀
Think you can guess? Drop your guesses below ⬇️😏

08/20/2026

Parents must learn how to notice and observe behaviors…Watch to learn why and how!

Parents must learn how to notice their child's behavior.

08/10/2026

✨ Meet Maude Le Roux, OTR/L, SIPT, DIR Champion & Expert Training Leader! ✨

Maude is the founder of A Total Approach and a globally recognized trainer, mentor, and advocate for “whole-child” care. Since opening A Total Approach in 2001, she has dedicated her career to supporting children and families through a developmental, relationship-based approach that looks beyond a diagnosis to understand the whole child. She developed the Developmental Pathways Model (DPM), which guides the team’s unique assessment and intervention approach for dyspraxia, ADHD and executive functioning, autism, reading and writing disorders, trauma, and attachment. Maude served for 9 years on the ATTACh Board of Directors and currently serves on their Advisory Board, as well as the Advisory Board for LSWorks (Neuralign). She is also a co-author of two books and contributed a chapter on Trauma and the Body to Healing Connections, released in 2024. Her dedication to advocacy and education has been recognized with the ATTACh Continued Child Advocacy Award and the ICDL Champion Award.

At the heart of everything Maude does is her commitment to equipping the child while empowering the parent. 💛