Holding a pencil, using cutlery, getting dressed, sitting on the mat. Our paediatric OTs work on the skills kids need to join in, at home, at kindy and school, or in the therapy rooms at Woodford, with parents coached along the way.
Our kids’ OTs work alongside speechies and behaviour support at the Woodford hub. Here’s the therapy rooms, the yard and a few of the people your child could be seeing.
A real session in our Woodford therapy room. Taylor explains why kids who are always upside down are chasing movement, and how a few minutes in the swing settles them enough to sit down and write.
Whatever brings you in, the goals are set with the family and shared across the team, so what happens in a session carries into the week.
Pencil grip, scissors, buttons, cutlery and legible writing, built through play until it holds up in the classroom.
Kids who are overwhelmed by noise, touch or movement, or who seek it constantly. Strategies for home and school as well as the clinic.
Joining in, taking turns, coping with losing. The skills that make friends, practised where friends are.
Toileting, dressing, eating, sleep and the morning routine, worked on at home with parents coached to keep it going.
Sitting on the mat, following instructions, transitions and attention, with kindy and school visits so teachers are on the same page.
Noticing the build-up, calming strategies and visual supports, alongside our behaviour support practitioners where needed.
A paediatric OT session is forty-five minutes of play with a plan behind it. Every activity is chosen for a skill, the hard bits are graded up and down on the spot, and you leave with something to do at home this week.
Standardised assessments and a good look at how your child manages at home and school, before any plan is written.
You’re coached in the session, so the strategies carry on at home every day.
Observation in the classroom, and strategies the teacher can run.
Functional assessments and progress reports written for the NDIS, for school and for your GP.
Most families mix them. Assessments often start at home, because that’s where the morning routine happens.
Bright rooms with the swings, the scooter boards and the gym next door. Parents welcome in the room.
Mornings, mealtimes and bedtime worked on in your own kitchen and bathroom, with parents coached in the moment.
Classroom observation, visual supports and strategies the teacher can run on a Thursday afternoon.
You’re coached in the session, so the strategies carry on at home every day.
One of the occupational therapists your child could be seeing, in her own words.
Therapy rooms at 50 Archer St, Woodford. Our OTs also visit homes, kindies and schools.
Not sure which applies? Call the front desk and we’ll sort it before you book.
Tell us what’s hard and how you’re funded.
We see how the day goes and set goals.
Play-based sessions, plus ideas for home.
A paediatric OT helps children build the skills they need for everyday life: fine motor skills, sensory regulation, self-care, play, social skills and school readiness. Sessions look like play because play is how children learn, but every activity is chosen for a skill.
From early intervention in the toddler years through to high school. The approach changes with age, and so does where we see your child.
Yes, every week. Classroom observation is often the most useful part of an assessment, and teachers get strategies they can run.
Yes, and it’s a large part of what our OTs do: sensory regulation, routines, transitions, attention and the skills to join in, alongside our speech pathologists and behaviour support practitioners where that helps.
Not for NDIS or private clients, just call. Medicare care plans need a referral from your GP, and we’ll walk you through getting one.
Yes. Functional capacity assessments, progress reports and recommendations written in plain language with the evidence the NDIS asks for, so they hold up at plan review.
Mostly play. Your OT gets to know your child, talks with you about what’s tricky day to day, and agrees on a couple of goals to start with.
It depends on your child and their goals. Some families come weekly for a block, others fortnightly or monthly. We’ll suggest a rhythm after the first few sessions.
What’s hard at home, kindy or school? Add where you’d like sessions and we’ll ring with the real wait time for a paediatric OT.
Shared only with the clinic team booking your appointment.
