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Have you heard the term stimming, been told that your child stims or noticed your child engaging in repetitive activities? Have you ever wondered what exactly [..]

Does your child cover their ears in response to loud noises? Are they bothered by ordinary household items such as vacuum cleaners? Or are they distracted by [..]

I’m sure we’ve all heard of the term sensory diet and its benefits for your child’s intervention approach, but what does it mean?! Is it a genuine diet? Am I [..]

Occupational Therapists use lots of techniques and interventions to best support kids and families to achieve their goals, one of these is the Astronaut Program, so [..]

There’s a lot to be said about the way music makes us feel. I’m sure you all have a favourite feel-good song, a song that makes you cry, or you may even have an [..]

The sensory gym is one of the most exciting things about our move to the new Frenchs Forest clinic! It is loaded with fun equipment that helps target different [..]

Occupational Therapists cover a broad scope of practice; however, one thing that we are commonly known to help with is children with sensory processing [..]

Proprioception is often known as the sixth sense, as it is a sense that is not commonly known. To put it simply, proprioception is the sense that tells the body [..]

Interoception is often known as the “hidden sense” and is referred to as the eighth sensory system. It is the sense that tells us what is happening [..]

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is a complex disorder of the brain that affects both children and adults. People with Sensory Processing Disorder are not able to [..]

Our Founder and Director, Lisa Hughes, recently went to the STAR Institute for Sensory Processing Disorder in the US, where she participated in an intensive [..]

Helping your Child with Sensory Processing Disorders… it’s no longer a secret! Occupational Therapy Helping Children’s Founder and Director, Lisa Hughes, [..]

Have you heard the term ‘sensory processing’, but aren’t too sure what it really means? Don’t worry — you’re far from alone. So today we’re sharing [..]

Does your child have a sensory processing disorder and do you or your child’s teacher want to better understand how to help them? Occupational Therapy Helping [..]

Does your child struggle to tolerate a wide range of foods, despite trying every trick in the book? Or are you starting a little one on solids and want to know [..]

Occupational Therapy Helping Children’s Founder and Senior Clinician, Lisa Hughes, shares how to help your picky eater develop their feeding skills. Often as [..]

The vestibular system is a structure that is housed in the inner ear, very close to the auditory system. It is the sensory system that provides our brains with [..]

Child Neuroplasticity – An Overview We are always evolving, learning and changing, as children and as adults. Our brains, especially, are always adapting by what [..]