Neurodiversity-Affirming Play Therapy for AuDHD, Autistic & ADHD Kids and Teens in Centennial & Denver, CO
Your child deserves a therapist who truly gets them.
🧠Neurodiversity-affirming clinicians
🎈Children (ages 2–12) & teens
📍Serving Centennial & Denver, CO
🛡BCBS, Aetna, United, Medicaid
❤️️ 2000+ families supported
🎓Parent coaching built in
Neurodivergent Therapy for Kids & Teens · Centennial & Denver
Your child's neurotype is not a problem to fix.
At Rooted Rhythm, we see autism, ADHD, and AuDHD as valid neurological differences — not deficits to manage away. Our therapists are trained to meet your child's nervous system where it is, and help your family build the language and tools to do the same at home.
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AuDHD — Autism + ADHD
For children and teens carrying both neurotypes — navigating the push-pull of needing routine and craving novelty, sensory overwhelm, and the particular kind of school-day exhaustion that comes with masking all day long.
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Autism Spectrum Therapy
Neurodiversity-affirming therapy for autistic kids and teens. We don't work to reduce autistic traits — we work to help your child feel safe, understood, and capable in a world that often asks too much of their nervous system.
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ADHD Therapy
For children and teens whose ADHD brain is creative, curious, and brilliant — and also struggling with dysregulation, emotional outbursts, and systems at school or home that just aren't built for how they're wired.
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Sensory Processing & Emotional Regulation
Meltdowns, shutdowns, after-school dysregulation, and sensory-driven distress are among the most common reasons families reach out to us. We help kids and teens build regulation skills that actually work with their nervous system.
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Highly Sensitive Children
Big feelings, sensory sensitivity, and overwhelm that others don't seem to understand. Highly sensitive kids need a therapist who meets their depth — not one who tries to turn down their volume.
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Giftedness & Twice-Exceptional (2e)
Gifted children with co-occurring learning or developmental differences need clinicians who understand both sides of that profile. High capability doesn't make the hard parts any easier — it just makes them harder to see.
Ages & Populations
Who we work with in Centennial & Denver.
Our Colorado teams specialize in children and teens — from early toddlerhood through high school — with parent coaching woven into every engagement, because real change happens at home too.
Ages 2–5
Play-based therapy for toddlers and preschoolers showing early signs of sensory sensitivity, dysregulation, or developmental differences.
Ages 6-12
Our core specialty. Child-led play therapy for neurodivergent kids navigating school, friendships, big emotions, and home life.
Ages 13–18
Teen therapy for identity, masking exhaustion, academic pressure, social struggles, and the particular grief of growing up neurodivergent in a neurotypical world.
Parents
Parent coaching is built into every child engagement — not an add-on. You are your child's most powerful therapeutic tool.
Does This Sound Familiar?
Signs families like yours find us.
Most parents who reach out to Rooted Rhythm are exhausted, confused, and have already tried things that haven't worked. Here's what we hear most often:
Your child holds it together perfectly at school — then completely falls apart the moment they walk through the front door
Your child or teen has an autism, ADHD, or AuDHD diagnosis and you're not sure what to do with it
Sensory overwhelm — clothing, sounds, crowds, transitions — makes everyday life a battle
Previous therapists didn't really understand neurodivergence and it felt like your child was being pathologized
You suspect your child might be autistic, AuDHD, or ADHD but don't have a formal diagnosis yet (please note, we do not offer formal diagnoses, but we do have referrals who can!)
Meltdowns, shutdowns, or emotional outbursts that don't respond to any strategy you've tried
Teachers say your child is "doing fine" — but at home you see something completely different
Your teen is masking hard at school and coming home completely depleted and shutting down
Your child struggles socially — not because they don't want connection, but because the social world feels overwhelming and confusing
You feel like you're walking on eggshells at home and you don't know how to help without making things worse
Our Approach
Nervous system first. Always.
We don't start with behavior — we start with the nervous system beneath it. Our therapists use evidence-based, trauma-informed, and neurodiversity-affirming methods to create the conditions where real change is possible.
A free, no-pressure consultation call
15 minutes with our intake team to hear what's going on with your child, share how we work, and help you decide if we're the right fit — no obligation to move forward.
Building safety before anything else
Early sessions focus on helping your child feel genuinely safe with their therapist. We also connect with you as the caregiver early — because understanding the full family picture is essential to the work.
Play therapy + parent coaching, together
Our model weaves child-led play therapy with parent coaching in every engagement. Skills don't stay in the therapy room — they transfer home, where it matters most.
Modalities matched to your child's neurotype
Our clinicians draw from play therapy, somatic approaches, CBT, Synergetic Play Therapy, and attachment-based methods — chosen specifically for how your child's brain learns, regulates, and heals.
Insurance we accept in Colorado
We're committed to making neurodivergent therapy accessible. We accept the following plans for clients in Centennial, Denver, and across Colorado.
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Colorado Medicaid
United Healthcare
Aetna
Frequently Asked Questions
What families and clients want to know.
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Yes. Rooted Rhythm serves neurodivergent children and teens in Centennial through both in-person and telehealth sessions (for teens only). Our therapists specialize in AuDHD, autism, ADHD, high sensitivity, and sensory processing differences — with a deep focus on ages 2–17 and the families around them. Centennial families also have access to our full Colorado team's expertise via virtual sessions.
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AuDHD describes the co-occurrence of autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. In children, this often looks confusing from the outside: the same kid who can hyperfocus on a video game for three hours can't start a simple homework task. They need routine but resist it. They want friends but find socializing exhausting. At school they may hold everything together — then fall apart completely at home. This is one of the most common profiles our therapists work with, and we have deep experience supporting AuDHD children and their families through exactly these patterns.
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No formal diagnosis is required to begin therapy. If you suspect your child is autistic, AuDHD, or has ADHD — even without an official evaluation — we're happy to get started. A clinical diagnosis is typically required if you plan to bill insurance, but our intake team will walk you through what that looks like for your situation. We don't require a piece of paper to believe what you're describing.
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We do not offer formal psychological evaluations or diagnostic testing. Our focus is therapy, play-based intervention, and parent coaching. If your child needs a formal evaluation for autism, ADHD, or AuDHD, we're happy to refer you to trusted assessment partners in the Denver and Centennial area — and then continue supporting your family therapeutically once you have the results.
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We accept Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna, and Colorado Medicaid (Health First Colorado) for clients in Centennial, Denver, and across the state. Private pay and out-of-network superbill options are also available. Contact our intake team and we'll help you understand your child's benefits before the first session.
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Yes. We offer telehealth therapy for Colorado families across all of our specialties, including neurodivergent care for children and teens. Telehealth can work especially well for teens with social anxiety or sensory sensitivities, and for parent coaching sessions. In-person play therapy — particularly for younger children — is offered at our physical offices in Denver and the Centennial area.
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Parent coaching is built into every child therapy engagement at no additional cost — it's part of our model, not an add-on. You'll receive regular parent sessions alongside your child's therapy, complimentary access to the Tuned In Institute platform (including parenting courses and regulation tools built specifically for families of neurodivergent and sensitive children), and ongoing guidance from your child's therapist on what they're seeing and what you can try at home. Most parents tell us the parent coaching component is as transformative as the child work itself.
Let’s help your child find their rhythm.
Ready to connect your child with a neurodivergent-affirming therapist in Centennial or Denver? Start with a free, no-pressure call — no obligation to move forward.