Behind the Surface: Potential Waiting to Be Unlocked.
Understanding leads to real learning and allows brilliance to shine.
For boys and girls with ASD or communication challenges, even a good day can feel like a battle. Shemesh is at the forefront of a groundbreaking approach, transforming how ASD is understood and addressed.
For decades, the prevailing assumption was that nonspeaking individuals with autism lacked intelligence or emotional depth. Because they could not communicate through speech, society failed to offer them the tools, training, and compassion they deserved. Many were left isolated socially, emotionally, and physically, even from those who loved them most.
But today, research and lived experience are telling a different story: these individuals are bright, capable, perceptive, and deeply human. With proper communication support, especially for those with motor challenges like apraxia, nonspeaking individuals with autism can express their thoughts, learn, and direct their own lives.
Because when ASD is understood at its core, children are able to engage in meaningful, age-appropriate learning. We go deeper, uncovering what’s really driving behaviors, and changing the trajectory for children and their families. Because when you reach the root, you can nurture growth that lasts.
Let’s Talk. We Listen.
Understanding leads to real learning and allows brilliance to shine.
Understanding First
Presuming competence and seeing each child as capable of real learning.
Holistic Approach
Addressing sensory, emotional, and communication needs together.
Supporting the whole child includes nutrition. Shemesh provides carefully prepared meals, including gluten-free and dairy-free options, to support focus, regulation, and learning.
Safe, Supportive Environment
A space where children feel secure enough to thrive and reach their full potential.
Our Integrated Approach
Shemesh uses proven, relationship-based and developmental methods to support connection, communication, regulation, and learning. Our work includes DIR® Floortime, CMC Thrive, MNRI, ABM, Music Therapy, and coordinated OT, PT, and Speech-Language support—woven together to meet each child’s unique needs.
Is Your Child Misunderstood?
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You don’t have to figure this out alone. Let’s take the first step together.
Let’s Talk. We Listen.
