giraffe cartoonWhat Our Clients Say

“My son has seen Aaron off and on as needed for the past six years. Aaron’s OT work is thorough and thoughtful. I’m going to speak to what Aaron does that sets him apart from other OTs.”

“Aaron connected with my son as he began to work with him. He modeled and reinforced social emotional vocabulary and body awareness. I think of Aaron as having not only saved my son from an angry path, he also saved me from my own reactive tendencies.”

“Sensory Processing Disorder and ADHD are hard on the child and adolescent struggling to find a path through school, home and the greater world. Parenting a child finding his way can be an emotional roller coaster. Because Aaron models an empathetic approach to conflict, he helped me too. I learned to first connect with myself and then with my son. My son and I have remained close through some turbulent times. I will forever be grateful for Aaron’s work.”

— Lilo C

“LGT has been nothing short of wonderful for our little one on the autism spectrum. He attends OT sessions with Elana once a week and we’ve seen a lot of improvement in his fine motor skills. Elana makes sure to check in with us regarding goals, maintain consistency in activities and making sure the experience is fun and engaging for our child. Since LGT is not associated to any insurance providers, it gives them the added flexibility of working on skills typical insurance-funded OT providers would not, which is a huge plus for me. 100% recommend this place!”

— Vinitha Iyengar

“Aaron is an amazing occupational therapist. My son has been going to Aaron for OT sessions for close to two years now, and in that time, he has shown great progress. Aaron is not only exceptional at what he does, he also connects really well with the kids and engages them and makes the sessions so much fun. As someone who has to drive for close to an hour with my son in traffic to get to the clinic, this is a great blessing, because my son is always eagerly looking forward to the sessions.”

“Aaron’s approach with my son (who was diagnosed with autism a few years back) is not just OT, but also a mix of floortime/DIR to go with the OT, that encourages problem solving, communication and abstract thinking in a play based setting. Starting with tacking basic regulation issues, we have made steady progress and now my son is able to go to piano lessons and tennis lessons and keep up with the instructor.”

“Aaron is highly invested in my son’s success. He is very involved, takes his role very seriously and is very enterprising when it comes to having a good mid-term to long-term vision while still solving short term problems that crop up. Me and my husband are very grateful to have found him, and he has played a tremendous role in my son’s progress and self-esteem.”

— Padma V

“We love Laughing Giraffe OT. My son sees Cassie for weekly sessions around deepening his self-regulation and social skills. Cassie is kind, responsive, and incredibly responsive in every way. My son gets very sad when he has to miss a session because he finds them both fun and helpful. He’s able to articulate the skills that he’s learning at Laughing Giraffe and how the strategies help him.”

— Reena Patel

“We have worked with a couple different therapists during the time our daughter has been coming here, and they have both been amazing! She is always excited and looking forward to her sessions, and has made so much progress all while thinking she is just playing games. It took a while to find a time that worked for our busy schedule, but it was absolutely worth the wait, can’t recommend them highly enough!”

— Jessica Tepper

“Aaron DeNardo OTR is absolutely amazing! He has been working with my son who is diagnosed with Asperger’s off and on for close to 10 years. The progress he has made with his fine motor, gross motor and motor planning skills is truly remarkable. Aaron has a natural rapport with spectrum children, he is incredibly kind, patient, persistent and structured to just the right degree. He has helped our son through some very difficult times, and even gave him the confidence/gift of teaching him to ride a bike, which is something we never thought possible! I am a physician within the community and have seen the gamut of therapists around the Silicon Valley. If you are lucky enough to get a spot on his schedule, jump on it, Mr. Aaron is truly a very talented therapist and a wonderful human being, he and his crew will work magic. The essence of time and great therapy with him is the key.”

— Tracy R

“I am excited that my daughter’s occupational therapist Aaron DeNardo has opened his own clinic – he is an amazing professional and he is great with kids. My daughter started seeing Aaron when she was 4 and he quickly became one of her favorite people. She had a lot of sensory issues and a diagnosis of autism, and our psychologist recommended us to do occupational therapy with Aaron. He immediately “got” my girl and connected with her, which not everyone can do. Each time she couldn’t wait to see him.”

“There are two very important things which Aaron is very good at: first of all, he is clearly a very experienced therapist who suggested many great things to try. He found the right “sensory diet” for my daughter, figured out what could help her not to be scared of loud places, what will make her progress and develop faster and what could help my little girl to understand her body and the space around it better.”

— Yulia Z

“Aaron is an exceptional occupational therapist. His practice focuses on individualized play-based therapy (Floortime/DIR) and he incorporates parents into his plan for their child. We were looking for a therapist that focused on developmental stages rather than behavior modification for our son with Autism. Aaron fit the bill. From the very first session, my 3 year old was engaged and loving every moment of his time at Laughing Giraffe… and so were we! This has NOT been the case with other therapists and/or companies. The most noticeable practical results for my son in the three months since we’ve been working with Aaron are: joint attention, speech/communication ability, and sensory regulation. For me, what that looks like is a child who suddenly wants me to play with him a good majority of the time, a child who is either saying or using body language to convey needs and/or desires, and a child who is much more in tune with his own body because his sensory needs have been identified and are being met.”

— Stephanie and Mark Paulson

“Aaron has been nothing short of amazing for my son.”

“Other OT’s & teachers have made my son shut down or fall apart, but Aaron has a way of putting my highly anxious boy at ease. He knows how much to push kids, but still allow them a feeling of success. It seems intuitive. I can tell being a therapist is not just a job for Aaron, he genuinely cares. I’m sure the kids sense that too.”

— Jill De Cicco

“My teen daughter struggles with low muscle tone and emotional regulation. Aaron was always flexible about what they did during her appointments based on how she was feeling at that time. He combined his OT skills with compassion and care for each of his clients. She looked forward to each of her appointments with him and improved in several areas of physical abilities. After almost two years, we’ve moved on but I still highly recommend him!”

— Louise P

“Since my son started his therapy with his OT, only few weeks ago, I saw a huge improvement in his behavior, self-esteem and less negativity in his speech. Nina is very knowledgeable, she understood quickly his needs and was able to propose him a plan right after his first session. I was looking for someone aware about the archaic reflex, and she is! My son loves to come back every week for his session even if some session asked him to work on frustration 😂. I can only recommend Laughing Giraffe Therapy, you will not be disappointed !”

— Gaëlle Desroziers