24 years of clinical practice · AI-amplified · 5 languages

A clinician who has worked with hundreds of children like yours — now available 24/7 in your language

Dr. Quiñones has spent 24 years helping families through autism, language delays, and behavior challenges — across the United States, Mexico, and England. Now every answer Virtual Dr. Q gives is grounded in his real practice with real children, not generic AI guesses. For parents directing their child's plan, and for clinicians who want a thinking partner who's already seen what works.

Dr. Daniel Quiñones Meléndez ↗ PhD · M.S., CCC-SLP · Founder, Explora tu Potencial Juárez, A.C. · Arizona-licensed

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Why you can trust the answers

Every answer is built from real children — not the internet

Generic chatbots learn from whatever's on the internet. Virtual Dr. Q learns from Dr. Quiñones's actual practice — the children he's met, the families he's helped, the strategies that worked in real life.

650+

real children Dr. Q has worked with

3,200+

examples of how he actually talks to families

3,600+

proven ways of helping — from real cases, not theory

2,000+

step-by-step plans for specific situations

From Tucson and Ciudad Juárez to Hermosillo, México City, Nogales, Culiacán, and Oaxaca — plus at-distance work in England. 24 years across 3 countries: the United States, Mexico, and England. Every family Virtual Dr. Q learns from helps the next one.

How Dr. Q thinks

Three examples of the kind of advice you'll actually get

Real principles from his 24 years of practice — translated into plain language. These are the kinds of "when X happens, try Y first" insights Virtual Dr. Q draws on every time you ask a question.

When your child understands more than they can say

"If your child follows simple instructions but doesn't copy your words yet, start with copying actions — clap when I clap, touch your nose when I touch mine. Once they can imitate 5 actions reliably, copying words comes much easier."

When parents say "he doesn't listen"

"The first thing we check isn't stubbornness — it's hearing and understanding. A lot of 'won't listen' is actually 'can't yet decode the words.' Rule that out before working on compliance, or you'll be teaching the wrong skill."

When a child pushes or hits

"Children who push or hit are almost always trying to say something they can't yet put into words. The fix isn't punishment — it's teaching them the word or sign for what they need, and rewarding them for using it before they get to frustration."

These three are just a taste. Virtual Dr. Q has 3,600+ of these — covering focus, social skills, behavior, talking, family support, and more. Every one came from a real child Dr. Q has helped.

Dr. Quiñones × AI

Ask Virtual Dr. Q anything — in your language, at 2 a.m.

Every answer is grounded in the same 24-year clinical archive Dr. Quiñones built treating real children across Tucson, Ciudad Juárez, Sonora, Oaxaca, Chihuahua, Texas, and England. Not a generic AI's autism priors — his accumulated practice, cited concept by concept.

✓Five languages: EN, ES, PT, IT, FR — the same depth in each.
✓Cites its sources: every answer pins the concept tag from the corpus so you can verify what it's drawing on.
✓Clinical voice, not a chatbot: warm, specific, knows when to escalate to a human (self-injury, severe regression, suspected abuse).
✓Free to try: 10 questions/day on the free tier, 100/day with TC Personal.

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Mi hijo de 4 años pide las cosas que quiere pero no repite las palabras que le digo. ¿Qué trabajamos primero?

Buena pregunta. Cuando un niño ya pide pero todavía no copia tus palabras, lo primero suele ser imitación motora gruesa — aplaude-cuando-yo-aplaudo, tócate-la-nariz. Tener el sistema de imitación funcionando hace que copiar palabras venga mucho más fácil después. Pasa a imitación vocal cuando veas 5+ imitaciones motoras consistentes. #unit2.motorImit

Grounded in Dr. Quiñones's corpus · cited concept tag pinned

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Real families. Real data. Real years.

What families and clinicians are saying

Short clinical introduction · Spanish with on-screen English summary

★★★★★

"Dr. Quiñones has been providing consultations for my adult son for many years. We have been using the app for almost as long. I can honestly say my son loves this therapy and using the app makes it super easy to keep track of. I highly recommend this for other parents looking for ways to help their children continue to progress and make gains!"

L.C.

Laura Clayton

Parent · long-term care, adult son

★★★★★

"I loved the results I saw and keep seeing in my daughter's language. I like that I can keep working on her short- and long-term goals in clinic and at home, with direct access through the app that tracks everything. Highly recommended!"

M.B.

Melissa Bravo

Parent · language goals

These are real approved family reviews. More approved reviews appear below as they're verified.

Clinical voices · Peers and mentors

What clinicians and colleagues say about the work

"Daniel is a cutting edge innovator, scientist, and practitioner in the field of behavioral health. He is one of the leading thinkers in the Southwest — and far beyond — in terms of how we bring the most credible science to create the most effective treatment approaches for those with developmental disabilities such as autism. In getting to know Daniel quite well, he has distinguished himself as a visionary. He is clearly becoming an internationally recognized figure, and any organization or parent who consults with him will benefit from a professional perspective that brings credible science to the task at hand."

Thomas (Tom) Brunner, PhD, APIT

Psychologist · published on LinkedIn, April 10, 2015 · former colleague

Get in touch

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A clinician who has worked with hundreds of children like yours — now available 24/7 in your language

What are you looking for today?

An app that knows what to work on next

Live course with Dr. Quiñones

Work 1-on-1 with Dr. Quiñones

Every answer is built from real children — not the internet

Three examples of the kind of advice you'll actually get

Ask Virtual Dr. Q anything — in your language, at 2 a.m.

What families and clinicians are saying

What clinicians and colleagues say about the work

Not sure where to start? Start with a conversation.

Talk to Dr. Quiñones — parent, clinician or educator, you're welcome

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A clinician who has worked with hundreds of children like yours — now available 24/7 in your language

What are you looking for today?

An app that knows what to work on next

Live course with Dr. Quiñones

Work 1-on-1 with Dr. Quiñones

Every answer is built from real children — not the internet

Three examples of the kind of advice you'll actually get

Ask Virtual Dr. Q anything — in your language, at 2 a.m.

What families and clinicians are saying

What clinicians and colleagues say about the work

Clinical & Educational Interventions for Autism — live online course

Not sure where to start? Start with a conversation.

Talk to Dr. Quiñones — parent, clinician or educator, you're welcome

Start using TherapyConnectData today