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How can Occupational Therapy help MY CHILD to play?

Have you noticed your child removing themselves from group activities? Do they have difficulty playing functionally with toys? Does your child ALWAYS need to be in control of game rules? If…

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Why YOUR child needs to swap the iPad for a Book!

Does “finish your homework, eat your dinner, have your bath AND THEN you can have iPad time before bed” sound familiar? Tablets, iPads, android phones, play station, Wii, Xbox and YouTube…

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Sleeping for your Mental Health

SLEEPING FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH Did you know that sleep and the quality of sleep you have significantly impacts your mood, behaviour, emotional wellbeing, the decisions you make and how focused…

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Change is the Only Constant – Provisional Psychologist, Alison Gosling

Change is the Only Constant “Every positive change in your life begins with a clear, unequivocal decision that you are going to either do something or stop doing something” – Unknown We…

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Do you want your child to achieve their goals quicker?

Would you like to spend less time at therapy Or get more therapy for your money? Do you know the three most important factors to getting outcomes from therapy? There are…

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How can Speech therapy help my child?

How can a Speech Pathologist help your child with communication difficulties? Communication, what does it mean…when we talk about communication difficulties, we aren’t just referring to verbal language, or helping a child…

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What is Sensory processing?

I get asked a lot about sensory processing disorder or sensory sensitivities by parents wondering why their child is over sensitive to noise, or won’t eat crunchy foods and many other presentations…

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How to use Token Reward Systems with children with Autism as a behaviour strategy

Token economy systems (e.g. sticker/reward charts, points systems) are extremely effective tools and behaviour strategy for both parents and teachers in order to provide positive reinforcement, teach appropriate behaviour and minimise challenging…

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PLAY, LAUGH, LEARN LANGUAGE – and Autism

Why is PLAYTIME so important for my child with autism’s communication skills? The Link Between Play and Learning PLAY is more than just fun and games for infants and children. Communication begins…

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