We began working with Morah Dinah when my son, Jonah was 3 years old. Her kind, nurturing and patient temperament led to an immediate positive connection with my son.  Through imaginative and creative exercises.  Jonah was  challenged in each weekly session and while he “played” with Morah Dinah, he grew stronger, calmer and more focused.  By developing a caring and strong relationship with Jonah, Dinah was able to take him outside of his comfort zone and Jonah grew into a more confident little boy.  Cancelled or missed appointments often resulted in tears as the hour together each week was a welcomed part of his weekly routine.

About a year and a half after “graduating” from OT, Jonah started to exhibit different challenging behaviors.  After a few months of struggling with this, he asked if he could go back to Morah Dinah so she could help him.  And that she did.

Dinah Leiter’s passion for working with children comes through in every aspect of KidClan. Her administration and staff make you feel like family when you enter the doors. The bright, clean, playful  environment puts children at ease. She embraces the entire family in her treatment and empowers the children she works with to believe in themselves and their capabilities.

We are so grateful to have found our highly skilled and experienced speech therapist, Deb McCarthy. Her clinical insight combined with her patience, creativity and dynamic personality make each therapy session a productive and entertaining experience. Our son looks forward to working with her each week, and has shown marked improvement in just the short time we have been seeing her. Deb is an amazing clinician and we couldn’t be happier!
Thank you 🙂

“Karen Lyman is the most amazing physical therapist!  She is an outstanding person and has a wonderful way with her clients (and their parents, too!). Karen has been treating our son for almost 3 years and is constantly innovating new approaches and ideas to help him. Karen is the consummate professional who keeps a finger on the pulse of latest therapeutic techniques and consistently seeks out professional development opportunities.  Her balance of persistence and kindness makes her the perfect agent for physical change… Karen’s knowledge base and commitment to the children she treats is truly admirable.  Her communication with parents is excellent.  She has done amazing work with our son and we will be eternally grateful.”

When I felt like I had no place to turn and no one understood my daughter, I called Kid Clan and poured my heart out to them.  The response I received was overwhelming.  They did an evaluation right away and within a week my daughter began her therapy sessions.

Words cannot express the amount of gratitude I have for the therapists at Kid Clan.  Everything they do is always in the best interest of my daughter and her well-being.  My daughter looks forward to her OT and Speech sessions because they are always done in a fun, creative way that keeps her engaged and on task. They are always coming up with new ways to help her grow and flourish.

I am especially humbled by the founder herself, Dinah Leiter.  She took the time out of her busy schedule to accompany my husband and I to my daughter’s IEP meetings, visited the new school my daughter would be attending, and answered all questions I had regardless of the time of day.  She even called me back while she was out of the country. She puts so much compassion and love into my daughter, I will be forever grateful to her.  My daughter has come a long way since she started Kid Clan. She’s physically stronger, calmer, able to stay on task longer and does better at transitioning.  If you are looking for a place that shows the same care and concern as you, Kid Clan is the place to be!

“I feel fortunate to have discovered how occupational therapy can help me and my children. Although I know many people who have special needs children, my children certainly didn’t fit in that category, yet I couldn’t understand why my children were different than other children. Somehow I kept noticing that they just were not able to do things others did easily, and their general conduct was a challenge for me on a constant basis. When I first spoke to Dinah Leiter, I thought she must be a fly on my wall! How could she so uncannily know so many of the issues we struggled with? She helped me recognize certain patterns of behavior that were typical for some children, so that I could strengthen my children’s skills to enable them to succeed in today’s fast-paced world. She also helped me appreciate their wonderful talents by minimizing the challenging behaviors, and empowering me to understand them and facilitate their growth. I am a strong advocate that a parent must do everything within their power to help our kids succeed in an already challenging world. Occupational therapy at Kid Clan has given me invaluable tools to assist my mission.”

Michal connects with children almost magically. With her charismatic warmth, she builds and nurtures success until the child can own their abilities. She is constantly investigating any challenge deeper and deeper to solve any verbal, social or learning challenge. When I learned the Nurtured Heart Approach it gave me tools that I realized were absolutely and totally embedded in Michal’s being. I recommend from first hand experience as a parent and have recommended Michal to multiple families professionally and personally. I trust her emphatically.

“We are very appreciative of the efforts made by our son’s speech therapist, Michal Aryeh, in working with him. He’s made lots of progress in therapy. She keeps an open line of communication, listens to our suggestions and is responsive to feedback. In addition, she’s utilized some of the newest technology in her treatment approach. As a family with a child on the spectrum, we are grateful for the caring attitude and compassion shown by the entire staff at Kid Clan.”