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SERVICES

Assessment

Nicola completes assessments for children to evaluate their functional abilities including fine motor, gross motor, handwriting, sensory processing and visual perception abilities.  The assessment process includes detailed information gathering, a range of standardised and informal assessments and a thorough assessment report including findings and recommendations. 

 

Nicola assesses children with a range of conditions including autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, dyspraxia/developmental coordination disorder, dyslexia, cerebral palsy and developmental delays. 

 

Common challenges that Nicola can help your child with:

  • Difficulty concentrating in class

  • Constantly fidgeting and difficulty sitting still

  • Difficulty responding to everyday sensory experiences (e.g. hair cutting, clothing, food textures, loud noises)

  • Poor coordination during PE and games

  • Handwriting difficulties

  • Fine motor difficulties

  • Delayed self-care skills (e.g. dressing, feeding)

  • Poor organisational skills

  • Anxiety

  • Low self-esteem

Therapy

 

Paediatric Occupational Therapy can help your child to achieve their full potential and to develop their skills for every day tasks. 

Therapy sessions may be advised following a detailed assessment to work on child-centred goals.  Sessions often take place at your child’s school or home and involve direct 1:1 therapy, parent/teacher consultation and set up and monitoring of individualised programmes to maximise progress.

 

Group therapy sessions, such as handwriting, fine motor and sensory-motor groups, can be offered upon request.

 

Occupational Therapy can help your child to improve many daily functional skills including: their ability to concentrate in class, manage their sensory processing needs, develop their fine, gross motor and handwriting skills and navigate their day more independently. 

Consulting & Training

 

Parent workshops

 

School training and consultation:

  • INSET training tailored to your school’s learning outcomes.  Popular training includes ‘Supporting Handwriting Development’ and ‘Understanding Sensory Processing Difficulties’

  • In-class training (i.e. to support handwriting development)

  • Advice clinics with staff

  • Set up and monitoring of individual pupil’s sensory diets, exercise programmes and specialised equipment

  • Pupil workshops (i.e. ‘Self-regulation using sensory strategies’)

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