Information on Paediatric Occupational Therapy for parents, carers, teachers, students and occupational therapists.
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We all use our mouths in different ways throughout the day. We may use them to comfort ourselves (sucking a sweet, sucking your thumb, biting nails or just touching your mouth when stressed); to regulate and organise ourselves or to help maintain attention...
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Autism It is difficult for anyone who is not on the spectrum to understand the daily barriers that affect a person with autism. These barriers are due to their perception and experience of the world which can be so extreme as to prevent them from leading...
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Sensory Integration Disorder The link between the way the brain works and a person's behaviour is sensory integration. This occurs naturally in most people. After receiving sensory information about things through your five senses as well as from pain...
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Some children are sensitive, I mean really sensitive. They won’t wear their socks because the material bothers them - it's too 'scratchy' (especially the seams at the toes). They can’t get comfortable and go to sleep because their sheets feel bumpy. They...
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