Blooming Potential

09/12/2025

🚨🚨🚨🚨Parents of wanderers/elopers: if you're struggling to keep your child safe at school, speak to your child's doctor about this diagnostic code. The code can help establish the medical necessity for close, constant adult supervision throughout the school day. It can also support the implementation of essential safety measures, such as fencing, door alarms, visual cues, and a coordinated school-wide response plan.

Z91.83 - Wandering (Elopement) diagnostic code.

Parents of wanderers/elopers: if you're struggling to keep your child safe at school, speak to your child's doctor about this diagnostic code. The code can help establish the medical necessity for close, constant adult supervision throughout the school day. It can also support the implementation of essential safety measures, such as fencing, door alarms, visual cues, and a coordinated school-wide response plan.

NAA also provides a sample physician letter in our main safety toolkit (linked in comments.)

08/13/2025

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Movement Is Regulation, Not Misbehavior

💡 Autistic individuals often use movement — fidgeting, pacing, rocking, or bouncing — to self-regulate, focus, or reduce overwhelm. Instead of stopping the movement, ask: “What need is this meeting?”

Reframe the behavior:
✔️ Rocking = grounding
✔️ Pacing = processing
✔️ Fidgeting = focus aid
✔️ Stimming = communication

Educators & Providers: Build movement-friendly environments.
👪 Families: Embrace stimming at home without shame.
🧠 Autistic Individuals: You don’t need to “mask” to be accepted.

📣Learn more from Autism Level UP’s energy regulation tools:
https://www.autismlevelup.com/resources-downloads
(See the Energy Meter & Regulation Plan – free to download!)

Normalize movement. Respect sensory needs. Support self-regulation.

08/12/2025

It’s Character Day at Blooming Potential, and look who stopped by for a visit!

07/03/2025

05/21/2025

Don’t miss this powerful session on Water Safety and Drowning Prevention with Dayna Harvey and the Autism Society of America on Thursday, May 22nd, from 8-9 PM EST. Walk away with 5 ready-to-use strategies and resources to help protect lives this summer. Let’s create safer communities together! Register now: https://bit.ly/4m85Ygy

04/17/2025

🐰🐣🌷🤍✝️ We've had a fun-filled day of Easter festivites at Blooming Potential! From some SWEET PEEP treats to egg hunts, photo ops, and crafts, we've had a good time thanks to our wonderful therapists and staff who keep things fun for us all! We hope that everyone has a wonderful Easter break! Reminder: We will be closed tomorrow, Friday, April 18 in observance of Good Friday! Regularly scheduled therapy services will resume at 8:00 a.m. pn Monday, April 21! We'll see you all then! Happy Easter! 🐰🐣🌷🤍✝️

04/03/2025

Happy Occupational Therapy Month to all of the OTs and COTAs out there! Your hard work and dedication make a positive impact on a daily basis! We are thankful for you all!

04/03/2025