The Ayres Clinic was founded in 1976 by A. Jean Ayres, PhD, OTR, an occupational therapist and licensed clinical psychologist who was a pioneer in the field of learning disabilities. The Ayres Clinic was her private practice where she evaluated and treated children, taught USC graduate students in occupational and physical therapy, and treatment of sensory integrative disorders. Today the Ayres Clinic is part of Sensory Integration International, a non-profit organization that promotes education, research and treatment related to sensory integration. Evaluation Each year at The Ayres Clinic, hundreds of children are evaluated for sensory integrative dysfunction.
Assessment consists of standardized testing, observations, and interviews with care givers.
Combined information is important in determining whether a child's ability to organize and interpret sensory information is interfering with daily life functioning. Each year therapists at The Ayres Clinic provide individual occupational therapy. The Clinic offers several Therapy Intensive workshops throughout the year. The Ayres Clinic has been closely affiliated with the University of Southern California from its inception. Through this affiliation an advanced hands on treatment course for occupational and physical therapists is provided at the clinic.