Autism & Early Intervention
Celebrating unique strengths through neurodivergent-affirming care and playful, child-led support to help your child reach their full potential.
At Radiance Pediatric Therapy, we believe in celebrating each child’s unique strengths through neurodivergent-affirming care. Our approach to autism and early intervention is child-led, evidence-based, and family-focused, ensuring that therapy feels like play while driving meaningful developmental growth.
Our Approach
We specialize in the DIR (Developmental, Individual-differences, and Relationship-based) model, which focuses on building strong foundations for social, emotional, and intellectual capacities rather than just isolated skills. We serve children where they learn and play most—both in our Bentonville clinic and within local preschools.
How We Support Your Child
Our licensed clinicians bring advanced experience in supporting children from 8 months to 18 years old with a variety of needs:
- Sensory Processing: Helping children navigate and regulate their responses to the world around them.
- Emotional Regulation: Providing strategies to help children stay calm and engaged during daily routines.
- Functional Independence: Training for everyday "jobs" like dressing, feeding, and self-care (ADLs).
- Social Connection: Enhancing a child's ability to participate more fully in family life and the community.
A Partnership with Families
We view parents and caregivers as essential partners in the therapy journey. Our goal is to provide you with simple, realistic strategies that offer practical home carryover, allowing your child to reach their fullest potential at home, at school, and in the community.
At Radiance Pediatric Therapy in Bentonville, we support children and kids with early developmental or sensory differences using child-led, neurodivergent-affirming care that feels like play while building real skills.
Quick overview
How We Can Help
We provide pediatric occupational therapy for children 8 months to 18 years who may have:
- Autism or suspected autism
- ADHD
- Challenges with feeding, dressing, handwriting, or daily routines
- Sensory processing differences
- Developmental delay — showing difficulty with areas that include coordination, fine motor, visual reception, visual motor, play skills, social function, or self-care
Our clinic in Bentonville serves families across Northwest Arkansas, including Rogers, Centerton, and surrounding areas.
The basics
How Does OT Help, and Why Is Early Intervention Important?
Occupational therapy helps autistic and neurodivergent children participate more comfortably and confidently in everyday life — playing, getting dressed, eating, learning, and connecting with the people they love. Rather than drilling isolated skills, we look at how your child experiences the world and support their sensory needs, regulation, motor development, and communication.
Early intervention simply means starting during the developmental windows when support can have the biggest impact. The earlier we partner with your family, the more naturally we can weave strategies into your child's routines — and the more confident everyone feels along the way. There is no "too early" to ask questions, and you do not need to wait for a diagnosis to begin.
Our philosophy
Our Neurodivergent-Affirming Approach
Neurodivergent-affirming care means we celebrate the way your child's brain works instead of trying to change who they are. In practice, that looks like:
- Following your child's lead and building on their unique strengths and interests
- Supporting self-regulation — including stimming — rather than stopping it
- Respecting and welcoming communication in all forms (spoken language, AAC, gestures, play)
- Treating parents and caregivers as essential partners in every step
Our goal is for your child to feel understood, capable, and confident being exactly who they are, while building practical skills that help daily life feel easier at home, school, and in the community.
By developmental stage
Early Intervention by Age
Support changes as your child grows. We serve children from 8 months to 18 years and adjust therapy to match each developmental stage.
