Areas we support
Parents usually arrive with a word. Sometimes a paediatrician has used it. Sometimes a teacher, a relative, or a search at midnight.
We use these words because they are useful. They carry decades of research, they tell us where to look, and they open doors to school support and services that would otherwise stay shut.
But a diagnosis describes a pattern. It does not describe your child. Two children with the same diagnosis can need entirely different things, and our plans are built around the child in front of us rather than the term on the referral letter.
If the word you were given is on this list, we can help you understand what it means for your child. If you have no word at all and only a feeling that something is different, that is equally good reason to come in.
Developmental and neurodevelopmental
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD
- Global developmental delay
- Intellectual disability
- Down syndrome and other genetic conditions
- Preterm birth and high-risk NICU graduates
Communication
- Speech delay and late talking
- Language disorder, affecting understanding or expression
- Speech sound difficulties and unclear speech
- Stammering and fluency difficulties
- Social communication difficulties, including pragmatic language
- Non-verbal and minimally verbal children, including alternative ways of communicating
Learning
- Specific learning disorders: dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia
- Difficulty with attention, memory and organisation in the classroom
- School readiness difficulties
Motor and neuromotor
- Cerebral palsy
- Developmental coordination disorder and dyspraxia
- Delayed motor milestones
- Hypotonia and other tone difficulties
- Tics and Tourette syndrome
- Stereotypic and repetitive movements
Sensory, behaviour and emotional
- Sensory processing difficulties, both over- and under-responsive
- Feeding and eating difficulties linked to sensory or oromotor factors
- Behaviour that is difficult to manage at home or at school
- Emotional regulation difficulties and frequent meltdowns
- Anxiety, low mood and school refusal
- Social isolation and friendship difficulties
- Adjustment difficulties in adolescence
Other concerns families bring us
Sleep, feeding, daily routines, screen use, difficulty with transitions, sibling relationships and school complaints come up constantly in consultation.
These are developmental questions, not parenting failures, and they are worth raising. Bring whatever is on your mind.
Parent wellness
Parents are not a footnote on this page.
Raising a child through developmental or behavioural difficulty is demanding, and it is normal for that to take a toll on sleep, work, confidence, marriages and the relationship with the child themselves. Caregiver burnout is common, under-discussed, and treatable.
Parent counselling at AAArohan covers stress and burnout, guilt, family relationships, differences between parents about how to handle things, siblings, and planning for the long term.
You do not need your child to be enrolled with us to come in for yourself.
A first step begins with a conversation
You do not need to have the answers before asking for guidance.
If you have questions about your child's development, communication, learning, behaviour or emotional well-being, or you are looking for counselling support for yourself or your family, we would like to hear from you.
Tell us what you have been noticing. We will help you work out the right next step.
Appointments and programme enrolment are subject to consultation, suitability and availability.