Gotcha Covered Support Services

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

20/12/2023

Gotcha Covered! Support Services will be closed from 2pm December 21, 2023 until 9am January 15, 2024. We’d like to thank all our wonderful families for another great year and look forward to seeing them again in 2024!

03/12/2023

International Day of People with a Disability! It’s a honour and privilege to support and guide our clients and their families through their journeys and helping them achieve their goals.

09/08/2023

Morning tea with a view!

03/08/2023

Did you know 1 in 20 is born with a birth defect or genetic disease?

Jeans for Genes day is aimed to help support the Children's Medical Research Institute in researching genetic disease and finding new ways to support and treat kids. Today our team will be wearing Jeans in support!

Picture: Our little boy, EJ, who has a rare genetic condition

28/05/2023

We love play dough!!

Did you know that play dough has many more benefits than just the "play"? It's also fine motor dough, regulation dough, tactile dough, gross motor dough, creative dough...and so much more!

Read about all of the benefits of play dough and how to use this therapy tool to support development of skills:
https://www.theottoolbox.com/benefits-of-play-dough/

18/05/2023

Stimming comes in a variety of forms

13/05/2023

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mama, nanny’s, aunties and mum-like-figures who love and support our kiddos!

10/05/2023

This simple three-step strategy can help little ones identify, understand, and manage big feelings—and even not-so-big ones! Start small by practicing when they're not overwhelmed by a difficult feeling.

30/04/2023

Play is the essence of childhood and it’s the means for children to develop and grow! The incredible power of play is a tool and a means to children development.

21/04/2023

Shaving cream play is a wonderful way to regulate the sensory system, enhance our fine motor skills, practice our midline crossing and bilateral integration, and even learn to write our name ❤️

19/04/2023

Today’s social group loved playing Zombicide Green Horde. Such a great game for higher order social skill development and collaboration!

05/04/2023

Examples of some of our favourite ways to develop hand strength!

02/04/2023

Wearing Blue today and raising awareness for World Autism Day!

21/03/2023

WDSD 2023 Theme: 'With Us Not For Us'
‘People with disabilities have the right to be treated fairly and have the same opportunities as everyone else, working with others to improve their lives.’ #321

15/03/2023

Digital clutter is a constantly growing mountain of distractions. And those distractions lead to MORE distractions...impulsivity, forgotten tasks, and lost time...​​​​​​​ digital clutter impacts executive functioning abilities in a huge way!
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Just because the clutter doesn’t take up physical space it’s easy to ignore but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t effect us!

10/03/2023

Using the ‘Easter’ theme to enhance engagement in a challenging activity. -

06/03/2023

Vestibular input!

Signs your child may be sensitive to it or may be seeking it.