Monthly Archives: February 2015

BOCA RATON, Fla - The emphasis is on fun at the We Rock The Spectrum kids gym in suburban Boca Raton. But along with the jumping on the trampoline, riding the zip line, the laughing and shouting, therapy and instructions are going on here for children on the autism spectrum. "He's holding on, which is good," said Jennifer Guttenberg, an occupational therapist working with one of the children on the…

West Boca parents will have a new place to take their kids later this month. We Rock The Spectrum Kid's Gym is for all kids, but it's motivated with autistic children and their parents in mind. The motto: Finally a Place Where You Never Have to Say I'm Sorry is not about what the kids do. It's about the uncomfortable feeling their parents have when they feel the need to…

Welcome to We Rock the Spectrum, a "kids gym for all kids" which opened April 19 in west Boca Raton. It welcomes all children and offers special equipment for children on the autism spectrum. The sensory gym is a dream come true for owner Gail Field of Boca Raton, whose 4-year-old son, Jayson, is on the autism spectrum. "I just had to do it for Jayson and kids like him,"…

Racks of educational toys like learning mats, arts and craft supplies, puzzles and the ever-popular role-playing costumes are lined in up in a row out front to buy. But Field offers all these activities for the kids, too, and seven finger paintings were drying on a counter next to two child-size tables and chairs. A soft-surface play area has two trampolines and sturdy hanging apparatus and a carpet swing. There…