Prestage Occupational Therapy

09/12/2024

From all the Staff at Prestage Occupational Therapy, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year 🥳

Just a reminder we are closed from the 21st Dec 2024 and will reopen 6th January 2025.

02/12/2024

29/10/2024

Hi All,

We are excited to introduce a new service at Prestage Occupational Therapy: speech pathology appointments with our experienced and compassionate speech pathologist, Sharon Sullivan. Sharon will be offering online telehealth sessions to existing clients only at this stage (available immediately) with intensive in-person visits available 2-3 times yearly for face-to-face reviews (from 2025, dates TBC).

Sharon is a senior speech pathologist with a wealth of experience in child-led, evidence-based therapy and like all our staff, she is committed to a neurodiversity-affirming approach. Her specialisations include:

• Social communication skills and Hanen “More Than Words” programs
• Support for vision impairments
• Swallowing and feeding therapy
• Speech sound assessments and PROMPT motor speech articulation treatment
• Literacy support through Sounds Write
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) support and trials

We look forward to enhancing our support for you with this new service. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or would like to schedule a telehealth appointment.

Please email Vicki@prestageot.com.au

Warm regards,
Prestage OT team

13/09/2024

❌❌NO MIXED BAG TODAY❌❌

WE WILL HOPEFULLY RESUME NEXT WEEK!

We need your help to spread the word. Please share this post and tell your networks about Mixed Bag!

26/07/2024

Mixed Bag!

Today we had our first group and it was awesome! We had a really good turnout with seven humans attending.

A nice way to end the week 😸

On again next week - 2pm Friday

22/07/2024

Love this list from

19/07/2024

Starts Friday 26th July at 2pm and will meet weekly 👏

Please contact us with any questions and to find out about costs etc.

To clarify, yes you are welcome if you have left school prior to year 12.

We welcome all humans:
LGBTIQA+
Non-speaking
Speaking

Rhianna and Tahni would love to see you there!*

*Eye contact not required

15/07/2024

15/07/2024

Sometimes I was called fussy.
Sometimes other names.
None of it helped it just added pressure.
What I needed was to make my own options.
I didn’t want a fuss or attention.
I needed home and calm and relaxed.
I needed safe foods.
Not people asking me about it.
Not dining tables and strange places.
These stopped me eating.
I wanted home where it tasted like it should.
No names, no saying I had a thing wrong with me.
Because eventually I ate.
In my own time with chats and relaxed times.

Extract from Thumbsucker by Eliza Fricker.

14/07/2024

I stumbled across this page which has very lovely and informative pictures about being autistic/neurodivergent, and I want to share every single one! Check it out!

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557677262825&mibextid=ZbWKwL

Doodles that, with your help, aim to spread messages about neurodiversity that I'd like the world to understand. Thank you for help making it happen.

07/06/2024

The colder months have arrived, and with it, the winter bugs and illness. There will be unavoidable interruptions due to sickness. We will do our very best to continue as per normal. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that may be caused by cancelled appointments over the winter. If staff are unwell or their children, they will stay home. If clients are unwell, please stay home. Wishing everyone well for the months ahead.

Thank you for your understanding.
Prestage OT team