Sunrise Therapies Inc.

03/23/2026

When everything gets labeled the same, the people with the highest support needs lose access to what actually helps. We need to start understanding autism through an apraxia-informed lens.

03/03/2026

Fireside Chat: Why Spelling Triggers You (Even When You Love It)

✨FREE Webinar - Monday, March 9 at 11:00–12:30pm PST ✨

You believe in spelling to communicate.
You love what it has opened up for your child.
So why does it often feelnonspeakerg or frustrating for you?

Join us for a grounded, honest conversation exploring:
•⁠ ⁠Co-regulation + nervous system states
•⁠ ⁠How regulation impacts apraxia and motor loops
•⁠ ⁠Why some days flow… and other days feel impossible
•⁠ ⁠Navigating being a caregiver and CRP, and so much more

This fireside chat brings together four passionate allies to offer education, guidance around common dilemmas, and space to ask your questions live.

A rare chance to be in community with people who truly get it and leave feeling more informed and resourced.

Register here: https://support-the-supporters.org/events 🤍

02/23/2026

Caregivers aren’t meant to carry everything alone.
We created the Parent Caregiver Reset Retreat because we kept hearing the same thing from families:

“I just need a moment to breathe.”
“I want to show up regulated for my loved one, but I don’t know how to get there myself.”

This retreat isn’t about fixing you.
It’s about supporting you. Your nervous system, your capacity, your humanity. So you can keep showing up in the ways that matter most.

Because when caregivers feel grounded, connection grows. And connection is where everything meaningful begins.

If you want a place to start right now, we put together a free guide with our Top 5 Co-Regulation Anchors you can use immediately.

Comment COREGULATE and we’ll send it your way 🤍

02/23/2026

Play is still essential – but the environments children grow up in today are very different from the ones our theories were built around. Between screens, structured schedules, fewer peer-led experiences, and changing expectations, many children are experiencing struggles that past generations haven't.

That’s why I’m presenting Play to Praxis: Building Motor and Speech Planning Through Real Playat the 2026 Play Conference, hosted by Precision CPD.

🗓 Free showing runs March 9–12, 2026

You can also upgrade to the VIP Ticket with accredited CEUs, extended access, a private podcast feed, and a conference workbook + bonuses.

VIP is available at a discount before the free showing begins.

Register here: https://sunrisetherapies--otholly.thrivecart.com/playcon2026/

02/09/2026

👉 If it feels like you’re competing with screens, structured schedules, and busy households… this conference is for you.

The 2026 Play Conference, hosted by Precision CPD, is designed for OTs, PTs, and SLPs who want strategies that actually connect with modern kids, support engagement and initiation, and carry over at home, in classrooms, and real-life settings.

Together, we’ll explore how childhood has changed – and how to use play in ways that actually fit today’s children, without guilt or outdated expectations.

🗓 Free showing runs March 9–12, 2026

You can also upgrade to the VIP Ticket, which includes accredited CEUs, extended access to all sessions, a private podcast feed, and a conference workbook + speaker bonuses.

The VIP is available at a significant presale discount before the free showing begins.

Register here: https://sunrisetherapies--otholly.thrivecart.com/playcon2026/

02/02/2026

Honored (and honestly really excited) to be joining the Rethinking Autism 2026 Conference as a keynote speaker 🤍

I’ll be offering both a keynote presentation and interactive workshops focused on synchronizing connection, regulation, and communication for learning.

This conference brings together self-advocates, parents, caregivers, educators, and practitioners from around the world to explore innovative, practical, and human-centered approaches to supporting autistic individuals (especially nonspeaking and minimally speaking individuals) in homes, schools, and communities.

If you’re craving deeper understanding, real tools you can actually use, and conversations that move us away from compliance and toward connection… this space is for you.

So grateful to be learning, teaching, and growing alongside so many thoughtful changemakers.

Hope to see you there! 🤍

https://www.optimalaccess.org/rethinking-autism-conference/

01/20/2026

Caregivers… this one is for YOU 🤍

We are so excited to partner on something truly special:
✨ Reset Retreat for Caregivers ✨
April 24–26, 2026 | Birdsong Backcountry Retreat, CA

This is a first-of-its-kind retreat created specifically for caregivers who support text-based communicators. A space to finally pause, breathe, and be held for once.

Think:
• nervous system reset in nature
• co-regulation tools you can actually use
• breathwork + meditation
• evening fire circles
• real connection with people who get it

You spend so much time pouring into others, this weekend is about refilling your own cup. No fixing. No performing. Just resting, recalibrating, and reconnecting.

Spots are limited and we already feel how powerful this is going to be.

Link in our bio to learn more + save your spot!

You deserve this. Truly. 🌿

12/02/2025

Some great options for giving Tuesday! (I'd usually make a cute instagram post and stories, but this year, my brain doesn't have the bandwidth to care about that - haha!, so here's a short and concise list!

https://givebutter.com/NameThatGoodDogPup2025

https://www.spellersfreedomfoundation.org/donate

https://tacanow.org/your-gift-their-future/

https://www.radtrc.org

11/25/2025

🎤💢

https://growingkidstherapy.com/2018/06/28/open-letter-to-asha-by-elizabeth-vosseller/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOS1ZBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEequsn3WC00zZU-ZKQDUGhW4_jaoU9O9oBNrrZ0rwKVj1UKC7WEKhY0NTglgc_aem_ERvH6paaXcrmHu-gSw7KiA

I am writing to you to ask that you withdraw the proposals from the Ad Hoc committee on FC and RPM. The members of this committee have a longstanding public record of trying to discredit the use of FC, RPM and other forms of typing or spelling as a form of communication. A review of their articles,....

11/25/2025

This.

Omg what a day! One of the people who helped merge all the old autism subtypes into one giant “spectrum” is now saying out loud that it’s too broad and kids like mine get erased in it?

Hearing Dr. Cathy Lord on The Daily today felt like a plot twist.

Yeah. That’s big.

This isn’t a random TikTok self-advocate.
This is someone who helped build the system and even she’s saying we need to rethink it.

Because let’s be honest…When “autism” covers everyone from non-speaking kids who need 24/7 care to adults writing think-pieces about masking… something’s broken. Not the people, the system.

Kids like Charlie shouldn’t disappear because the spectrum got stretched so far that profound autism feels like it doesn’t belong.

So yeah, hearing Cathy Lord call it out on a national platform should be a wake-up call.

The spectrum needs nuance.
Profound autism needs recognition.

I’m starting to feel hopeful about the DSM VI 🤞🏻

10/29/2025

Swipe ⬅️ for some good giggles.

Words will never capture the gratitude I have for this team right here. 🥹🩷✨

10/24/2025

As apraxia-informed OTs, we know our greatest teachers are autistic individuals like Gregory, whose lived experiences deepen our understanding far beyond textbooks.

This clip is from our Rise Up conversation with Gregory Tino. ☺️ Check the link 🔗 in our bio to watch the full conversation now on our YouTube page live now!