SEED Paediatric Services

10/12/2025

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ||

We’re ecstatic to share the results of research (an RCT!!!) conducted on 94 children aged 6-8 years with ADHD found that Occupational Therapy using Ayre’s Sensory Integration significantly improved sensorimotor, executive functioning and emotional regulation AND increased participation at home and community. This research has been a longtime coming and confirms what we’ve achieved clinically for decades.

Deep respect and thanks to Dr Jean Ayres and the reasearchers.

24/11/2025

KIM BARTHEL delivered ATTACHMENT MATTERS Workshop
in Sydney last Thursday and Friday and it was a extraordinary learning experience!

Sincere thanks to Kim and Bob for trusting us to host you in Sydney, it was an absolute honour 🤍🤍

Thank you to each and every person who joined us and co-created this phenomenal experience. It's a pleasure to connect and learn alongside such dedicated people 🤍🤍

Thank you Tanya Northey for all your help over the two days and also your team at for your help with our website and marketing 🤍🤍

Thank you Tiara, Mie and Joshua and Novotel Parramatta for your exemplary service 🤍🤍

With much gratitude,

Sarah and Michelle

07/11/2025

Kim Barthel is delivering her brand new 2 day workshop covering all things attachment and the healing power of relationships in Sydney on the 20 & 21 November and we cannot wait! You don’t want to miss your chance to learn from one of the best.
Grab a ticket before it sells out!
Go to: www.seedpaediatricservices.com

01/11/2025

26/10/2025

It was fab catching up with Jess, Educator from Indi Supports and Jenn Speech Therapist, the clever people who created MyComms. A handy app that helps people create personalised visual supports, which not only facilitates communication but also assists in learning new skills and building predictability across the days and weeks.

We particularly love that photos are easily uploaded, allowing people to create really personalised visual supports for anything and everything for their kids. Day to day activities such as getting dressed, morning, afternoon and bedtime routines, or weekly schedule can easily be captured. Congratulations Jess and Jenn on creating such a great resource!

Check it out .au
https://commspec.co

17/10/2025

LEARN WITH US ||

This time last week Michelle was Trundle Children's Centre wrapping up a full day workshop about child development, regulation - dysregulation and behaviours that can result from moments of dysregulation, attachment theory and sensory integration.

30 experienced and eager early childhood educators came from far and wide to learn together, share ideas and to brainstorm new strategies to take back to their centre. The wealth of experience, passion and compassion in the room was extraordinary. It was also a reminder that the further west we go, the greater the gap in access to services and much still needs to be done to ensure equity of access in rural and remote regions.

Huge thank you to Tundle for hosting such a fabulous day. It was such a blast to be back home and to see what a phenomenal job the community has done converting the Bowling Club into a beautiful and homey children’s centre. Thank you also to all the staff for your country hospitality, baking platters of divine slices, biscuits and cakes for our morning and afternoon tea, truly fit for the Queen.

27/09/2025

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ||

Last week I, Michelle, travelled to Ubud Bali joining 30 other OTs for a week of immersive learning about the SPiRIT Clinical Reasoning Tool and engaging with the beautiful children who attend the community established school Bali volunteering - Yayasan Widya Guna
The experience absolutely blew my mind, heart and spirit. It was simultaneously gloriously rewarding and challenging, inspiring and uncomfortable, heart warming and sad, and like all extraordinary experiences will take some time to process and integrate.
I'm eternally grateful and inspired by my dear friend and brilliant, compassionate and gracious leader from Developmental FX - The Developmental & Fragile X Resource CentreCentre who took us on the incredible journey, meeting us all where we were at, holding us when we wobbled and reminding us to be kind to ourselves as we learn.
Huge thanks to Linda and Hannah for dreaming up the idea and bringing it to fruition, and Ange for being our right hand woman.
Massive thanks to all the phenomenally clever and generous OT's who I had the pleasure of learning from and treating with, especially Hannah Melinda and Sara.
It was an absolute honour and I cannot wait to do it again in February.

12/09/2025

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ||

Sarah and Michelle spent 3 days immersed in Polyvagal Theory and sensory affective and movement strategies that support an embodied sense of safety, connection and ultimately health and wellbeing.
Thank you to the brilliant and generous OT’s and Hannah Burke for sharing your wealth of knowledge and wisdom with us.
Thank you also to for hosting the event in Australia.

Sarah and Michelle also loved catching up with dear OT friends and meeting lots of new ones. Food for our OT soul 🫶

12/09/2025

LEARN WITH US ||

I’m thrilled to be heading home to Trundle on the 10th October to spend a day with the early childhood educators at Trundle Children's Centre We will learn about child development, behaviours of concern, underlying reasons for dysregulation including sensory processing or emotional or social skills, and evidenced based ways to support children.

As always the Trundle community ethos is: everyone is welcome, the more the merrier.

Contact Sarah Kilby, Director for more information on 6892 1022 or Director@trundlecc.com.au

I hope to see you there,

Michelle

01/09/2025

LEARN WITH US ||

Mentoring other Paediatric Occupational Therapists' is an absolute honour.

We find it deeply meaningful to connect with other OT's who are committed to their professional development and delivering child centred, developmentally informed and effective OT intervention.

We are also very conscious of the impact our clinical conversations have on each child and family they work with.
It's a win - win - win relationship between child and family - their OT and OT mentor.
Happy days!

Tune into podcast to hear the flavour of clinical conversations with Michelle.

Learn more by emailing: Michelle@seedpaediatricservices.com

10/08/2025

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS SUPPORT INCLUSION ||

SEED is proudly neuro-affirming and committed to inclusion.

We believe every child, regardless of neurotype; sensory and physical needs, communication style, social and play preferences, learning style, ability, culture, gender is capable, valued and belongs.

OT’s support inclusion in countless ways:

🌱 Celebrating each childs’ individual strengths, interests and goals
🌱 Accepting and advocating for all communication modes and play preferences
🌱 Assessing environments to ensure sensory and physical needs are understood and supported
🌱 Learning ability and preferences are supported
🌱 Advocating for each child to feel safe and free to be their authentic selves.

Let's build inclusive communities together.

Sarah and Michelle consult with Principals, Directors and Educators at schools, early childhood settings, and community spaces creating inclusive environments where neurodivergent children can thrive.

🌟 Contact Sarah and Michelle to start the conversation.

29/07/2025

Secure attachment || If you are a working mum like us or in a role of supporting mothers and children with attachment differences, you're in good company! Being emotionally in sync and attuned with our children is what we strive for, however having the presence and mindfulness to foster secure attachment, especially when time and energy feel scarce is challenging, however not impossible.

If you're interested in learning more Kim Barthel is offering her latest course 'Attachment Matters' in Sydney 20th and 21st November. You can find further details here: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1386814