PlayMatters

About PlayMatters

PLAYmatters is a pediatric occupational therapy clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, located on Roswell Road. The practice focuses on children and families, with services for infants, children, and young adults. Its website describes a strong emphasis on sensory processing and sensory integration, with care designed to help children participate more fully in play, learning, social interaction, and everyday routines. The clinic provides services in its Atlanta clinic and also supports children in home and school settings when needed. Conditions and concerns named on the site include sensory processing disorder, autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, developmental coordination disorder, developmental delay, hypotonia, learning disabilities, handwriting challenges, and related self-regulation and school participation needs.

PLAYmatters offers evaluations, consultations, training, and direct therapy. Evaluations are used to identify a child’s strengths and areas of need, while consultations may involve parents, caregivers, and school teams. The clinic also provides teacher training and school-based consultation, including guidance on whether a learning environment is a good sensory fit for a student. Therapy options include one-on-one treatment and some small group sessions, including handwriting-focused groups. The clinic presents its approach as science-based, research-driven, and relationship-centered, with attention to the physical, emotional, social, and cognitive aspects of development. Play is described as central to how children learn, and the clinic also notes use of sensory integration methods and DIR Floortime when appropriate. The team includes Carol Taylor, MOT OTR/L, founder and clinical director, along with occupational therapists Amy Mace, OTR/L, Dr. Albane Marshall Love, OTR/L, Dr. Nicole May, OTR/L, Hannah Monell, OTR/L, Julia Wesley, OTR/L, and occupational therapy assistant Maria Torres, COTA/L.

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