School readiness programChildren’s transition into school can be a scary and stressful time for both children and their families. Our school readiness program has been designed to help families ease into this transition, by facilitating children’s social and emotional wellbeing, as well as equipping them...
Sensory processing Humans receive information from the environment through their senses. There are eight senses that humans receive: vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch, vestibular, proprioception and interception. These senses are processed through the brain for the body to respond to the environment. Children with sensory processing difficulties...
As an increasing number of researchers continue to study the brain in an attempt to gain a better idea of what ASD looks like on a neurological level, we are beginning to form an understanding of the condition that has not been available to us...
Play therapy is often sought out as an adjunct treatment for children with autism. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Asperger’s Syndrome (now considered ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder, which means that the brain hasn’t developed in a typical way. Some children with ASD have really...
Play Therapy Melbourne is an approved provider of NDIS services. Play therapy is accessible to children of varying abilities, including those with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and those with neurological, learning, physical or sensory impairments. Play therapy is particularly suitable for children who are non-verbal,...