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ABOVE: Max Herbas, 5, and his brother Adrian, 3, of Philadelphia have
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The success of PLAY has made
Solomon a sought-after speaker. He’s
introduced PLAY to thousands of
families and professionals around the
globe and, most recently, spoke to col-
leagues in China this July. Because of
the growing exposure of his ground-
breaking work and reputation, refer-
rals from outstate pediatricians and
neurologists are not uncommon.
Shanai and Zachary Muth are a
case in point. Having learned about
Solomon through their local phy-
sicians, they traveled from their
Fremont, Ohio, home last month
for additional support for their son
Zayne, 5, who is currently nonverbal
and about to enter his second year of
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lasts around two hours, with families
often leaving the appointment with a
diagnosis and a plan of action predi-
cated on where the child places on
the autism spectrum. If the PLAY pro-
gram is indicated, a trained, certified
PLAY consultant is assigned to the
family and the process begins. And,
the great news is that PLAY therapy is
not geographically limited to the Ann
Arbor area.
The PLAY project knows no bound-
aries and is growing on a national
and global scale with more than 400
trained PLAY consultants in 30 states
and nine foreign countries.
“We train and certify profession-
als who incorporate PLAY into their
service agencies,” Solomon says. Once
established, “we re-certify and license
as a way of guaranteeing high quality.”
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preschool.
Shanai described how during their
appointment Solomon played with
toys with her son and got him to
laugh. “Zayne just loved it,” she says.
“Dr. Solomon was absolutely wonder-
ful. He was so good with Zayne. So
understanding.”
It was apparent from my conversa-
tion with Shanai that she and her hus-
band left their two-hour session with
Solomon with new-found confidence
and hope.
“He said he was going to write out a
plan for us about how to interact with
Zayne, to be his therapist at home and
to make sure we were going about it
the right way and not getting stressed.”
In describing his efforts on their
behalf, Shanai added that Solomon
“has gone above and beyond.”
In sharing a small part of her fam-
ily’s journey, Shanai Muth hopes she
can positively impact other families.
“If someone else can hear our story, it
will let them know there’s help.”
For Ella and Marco Herbas of
Philadelphia, it was research and not
a referral that led them to Solomon
and help for their 5-year-old son. Max,
who Ella described as high function-
ing and absent of any serious aca-
demic problems, needed guidance for
several behavioral issues and timing
was of the essence.
“I was worried about Max enter-
ing kindergarten this year and not
receiving appropriate support for his
attention, social skills and flexibility,”
Ella says. While the Philadelphia area
was not lacking in quality programs