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OT for Children

Occupational Therapy for Kids

Occupational Therapy (OT) supports children build the skills they need to feel confident, capable, and connected in their everyday lives. OT is playful, practical, and grounded in understanding how each child’s brain and body work together. Through connection, regulation, and meaningful, fun activities, OT supports children to participate more comfortably at home, at school, and in the community. Function For All Occupational Therapy interacts with children in ways that always honour their strengths, interests, and unique ways of learning whilst building their skills at the same time.

Does my Child Need OT? Signs to Look For

  • Occupational Therapy supports children in building skills, expressing their strengths, and participating with greater ease. You may have noticed that your child:
  • Finds handwriting tiring, avoids it, or finds it hard to read.
  • Feels overwhelmed by big emotions.
  • Struggles to sit still or stay focused.
  • Finds fine motor tasks like cutting or tying laces challenging.
  • Trips over, bumps into furniture, or avoids physical play.
  • Is having difficulty planning, organising, or following instructions.
  • Wants to join in socially but does not quite know how, or has difficulty making or maintaining friendships.
These behaviours are common in developing children. With the right support, children can learn new skills, feel more confident, and participate more comfortably in their daily routines.

How We Support Your Child

  • Our paediatric OTs work with children in the places where life happens at home, at school, and in the community. Through connection, regulation, and meaningful, fun activities, we help children build skills such as:
Fine motor skills Skills that help with small, precise movements such as using cutlery, writing, drawing, buttoning, or manipulating small objects.
Gross motor skills Wholebody movement skills that support balance, coordination, strength, and confidence in physical play.
Regulation Skills that help children understand, manage, and recover from big feelings so they can participate more comfortably in daily routines. Along with environmental and sensory supports to assist with participation.
Executive functioning (planning, organisation, attention) Thinking skills that support following instructions, staying focused, organising materials, and completing tasks.
Handwriting and schoolbased skills Skills that support writing, copying, reading fluency, classroom participation, and confidence in learning.
Social participation Skills that help children connect with others in their unique way, understand social cues, build friendships and learn social problem solving skills.
Visual processing Skills that help children interpret what they see, which is important for reading, writing, puzzles, and navigating their environment.
Primitive reflexes We use purposeful, play‑based movement to support the integration of retained primitive reflexes, strengthening the foundations for regulation, coordination, and learning while building body awareness, postural control, and smoother motor patterns
Self-care Everyday skills such as dressing, toileting, brushing teeth, tying shoe laces, and managing personal belongings.
Independence in everyday routines Building routines that help children participate more confidently in home, school, and community activities.
Your child’s interests, natural strengths, and development are at the heart of our work. We build on what already comes naturally to them, supporting their growth in ways that feel comfortable, engaging, and aligned with who they are. Our goal is to help your child develop new skills in environments where they feel confident and most themselves.

Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Our Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Angela Geltch, has extensive clinical experience supporting neurodiverse children and young people. She has experience working within some of Sydney’s leading private schools, preschools, and early learning centres, as well as providing support to children and families within the community.

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