“How to avoid emotional fatigue and meltdowns these holidays”
This article was published in the Canberra Times 01.01.2024
“No Need for Holiday Meltdowns”
28 Dec, 2023 – The Examiner Armadale In this article our director Kate talks about strategies for helping kids with holiday season sensory overload. Click here for article
Trauma Post Bushfires
Our director Kate Keisler spoke on ABC Radio with Michael Tetlow on the topic of trauma post bushfires for children. Check out the recording of this segment below!
Therapy Camp Funding- What parts of our NDIS funding can we use for my child to attend camp?
Navigating which funding sources to use for camp can feel like you are navigating a minefield filled with lots of grey areas! So we have put together this guide from our experiennce with familes to share what some of the options are. Please note; the NDIS price guide changes each year, and new information is […]
Dysphagia and Mealtime Management Plans
Swallowing involves coordinating and moving twenty-two muscle groups. What is dysphagia? Dysphagia is a term used to describe difficulties with the following; The difficulty in coordinating the muscles and the movement can result in malnutrition, dehydration, aspiration pneumonia (chest infections) and choking. There are many factors and conditions which can lead to a child experiencing […]
Four Quick Tips for Shower Time
Shower time can feel like a battle, for caregivers and children alike! How is it that they refuse to get in when you know they love it so much and then don’t want to get out. Have a read of this tips to see if there is something new you can try: Use Stealth Mode: […]
Taking a look at the evidence behind therapy camps
Here is a brief overview of the papers that we found on camps: Kinnealey, M., Koenig, K., & Heucker, G. (1999). Changes in special needs children following intensive short-term intervention. Journal of Developmental and Learning Disorders, (3), 85-103. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/ 292144483_Changes_in_special_needs_ children_following_intensive_short-term_intervention This was a study of Camp Avanti in the USA Research Design: Quasi-experimental […]
Engine Program
How does your engine run? – Alert Program Adjusting a car’s engine speed helps us to safely and appropriately navigate the world around us. Just think, when our car engine is at its optimal level, we are able to travel to and from destinations safely and prevent passengers and pedestrians from getting hurt. But what […]
‘Be careful!’ – what you can say instead
The children who we are often saying ‘be careful’ too are often our kids that have difficulty with motor planning. Either they: Are not sure how to move their body (i.e. difficulty planning movement) Don’t quite get the movements right when they attempt to move (i.e. carrying out the movement) Can’t predict what is going […]
School Refusal
We are about to emerge from our little iso-cocoons – the government is pulling back on some restrictions, so back to the real world of school, task demands, social interactions, expectations and sensory stimulation. For some kids – they are going to take one look at the big wide world, say “no thank you” and […]