Who's the Boss?
Miami Speech and Sound Machine
Come On Shake Your Body Baby Do that OT
Cowboy, take me ABA
Taking Care of Business
100
I opened Sensory Kids 2006 in a garden apartment in my brownstone, just me, a part-time art therapist, and a part-time speech therapist.
Who is Sonia Zayas-Vega, OTR/L?
100
This person can eat an ENTIRE pizza in one sitting.
Who is Miss Nicole (SLP)?
100
This person has visited 15 different countries.
Who is Mr. James (OT)?
100
This therapist has lots of parenting experience-- she has 5 kids!
Who is Miss Joan (ABA)?
100
This is hourly rate for OT and Speech sessions that occur in-clinic, as of April 2022.
What is $175/hour?
200
I helped deliver babies in a maternity ward in West Africa for 6 months when I was in my 20s.
Who is Vanessa Vega?
200
This person's first job was at a waterpark.
Who Miss Erica (SLP)?
200
This person's grandma taught her to make handmade gnocchi, and she cracked her head open falling off a balance beam in gymnastics when she was younger-- but these were unrelated!
Who is Miss Nicole (OT)?
200
This therapist has been with Sensory Kids & Social Minds since 2019 before she achieved RBT status, and now is ready to become a BCBA herself!
Who is Miss Jessica (RBT)?
200
This is the period during which ABA services can occur-- generally lasting around 6 months-- as approved by an insurance company.
What is an authorization period?
300
I started the ABA Department in 2016 when I joined Sensory Kids & Social Minds as its first BCBA.
Who is Jennifer Arellano Leiva?
300
This person spent a quarter of her youth (cumulatively) living abroad!
Who is Miss Lena (SLP)?
300
This person lives for live performances-- music concerts and theatre--she has seen 12 shows this year, and is likely seeing 3 more before the year ends!
Who is Miss Brianna (OT)?
300
This person loves country music; her favorite color is black; and she has one sister. She is Puerto Rican and Portuguese!
Who is Miss Erica (ABA)?
300
This is the name of the friendly older African American man who cleans at the JC locations. He is likely to call you "boss" or "buddy" or some other nickname.
Who is Randy?
400
I was a 2x NCAA Track and Field All-American, and I can squat 195+lbs.
Who is Kerri Gannon?
400
This person is trained in Irish Step Dance.
Who is Miss Katie S (SLP)?
400
In her youth, this person was in a dance company that would travel around NJ/NY to perform. Her most memorable performance was in the Hudson County Juvenile Detention Center in Secaucus, where she performed for 20 inmates.
Who is Miss Alyssa (OT)?
400
This person is trained across two of our three disciplines and has a healthy obsession with all things ghoulish and spooky.
Who is Miss Jen G (OT and ABA)?
400
These are the types of toys that most frequently have to be hidden from our clients-- across all locations.
What are cars?
500
We both worked in schools before transitioning into our roles within one week of one another at Sensory Kids & Social Minds.
Who are Mike and Chelsea (BCBAs)?
500
This person has mismatched thumbs-- according to her, "one is normal, and one looks like a toe."
Who is Miss Katie F (SLP)?
500
This person used to run a foodie Instagram page before turning her influencer career to occupational therapy!
Who is Miss Nicolle (OT)?
500
Most agencies refer to their behavioral specialists (RBTs) as registered behavior technicians-- Sensory Kids & Social Minds prides itself on training this:
Registered Behavior THERAPISTS
500
This is the average length billed for each ABA initial evaluation.
What is 8 hours?