Our Occupational Therapists can help your child work through difficulties with:

• Attention and concentration.
• Completing daily activities such as feeding, toileting, dressing, shoe tying or bike riding.
• Fine motor control and coordination, grasp and handwriting.
• Gross Motor including muscle control & coordination in physical activities such as climbing, running, walking or throwing.
• Processing sensory information such as touch, smell, taste, movement or sight. Children with challenges in this area can be either over-responsive or under-responsive to sensation and may be seen as being overactive and risk-taking through to very quiet and withdrawn.
• Visual perceptual for example, having difficulty processing visual information and matching this to something meaningful. Visual perception is very important for learning to read, copy, have good hand-eye coordination or complete any number of activities.
• Executive Function Skills, for example remembering things, planning, problem-solving or organisation.
• Emotional, sensory or behavioural regulation, for example remaining calm and in control in stressful situations.
• Eating or drinking such as fussy eaters, limited food choices, fear of foods.

There are a number of key signs that indicate your child may benefit from therapy. These include:

• Difficulty concentrating or following directions
• Fidgeting or excessive movement
• Becoming easily overwhelmed in situations
• Challenging behaviours
• Clumsiness
• Difficulty with sitting at a desk or table
• Slumped posture
• Messy or poorly constructed handwriting
• Dislike of messy or dirty play (eg. Playing in mud, food play)
• Withdrawing from social situations, difficulty making friends
• Reduced confidence, anxiety or avoidance of activities
• Difficulty with dressing, toileting or other daily tasks