Mental Health & Play Therapy

Learning Disabilities

Learning disability evaluations at the Center for Connection are thorough, strengths-based assessments for children, adolescents, and adults who have struggled academically or with specific processing tasks. Our psychologists assess for dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, language and auditory processing disorders, visual processing differences, and nonverbal learning disabilities, along with the ADHD and anxiety profiles that frequently co-occur. Evaluations draw on cognitive assessment, academic achievement testing, phonological and language processing measures, and multi-informant input. The process concludes with a plain-language feedback session and a written report that serves as a roadmap of prioritized recommendations, including documentation suitable for school IEP or 504 accommodation requests.

Occupational Therapy

CFC's occupational therapy team provides brain-based, neuro-affirming OT across the lifespan, working in two full-sensory gyms at our Pasadena and Duarte locations. Our bottom-up approach starts with the nervous system: behavior is communication, and lasting change comes from building foundational skills rather than targeting surface behaviors. We work with sensory processing differences, fine and gross motor development, self-regulation, writing difficulties, and daily living skills. Our ABA-alternative model emphasizes relationship, identity, and genuine belonging. Services include full evaluations, sensori-motor evaluations, writing evaluations, and one-to-one treatment.

Speech & Language Therapy in Pasadena: autism, early intervention, verbal apraxia, stuttering