Middle school is such a stressful... *ahem* I mean, special time in everyone's life - Growing up, navigating new social dynamics and responsibilities - And this phase can be even trickier for a middle schooler who's neurodivergent.

Introducing…

Bobby Morton, MS, CCC-SLP

Bobby is a licensed speech-language pathologist who brings a wealth of clinical experience with pre-teens and teenagers to this unique setting.

He designed Aura Farming to be a space for 5th to 8th graders to connect with peers, explore their interests, practice social communication, and learn executive functioning skills that will help them succeed in their daily lives.

Keep reading to find out more!

This group is designed to be a consistent weekly meet-up for your middle schooler to:

• Do cool stuff with other neurodivergent kids around their age in a low-pressure, but still clinically supportive setting.

• Talk through those rough social situations that happen to all of us during middle school.

• Develop important executive functioning skills like problem-solving, keeping their academic responsibilities organized, balancing work and fun, and effectively self-advocating for their needs.

• Learn how to pick up on subtle social cues that get oh-so-common once we hit middle school (what’s that side-eye supposed to mean…?).

• Develop meaningful relationships with other kids in their age group and a speech therapist who genuinely cares about what they’re going through.

• Practice applying skills they’ve worked on in their 1:1 speech therapy sessions to real-life situations with other people beyond just their speech therapist.

The Specs

• Who

  Robert (Bobby) Morton, MS, CCC-SLP and your middle schooler!

  We are accepting all kids in 5th to 8th grade, but will cater meeting plans based on the age range of the kids who end up attending.

• What

  A regular weekly social/daily life support group geared toward neurodivergent middle schoolers. Neurotypical kids are invited, too!

• When

  Every Wednesday

  4:30-5:30pm

  Starting March 4th, 2026

• Where

  Home Base:

  Northshore Pediatric Therapy - Kenmore

  6443 NE 181st St

  Kenmore, WA 98028

  ***WITH visits to other locations in the community. Details TBD based on the interests of the group!

• Why

  Middle school is a time of big shifts in social dynamics and academic demands. With more interactions these days happening through a screen than IRL (in real life), a lot of opportunities for developing healthy social communication and daily life skills often fall by the wayside.

  So, our team is setting out to create a high-quality, specialized solution for this huge area of need. Traditional 1:1 speech therapy is one piece of the puzzle, but there’s so much more to it that can’t be effectively addressed in that kind of sterile clinical set-up.

  Kids need a space to APPLY skills in REAL LIFE situations with ON-THE-GROUND support. So, we’re making it happen. Join us!