🎉 End of Academic Year Update 🎉 We are so proud of the impact of our specialist EHCP OT assessments! ✅ Robust, evidence-based EHCP reports ✅ Collaborative DCD/Dyspraxia diagnoses with private and NHS Paediatricians ✅ Highly successful SEN Tribunals We have helped secure EOTAS (education other than at school) packages, special/independent school placements, [...]
A massive thank you! The school year has absolutely flown by and as we approach the summer holidays, I just want to say a big thank you to all the children, parents and schools I work with. To the children I work with: “You are all unique and amazing. You put the biggest [...]
My Summer Reading: Autism in Heels by Jennifer Cook During my career as an Occupational Therapist, I have worked with many autistic girls and have learned so much from each of their stories. The girls I have worked with have often been misunderstood and diagnosis has often come late. For a number of these girls, [...]
What is an Education and Health Care Plan (EHCP)? An EHCP is a legally binding document that describes all the special education, health and care needs of a child or young person and details the extra help and support they will need to learn. Does an Occupational Therapist (OT) need to contribute to an EHCP? OTs [...]
Mummy goes to work to play! My children think that it is very funny that I go to work to play. They are fascinated by the toys I use for therapy sessions and often ‘borrow’ them. They notice how my therapy bag looks very different for each session and I have explained to them [...]
World Autism Awareness Day 2nd April 2023 Today is World Autism Awareness Day which promotes increasing understanding and acceptance of Autistic People. It was an honour to be asked by AUTISM ADVOCATE Parenting Magazine to write an article on 'Improving Sensory Environments for Autistic Children'. You can read the article here: Improving Sensory Environments [...]
Searching for a new My World Therapy practice... The owners of our lovely little therapy practice in Cole Green unfortunately sold the building and the new owners are not taking on tenants. We are busy searching for our new longer term home. This is not straightforward as most commercial properties are either designed for [...]
Inside Our Autistic Minds During my Occupational Therapy career, I have learned the most by listening to Autistic children and their families. I named my Occupational Therapy practice ‘My World Therapy’ because I always try to respect each child as an individual and try to step into their shoes and imagine what the world [...]
Unmasking Autism Another fantastic Autism Documentary on BBC last night: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001k31t This programme made me think of all of the brave Autistic girls I have been fortunate enough to work with. Their journeys have sadly often been incredibly tough, they have been misunderstood and their families have often not been listened to. I hope [...]
