Pediatric Occupational Therapy On The Gold Coast

We help children develop essential skills for independence, offering tailored support to overcome physical, social, and cognitive challenges, giving families confidence and relief.

We provide effective treatments for kids at our Gold Coast clinic, addressing:

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
Global Developmental Delay (GDD)
Anxiety Learning delays such as dyslexia
Various genetic conditions
Inspiring Choices 4 Kids is a registered NDIS Provider (Registration # 4-GC7E08C)

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Allow Your Child To Reach Their Full Potential

Our pediatric occupational therapy empowers children to develop the skills they need for functional independence, fostering confidence and growth. Through targeted interventions, we help children overcome challenges in physical, social, and cognitive development, guiding them toward maturity.

Specializing in various conditions that impact daily activities, our therapists use a client-centered approach to provide practical solutions that enhance participation and engagement. We aim to help children achieve maximum independence quickly, bringing relief and confidence to both them and their families.

With comprehensive evaluations and tailored interventions, we support children in reaching their full potential and thriving in everyday life.

Inspiring Choices 4 Kids is a registered NDIS Provider (Registration # 4-GC7E08C)

1. Assessments

The occupational therapist, in conjunction with other practitioners, work together with the client to focus on individual and environmental abilities and problems related to activities in the person’s daily life.

2. Planning

The results of the assessment are the basis of the plan which includes short and long-term aims of treatment. The plan should be relevant to the person’s development stage, habits, roles, life-style preferences and the environment.

3. Intervention

Intervention focuses on programs that are person oriented and environmental. These are designed to facilitate the performance of everyday tasks and adaptation of settings in which the person works, lives and socialises.

Paediatric OT targets:

Fine motor skills:

Coordinating the small muscles such as the hand (usually in coordination with the eyes), to enable a child to hold, explore and manipulate toys and tools such as a pencil or spoon. Fine motor skills are used in activities such as handwriting, dressing, feeding and using scissors.

Handwriting:

A child must have sufficient manual dexterity, fine motor coordination and visual motor skills for handwriting. Areas such as letter formation, reversals, speed, legibility, pencil grip, reducing pain and/or fatigue may be addressed.

Gross motor skills:

Involve the large muscles of the body that are important for major body movement such as sitting, walking, jumping, and throwing a ball.

Tool use:

Involves utilising objects within the hand such as cutlery or pencils for play, self-care and handwriting skills.

Table top and school readiness:

These activities are generally the expected requirements when starting kindergarten. For example: drawing, cutting, on-task classroom behaviour, task completion, following instructions and craft skills.

Play skills

Are those that are used in everyday play, such as threading and using puzzles as well as the imaginative, social and communication requirements such as turn taking, sharing, winning/losing.

Sensory processing:

Involves the way the body processes and reacts to the information it receives from the surrounding environment. Children may demonstrate over or under sensitivity to certain sensations such as loud noises or certain items of clothing; sensation seeking behaviour, such as chewing on things or enjoying being spun repetitively; and difficulty maintaining a calm state.

Visual perception:

Involves understanding what is being seen. Visual perception is highly important in completing many activities, such as reading a story, completing a puzzle, identifying letters and numbers, copying and writing.

Self-care skills:

Involve skills such as feeding, dressing, bathing, grooming, sleeping and toileting.

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Our Allied Health Team

Our team of allied health professionals employ an integrated approach rooted in cutting-edge functional neurology, sensory processing, movement, cognition, social awareness, emotional regulation, nutritional medicine & Melillo Method to enable your child to thrive.

Dr Reza Samvat DC

Neuro Modulation Postural & Vestibular Rehab & Treatment Protocol Director

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