Aurora Children's Therapy Ltd

21/07/2025

Join us this summer at Dedham Therapy Farm! 🌿

We’re excited to offer Pilates sessions with our Occupational Therapist, Fleur – designed for teen girls aged 14+ and their mums, carers or guardians 🧘‍♀️

📅 Dates: 31st July, 7th & 14th August
🕙 Time: 10am – 12pm

🗒 Take a look at the poster below for full details, and get in touch to book your space – we’d love to see you there!

20/06/2025

20/06/2025

It’s been a hot and sensory-challenging week 🌡️—we’ve seen extra restlessness and lots of kids struggling to regulate with the heat 🥵.

These 10 outdoor sensory activities are designed to support balance, coordination, and self-regulation—all while keeping things cool and fun!

Water play + movement = the perfect combo for calming the nervous system.

These are simple, low-prep ways to bring sensory support into summer days.

✅ Balance
✅ Coordination
✅ Sensory integration
✅ Movement with purpose

Let’s make hot days a little more manageable—and a lot more playful 💚

16/06/2025

I’m excited to share that I’ll be attending the International Sensory Integration Congress in Portugal in January 2026! 🇵🇹

It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect with colleagues from around the world and explore the latest research and developments in sensory integration. I'm really looking forward to learning, exchanging ideas, and bringing new insights back to my practice.

Counting down to a week of inspiration and professional growth!

On behalf of the International Council for Ayres Sensory Integration (ICE-ASI), we are pleased to invite you to the ISIC 2026 Congress in Porto, Portugal, from January 29 to 31, 2026. This event will bring together professionals and researchers in the field of Ayres Sensory Integration to share knowledge, explore new research, and connect with peers.

We look forward to seeing you in Porto!

https://www.ice-asi.org/isic-congresses/

12/06/2025

🌿 Forest School OT Fun! 🌿

Today’s occupational therapy session was all about exploration, engagement, and nature play! 🍂 We used this Nature Scavenger Hunt board during our session at a Forest School — searching for leaves, feathers, acorns, and even something fuzzy 🐛.

Outdoor play isn’t just fun — it’s powerful therapy. Nature-based activities support:

- Fine motor skills (picking up and placing small items)
- Sensory regulation (textures, sounds, smells)
- Social interaction and communication
- Motor planning and problem-solving
- Mindfulness and emotional regulation

Getting outside stimulates both body and brain 🌱

05/06/2025

Here are some links for information and resources on auditory processing:
🧰https://www.theottoolbox.com/auditory-processing-activities/

🧰https://www.theottoolbox.com/product/auditory-processing-kit/

🧰https://www.theottoolbox.com/improve-attention-auditory-processing/

29/05/2025

🌟 Support Small, Make a Big Difference! 🌟

If you’ve had a positive experience with Aurora Children’s Therapy, we’d LOVE to hear from you! 💬

Your feedback not only helps me grow, it helps other families find the support they need. A quick Facebook or Google review goes a long way in supporting my small business and the amazing kids I work with every day! 🙌✨

👉 Leave a review here:

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Google:
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Thank you for being part of my journey! 💕

23/05/2025

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15/05/2025

✨ OT Fun in Action! ✨

Today’s session was packed with purposeful play and sensory exploration!

We kicked things off with Cosmo Lights, a fantastic interactive tool that helps build vital skills in:
🧠 Joint Attention
⚡ Reaction Time
💪 Motor Coordination
📍 Spatial Awareness

My client had a blast responding to the light cues — turning therapy into a game while working on core developmental skills!

We played this game going through the squeeze machine, designed to deliver calming, deep pressure input. This sensory feedback helps children connect their bodies with their environment, promoting better body awareness and regulation.

So much laughter, learning, and movement 💜👐

04/05/2025

🦓 May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month.
We have a focused interest in the topic of EDS for several reasons. 🦓

1) There is a higher prevalence of Autism in the EDS population than there is in the general population. There is a demonstrated correlation between Hypermobile EDS (hEDS) and Autism.

2) Jacquelyn has a hyper-mobile EDS profile (hEDS).

3) Amy participated in EDS ECHO for health care providers gathering information and learning.

4) As a part of this process, It became apparent to both of us that there is not enough information available to the autism community about what EDS is and why/when you might want to talk to your /your family member's doctor about it.

⭐️⭐️5) hEDS often presents with Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). Both of these presentations cause some wicked Feelzzz in the body. These Feelzzz can result in a person resisting position changes, refusing tasks, and seeking of inputs (aka- challenging behaviors in some circles). If a person isn't able to express / communicate their Feelzzz and link those to their behaviors - caregivers may unintentionally be creating medical distress.⭐️⭐️

6) hEDS and EDS are multi-system syndromes. Diagnosis can be elusive. But, management of symptoms is critical for health and quality of life.

Below is a one page flyer containing information about hEDS, the link to autism, some associated symptoms, when to talk to your doctor, and where to find more information.

To download the .pdf of the flyer or review the attached image with a document reader please find link in comments

01/05/2025

This was said by a headteacher — and it genuinely wasn’t said with any malice or negativity.

But it exposed a deeper truth: many schools still aren’t prepared for neurodivergence.

Instead of saying “we don’t know what to do,” let’s say “we’ll learn, together.”

That 'togetherness' makes the world of difference to children and their families.