David Green is a dedicated pediatric occupational therapist who has been working with children with special needs including autism, PDD, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and overall developmental delays for more than 15 years. In addition to working in the Occupational Therapy (OT) field, he has also worked extensively as a swim instructor, waterfront director, and counselor for many years with the special needs population. After a year of working as a special education teacher in Bushwick, Brooklyn, he went to New York University to obtain a Master’s Degree in Occupational Therapy. He graduated in April of 1999 after taking an additional specialized pediatric clinical affiliation to ensure he had the training he needed to excel in the pediatric field. After three years of working as a New York City District Occupational Therapist in both elementary and high school, as well as providing home care services for the NYC Early Intervention program, he moved to Westchester to pursue providing home care to early intervention, pre-school, and school-aged children. David Green’s dream of opening a state-of-the-art sensory gym to provide treatment for children of all ages and disabilities had unfolded.

 

David Green and his friend and partner Ralph Schrader have worked together for nearly 10 years to provide individualized and extensive therapy to the pediatric special needs population of Westchester, NY. David Green has extensive training in a variety of intervention techniques for helping children with special needs, including therapeutic listening, sensory integration, vision, DAN (Defeat Autism Now), Brain gym, Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT), Floortime, and handwriting. David Green uses an eclectic and holistic approach to therapy, ensuring that each client has a customized treatment plan to ensure optimal progress and overall development.

 

David Green currently lives with his wife and 3 children in Northern Westchester. When he is not at work, David Green enjoys participating in triathlons, listening to music, and spending time and exercising with his family. His wife Laura is a dual certified Regular and Special Needs educator in Westchester. All 3 of their children have received EI and CPSE services, and his oldest is still receiving services at the elementary school level (CSE) with a diagnosis of dyslexia. David Green continues to understand patients and be compassionate as a therapist, advocate, administrator, and as a parent being on “both” sides of therapy and special education meetings.