Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration - CLASI

Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration - CLASI Jean Ayres.
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Originated in 2016, The CLASI Certificate Program was developed to continue the legacy of excellence in education, research and practice in the body of knowledge originated by Dr. A.

The Family Life Impact Questionnaire (FLIQ) was developed by Dr. Susanne Smith Roley and Dr. Zoe Mailloux to help clinic...
06/11/2026

The Family Life Impact Questionnaire (FLIQ) was developed by Dr. Susanne Smith Roley and Dr. Zoe Mailloux to help clinicians understand how a child’s challenges affect everyday family life.

Rather than focusing only on isolated skills, the FLIQ invites us to look at participation across routines, relationships, social life, community involvement, and family plans.

This matters because occupational therapy is concerned with real life: the occupations, routines, and contexts that shape the child and family’s daily experience.

The FLIQ can support family-centered assessment, meaningful goal-setting, clinical reasoning, and outcome monitoring.

Because family life is not secondary to intervention.

06/11/2026

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Offline Fri Jun 12 5:00 PM PT to Sat Jun 13 5:00 PM PT.

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🧱 Building and Refining Assessment Tools of Ayres Sensory Integration® Featuring: ✨ Zoe Mailloux, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTACo-au...
06/10/2026

🧱 Building and Refining Assessment Tools of Ayres Sensory Integration®
 
Featuring:
 
✨ Zoe Mailloux, OTD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Co-author of the EASI, former research assistant to A. Jean Ayres, CLASI Co-Founder, and internationally recognized leader in Ayres Sensory Integration®.
 
✨ Patricia Grady-Dominguez, PhD, OTR/L
Senior Research Scientist at CLASI whose work focuses on psychometrics, assessment development, and evidence-based practice.
 
✨ Marco Leão, MS, OT, PhD Candidate
Captain of Leadership and Instruction at CLASI, ESP Coordinator, and PhD Candidate focused on leveraging school-based OT through multi-tiered interventions.
 
Together, they’ll explore how the EASI is being developed, refined, and strengthened over time to help us better understand children and families.
 
💬 Comment WEBINAR below and we’ll send you the registration details by DM.
 
📅 June 17
🕒 3 PM California Time
 
🌺 The Children and Families Understood webinar series is organized by CLASI and made possible through the generous support of Southpaw Enterprises.

“We don’t do SI in schools.” Have you ever heard this from your district? 🛑School-based practitioners often feel pushbac...
06/09/2026

“We don’t do SI in schools.” Have you ever heard this from your district? 🛑

School-based practitioners often feel pushback from districts when trying to recommend ASI services due to funding, space, or a lack of understanding from administrators.

Advocating for Ayres Sensory Integration® in schools can feel like an uphill battle, especially when faced with limited funding, small spaces, or administrators who don’t understand the evidence. But here is the truth: AOTA supports using a sensory integration frame of reference when sensory challenges limit a student’s ability to participate in their education.

You can advocate for the services your students actually need. The key is having the right data and knowing how to communicate it to your problem-solving and IEP teams. 🗣️📈

Our ASI in Schools course includes an entire module dedicated to Advocacy, complete with an Advocacy Toolkit designed specifically for the school-based OTP.

Ready to stop fighting the system and start transforming it? Join the next ASI in Schools cohort to get the evidence and tools you need.

Comment SCHOOLS to get more information about the ASI in Schools course in your DMs.

EASI Update: Change to Tactile Perception Shapes (TP:S) 3D Printed Black ShapesWe have been conducting a research projec...
06/04/2026

EASI Update: Change to Tactile Perception Shapes (TP:S) 3D Printed Black Shapes

We have been conducting a research project to determine if it would be valid to exchange the black shapes that have been used for the Tactile Perception: Shapes Test with a printed response card instead. We have now finished the project and, as expected, using the response card does not change the results of the test so we are making this change.

The Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI) International Normative Data is currently under analysis for finalization of the tests. As decisions are made, they will be posted on the CLASI website.

Learn more about the most recent change or browse others now at cl-asi.org/easiupdates

👉 Learn more and download the free PDF from the CLASI website.
06/04/2026

👉 Learn more and download the free PDF from the CLASI website.

🧠 Our 2026 webinar series is officially kicking off... and we’re starting strong!Join us to learn from Dr. Zoe Mailloux,...
06/03/2026

🧠 Our 2026 webinar series is officially kicking off... and we’re starting strong!

Join us to learn from Dr. Zoe Mailloux, Dr. Tricia Grady-Dominguez and Marco Leão on June 17 as they dive into the science and practice behind building and refining assessment tools in Ayres Sensory Integration, with a focus on the EASI.

Expect real clinical takeaways you can bring straight to your practice. 🙌

✨ Children (and Families) Understood — CLASI & Southpaw 2026 Webinar Series

📅 June 17 | 3:00 PM California

👇 Comment WEBINAR below and we’ll send you the registration link straight to your DMs!

When we talk about ASI in schools, we are not only talking about what happens in direct intervention.We are also talking...
06/02/2026

When we talk about ASI in schools, we are not only talking about what happens in direct intervention.

We are also talking about the sensory and environmental conditions that shape participation throughout the school day.

Classrooms, corridors, cafeterias, playgrounds, assemblies, and transitions all carry sensory demands.

For some children, those demands are not secondary. They are a very substantial part of the challenge.

ASI-informed school-based practice helps us observe those conditions more clearly and make thoughtful decisions about how to support participation without over-simplifying the child’s needs.

If you want to learn more about using ASI reasoning in school contexts, join us in the new ASI in Schools course.

We have spaces available for our October 2026 cohort. May cohort sold out.

Comment SCHOOLS to learn more 🎓

Now Selling: 3D Printed Oral Shapes (For US Shipping ONLY)In 2026, updated integrated shapes with bottle tops were intro...
06/01/2026

Now Selling: 3D Printed Oral Shapes
(For US Shipping ONLY)

In 2026, updated integrated shapes with bottle tops were introduced to streamline use and improve consistency. Therapists who previously purchased EASI kits with the original oral shapes may wish to update their materials with these new integrated shapes.

The Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI) is an open-access assessment. The test manual, score sheets, forms, supporting materials, and access to online scoring are made available to professionals who have completed training through programs approved by ICEASI. Testers are responsible for purchasing and organizing the materials needed to build their own EASI test kits.

This new product includes the oral shapes, corresponding water bottles, and cardboard holders used in EASI administration.

Visit the link in our bio to learn more! 🔗

05/28/2026

Access to Occupational Therapy using Ayres Sensory Integration® in schools is not just a clinical issue - it is also an advocacy issue.

When children have sensory integration needs, the services, goals, setting, and intervention approach written into the IEP matter. Goals should be measurable and meaningful. Interventions should be connected to the child’s needs and supported by evidence. And documentation is essential, not only to track progress, but to help families clearly communicate concerns, ask informed questions, and advocate for appropriate support.

In this conversation, we discuss why parents and occupational therapists need to understand the importance of documentation, evidence-based intervention, and access to appropriate OT services within the school system.

🎥 Watch the full video on “Advocacy for Access to Occupational Therapy using ASI in Schools” here: cl-asi.org/webinar-library

Want to go deeper into how ASI can be understood, applied, and advocated for in school-based practice?

💬 Comment COURSE and we’ll send you the link to the brand new CLASI ASI in Schools course.

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