COOL KATS OT

A neatly organized pediatric occupational therapy play space featuring a low, natural wood sensory table covered with textured fabric swatches, smooth river stones, and colorful wooden fidgets. In the background, open shelves hold neatly labeled bins of tactile materials, weighted lap pads, and visual timers, all in soft blues, teals, and warm neutrals. The scene is set in a bright, sunlit corner of a home with large windows and leafy trees visible outside. Gentle late-afternoon natural light creates soft highlights on the wood grain and subtle shadows under objects. Photographed at eye level with a slightly shallow depth of field, the composition feels calm, professional, and warmly inviting, emphasizing a child-led, organized environment in clean, photographic realism.

Summer Services

Child-led OT in San Jose offering 1:1 care and social groups for autistic and ADHD kids.

Approach

At Cool Kats OT, we view autism and ADHD through a neurodiversity-affirming lens, focusing on sensory processing, self-regulation, play, and each child’s unique strengths in real-life environments.

Our Philosophy
A close-up view of a set of carefully arranged OT tools for supporting autism and ADHD, spread across a smooth light-wood tabletop. Items include a visual schedule board with clear, colorful pictorial cards, a sleek digital visual timer with a bright red countdown disk, a small collection of silicone chewable necklaces, and a textured blue handheld sensory ring. The background gently blurs into soft tones of a tidy home environment. Soft natural window light from the left creates gentle highlights on the plastic and silicone surfaces and subtle shadows to the right. Shot from a slightly overhead, three-quarter angle with shallow depth of field, the mood is calm, organized, and clinically competent, presented in clean, photographic realism.

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Testimonials

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Cool Kats OT met our autistic son exactly where he was, turning meltdowns into manageable moments and helping our whole family understand sensory needs with compassion.

— Aya Nakamura

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Our ADHD daughter finally has tools that make sense to her—movement breaks, sensory strategies, and routines that fit our life, not the other way around.

— Lila Patel

Rating: 4 out of 5.

Backyard sessions feel like play, yet he’s communicating more, trying new foods, and staying calmer during school than we imagined.

— Mateo García

Rating: 5 out of 5.

Her OT celebrates her creativity and curiosity, so she leaves sessions proud of herself, regulated, and ready to handle homework and friendships with more confidence.

— Aya Nakamura