Motor Initiation
Support for starting movement with less prompting and more self-directed momentum.
San Diego purposeful motor movement support
Motor coaching with intent.
Intentional motor coaching for teenagers and adults with apraxia, autism, and disabilities, built around access, athletic patience, and purposeful action.
Built for people whose abilities are often underestimated. Sessions are calm, collaborative, and focused on access: initiating, planning, sequencing, and following through with movement that matters.
The approach
Motor coaching that treats movement like a skill, not a behavior to manage.
We start with regulation, trust, and consent. From there, each session supports the motor loop: noticing an intention, preparing the body, initiating movement, adjusting in real time, and completing the action.
The work can support communication access, daily living tasks, recreation, learning, fitness, and greater independence. Progress is measured by meaningful participation, not by looking typical.
Services
Focused pathways for purposeful action.
Sequencing
Practice organizing multi-step actions for daily routines, learning, and expressive goals.
Purposeful Practice
Movement work connected to real interests, chosen tasks, communication, and independence.
Who we serve
Teenagers and adults deserve support that grows with them.
The studio is designed for autistic people, nonspeaking and unreliably speaking people, people with apraxia or dyspraxia, and people with developmental or acquired disabilities.
- Presumes competence
- Centers autonomy and consent
- Adapts to sensory needs
- Welcomes families and support teams
Meet your coach
Athlete, practitioner, and movement partner.
I have been an athlete my entire life, moving from soccer and baseball into water polo and swim. I played water polo and swam through high school and college, then found a deeper passion for health and fitness in the gym.
During college, I worked at a supplement shop inside the gym, where training, nutrition, and community were part of everyday life. In 2020, I began working with Dawnmarie Gaivin and spent nearly half a decade as a spelling practitioner at Spellers Center.
Now I bring those worlds together through Get Scrawny: athletic discipline, respect for communication access, and practical support for motor coaching and planning.
What sessions feel like
Structured enough to be dependable. Flexible enough to be human.
Settle
Begin with the body, environment, and communication supports that make participation possible.
Choose
Identify a meaningful action, task, or movement goal with the person and their support team.
Practice
Use clear rhythm, pacing, modeling, and feedback to build reliable access over time.
Contact
Tell us what purposeful movement could make possible.
Share a little about the person, the movement goals that matter, and the kind of support you are looking for.