OCCupational Therapy Services
What can Ginkgo OT help with?
In close collaboration with their families, I support children to develop the skills they need for everyday activities.
I can provide functional capacity assessments (FCA) and one off standardised assessments including sensory profile, DASH.
In ongoing therapy the skills we can work on (this is not an exhaustive list)
Self-care activities
- Dressing
- Mealtimes
- Toilet training
Fine motor skills
- Using a knife and fork
- Using buttons for clothing
- Using hands to play with toys
- Arts and craft
- Drawing and pre writing skills
- Using scissors
Gross motor skills
- Ball skills
- Hopping
- Skipping
- Using playground equipment
- Riding a bicycle
Sensory processing
- Exploring your child's specific sensory processing differences to touch, sound, movement, taste, smell, body awareness and internal body cues.
Self-regulation and co-regulation
- Supporting your child to start to learn to regulate behaviour and emotions in a way that is developmentally appropriate for them.
Executive function skills
- Strategies and accommodations to support the following skills; working memory, attention, organisation, time management, getting started and completing tasks.
Who can Ginkgo OT help and where?
I will tailor therapy to meet your child's strengths, interests and needs. My goal is to increase our shared understanding of how your child’s brain works, to develop their skills and provide accommodations to support their emotional and physical growth.
Ginkgo OT provides services to children aged 2-16 years old with self-managed NDIS funding.
Ginkgo OT is a mobile service and can provide therapy services at home, schools, kindergartens and childcare facilities in Melbourne. We also provide Telehealth sessions as appropriate. Please note that travel fees apply for face-to-face travel appointments.