Self Determination Program
At TheraPlay LA, we accept Self-Determination Program funding to access highly individualized pediatric therapy services designed around the whole child.
Our multidisciplinary clinic combines occupational therapy, speech therapy, feeding therapy, sensory integration therapy, airway-focused pediatric therapy, nervous system regulation, and neurodevelopmental care to support children with developmental, sensory-motor, feeding, ADHD, autism, and regulation challenges.
Whether you are brand new to the Self-Determination Program or already searching for an experienced SDP vendor in Los Angeles, our team helps make the process feel clear, supportive, and manageable.
What is the Self-Determination Program(SDP)?
The Self-Determination Program (SDP) is a California Regional Center program that gives families more flexibility, choice, and control over their child’s care and support services. Instead of only accessing pre-approved vendor services through the traditional Regional Center system, families enrolled in SDP are able to choose providers and therapies that best meet their child’s unique developmental needs.
At TheraPlay LA, SDP funding can be used to support highly individualized pediatric therapy services designed through a whole-child, neurodevelopment lens. Depending on your child’s needs, services may include occupational therapy, speech therapy, feeding therapy, and orofacial myofunctional therapy, either as standalone services or as part of an integrated treatment plan.
Our team takes an integrated approach that may incorporate sensory integration, motor development and coordination, oral motor and feeding development, social communication, sleep and airway health, regulation support, and executive functioning strategies to better understand and address the underlying factors impacting a child’s development and daily functioning.
Whether your child needs support with sensory processing, motor development, feeding, communication, sleep, regulation, attention, emotional regulation, social participation, or daily functioning, SDP allows families to build a care plan that is personalized, collaborative, and comprehensive.
TheraPlay LA currently accepts Self-Determination Program (SDP) funding exclusively through ACE FMS (Financial Management Services).
Families who would like to use SDP funding for services at our clinic must have ACE established as their Financial Management Service provider prior to beginning services. At this time, we are unable to process SDP payments through other FMS providers.
If you are new to the Self-Determination Program or need assistance setting up ACE for therapy services, our team is happy to help guide you through the process and provide any documentation needed for your Regional Center team or service coordinator.
We aim to make the SDP process feel supportive, clear, and manageable so families can focus on accessing the care their child needs most.
ACE Financial Management Services for SDP Families
Visit the ACE website for more information about their services: ACE Financial Management
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The support we offer…
Sensory Regulation and Sensory Integration Support:
Individualized support to help children better recognize and respond to their sensory needs across home and community settings. Services may address transitions, regulation, attention, participation in daily routines, tolerance for different environments, and practical strategies that improve comfort, flexibility, and engagement in everyday activities.
Communication and Community Participation Support:
Support designed to strengthen functional communication in natural environments and improve participation across home, social, and community settings. Sessions may focus on expressing needs, following directions, engaging with others, building confidence in public settings, and developing communication strategies that support inclusion and meaningful participation.
Executive Functioning and Daily Routines Support:
Support to strengthen executive functioning skills such as planning, organization, task completion, transitions, emotional regulation, and participation in structured routines. Services are designed to help children function more successfully across daily environments while building independence over time.
Adaptive Skills Training:
Support focused on building functional daily living skills that promote greater independence and participation at home and in the community. Areas of focus may include following routines, engaging in self-care, managing transitions, organization, attention to tasks, behavior regulation, and participation in age-appropriate daily activities.
Social Skills Development:
Individualized or small-group support to help children develop practical social skills such as turn-taking, flexible thinking, emotional regulation, peer interaction, conversational skills, problem-solving, and participation in shared activities. The goal is to build confidence, foster connection, and support success in real-life social situations.
Have any questions?
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Regional Center and Self-Determination Program (SDP) services are individualized supports designed to help children and families build functional skills, increase independence, and improve participation in everyday life. Services are flexible, strengths-based, and tailored to each child’s goals across home, school, and community environments.
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Children who are eligible for Regional Center services or enrolled in the Self-Determination Program (SDP) may receive individualized supports based on their needs and goals. Services are developed collaboratively with families and may focus on regulation, adaptive skills, communication, social participation, and executive functioning.
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Services may support functional goals related to:
Self-regulation
Sensory processing
Adaptive and daily living skills
Communication
Social participation
Executive functioning
Transitions and routines
Community participation and independence
Goals are individualized and designed to improve participation in everyday life.
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Yes. All services are individualized and strengths-based. Supports are tailored to each child’s needs, interests, and functional goals, with an emphasis on building independence and meaningful participation.
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