Unlock Your Child’s Potential with EXERSHINEkids

Designed by a pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) specifically for neurodivergent children and those with sensory‑processing challenges, EXERSHINEkids offers a thoughtful alternative to overstimulating group activities. Traditional programs often don’t account for sensory or social demands—but ours does.

 

What Makes EXERSHINEkids Unique:

• Developed by an OT: Founded by Dr. Amy Wheadon, OTD, OTR/L—an OT with 20+ years of pediatric experience and lived sensory‑processing differences—ours is a purpose-built program grounded in OT principles.

• Evidence‑Based & AOTA‑Approved: Clinicians complete AOTA‑approved training and certification to become instructors, ensuring high-fidelity implementation.

• Targeted Self‑Regulation & Sensory Processing: Through high‑intensity, OT‑informed workouts (vestibular, proprioceptive, tactile), kids build strength, improve sensory processing, and gain tools for self‑regulation.

• Measurable Outcomes: Clinical trials show significant improvements in tactile processing, body awareness, motor planning, ADLs/IADLs, social focus, and decreased impulsivity.

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More Than Just Exercise:

• Social Connection in a Safe Environment: Run by OTs who can identify when a child becomes regulated and foster social belonging through intentional group dynamics.

• Holistic Growth: Children don’t just get stronger—they gain confidence, improve motor skills, and develop friendships in a supportive “just‑right” challenge setting.

 

Perfect for kiddos who:

• Struggle to self-regulate in adult-led or sensory-heavy group settings.

• Need a sensory-informed environment built around their processing profiles.

• Thrive under professional OT guidance with peer-based social shaping.

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By choosing EXERSHINEkids, you’re investing in a clinically grounded, research-backed, neurodiversity-affirming exercise program—where every workout is also a step toward functional regulation, social connection, and lifelong empowerment.