Developing the senses of our children is an important aspect of their growth and development. While all children benefit from sensory activities, some children need a little more assistance in balancing and regulating their sensory stimulation. Ayres Sensory Integration® Therapy is a therapy designed to help...
Learning and development through occupational therapy is key for your child to build on their milestone and skill development from an early age. From social skills, language skills, thinking, self-control, making decisions, solving problems and so much more. Teletherapy is a great way to bring occupational...
For some of us, school can be daunting, difficult and overwhelming. However, there are ways occupational therapy can assist children who find it a little more challenging to actually love attending school. Through our proven tips and tricks within the classroom your child will start...
Our gross motor skills refer to how well we use our large muscles that coordinate the movement throughout our body. This includes big everyday moves like jumping, throwing, catching, walking, running, and maintaining our general balance. These skills also help us relate to our body awareness;...
Being social and interacting with others is one of our greatest powers as humans and key to so many opportunities for us in society, however it doesn’t come easy for everyone, including our children, and that’s where we step in here at OTFC Group. We’ve been...
It’s using those smaller muscle groups that really help us perform our day to day tasks with ease. We call these Fine Motor Skills. Smaller day to day tasks requires us to use our independent skills together to perform each task with ease and efficiency. Common...
We’ve been talking a lot about Praxis and functional tips this month and we wanted to easily explain this to you. Praxis is using something you’ve learned (how to do in theory) and applying it in a practical way, like brushing your teeth or getting...
Bilateral motor coordination is our ability to integrate both sides of the brain to coordinate movement of both sides of the body at the same time or with alternating movements. It plays a pivotal part in our daily tasks which require us using both sides of...
The body is fascinating and thrives on movement, we’re designed to run, jump and manipulate objects. The more we move, we don’t go back to the way we were because the feeling is too great. Our health, productivity and so much more, all get better...
Source: environment.sa.gov.au Playgrounds in Adelaide Play is essential in the neurological development of children, regardless of their age or ability. Playgrounds offer an abundance of wonderful experiences for children to learn and grow through play. Climbing up and around different pieces of equipment develops gross motor skills...