Brandon Gimbel (00:00)

When talking to kids and maybe adults, what can we as clinicians, what can parents tell the kid to expect? Is it fun? Does it feel engaging? Does it feel like games? How can we describe it to apprehensive kids?

Lisa Novak (00:13)

We strike a balance because some of it actually can and does feel fun and engaging and games and some of it doesn't. And we don't want them to necessarily expect that they're going to be playing board games the entire time they're with us and then be like, "what is with this long, boring thing you're making me do?" The way that we typically describe it is that we're going to be doing a lot of different short, quick activities that all help us learn about you. Everybody in this world has things they're really good at and things that are harder for them. And it's our job to be kind of like detectives and figure out what are you really good at and how can we use that to help with things that feel harder. And so we do that by building with blocks and looking at puzzles and pictures on the iPad and asking you questions and having you do some school things. Most actually tell us at the end and we give ourselves a little pat on the back that it was way more fun than being at school and they're very excited that they got to hang out with us.