Map & Compass Neuro-Developmental Therapy

24/11/2025

Coming in February to Derry !

Exciting to have this training coming back to this island!! Teachers book your place ✅

Did you know that a child’s physical development can directly affect their reading, writing and attention skills?

The INPP Developmental Movement Programme addresses the foundations of learning by helping children integrate essential reflexes and movement patterns.

Join us for the One-Day Teachers’ Course and learn how to bring these proven methods into your classroom.

🗓 Saturday 21 February 2026
📍 Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland

👉 Contact Pauline directly for further information, or click here to book: https://bookwhen.com/inpp-uk/e/ev-sqmg-20260221100000

23/11/2025

It was such an honour to be asked to write for the Eden Consultancy NI newsletter. You can read it in their newsletter here:

https://mailchi.mp/edenconsultancyni.com/eden-equips-torisheppard?e=%5BUNIQID%5D&fbclid=IwY2xjawOPHPBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe4Sbx1acKKzf4duSSvNLTZt_rXN3KAxdu3sROGanoobCmc4kR7ZdJ33qa9O0_aem_LObBf_F3jOucXfF_J6gncA

and you can find a copy of it on the Map & Compass blog:

https://www.mapandcompasstherapy.com/post/seeing-beneath-the-surface

22/11/2025

Delighted to have been asked to write as a guest for the Eden Consultancy NI newsletter.

This is truly the message I want people to know and understand the most….

When we look with eyes that seek to see and understand what’s going on beneath the surface….it can change the way we see them and we may just find some hope along the way.

Read here:

https://mailchi.mp/edenconsultancyni.com/eden-equips-torisheppard?e=%5BUNIQID%5D&fbclid=IwRlRTSAOOyi9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeRj-MucW9a9OnCyOwh6tI5zAC1NbSNJaYJ6aE_atZaTXe55koshfE-ffV9Ec_aem_73Q2gIIpKUzZDAUaRZMiCA

And it’s Rebecca’s wedding day!!! Happy Wedding Day Rebecca! 💍

This week, while I’m off getting married (!!), the wonderful Tori Sheppard from Map & Compass Neurodevelopmental Therapy is taking over the newsletter 💛

Tori’s work explores what’s really happening beneath the surface, helping parents, carers, and educators understand the “why” behind behaviour.

It’s an incredible read about compassion, neurodevelopment, and seeing children through softer eyes.

✨ Read “Seeing Beneath the Surface” in this week’s newsletter — link below.

https://mailchi.mp/edenconsultancyni.com/eden-equips-torisheppard

21/11/2025

All the feelings…

It’s a bit of a long share, but it’s just a peice of my heart in all of this at the end of a long week.

I’m so grateful to get to do this work.

The other part I didn’t say is that later in the day, a mother sat in my office and cried over how very much she wants to help her son.
We decided together to give it our best go.

I’m in this heart and soul….and I’m bringing all the science and research that backs these programmes into it. We need it all…all the heart and ALL the knowledge and experience we can gather.

Facing forward…

“setting a course towards HOPE”

See website for more information, to submit a screening questionnaire or to book an enquiry call or initial consultation.

www.mapandcompasstherapy.com

17/11/2025

Every note, every phone call, every smiling emoji from a parent seeing progress on a programme of reflex or auditory integration reminds me why this work is so important. If you would like to find out more… just get in touch. Whatever you do… don’t give up hope for happier, easier days until you’ve done foundational developmental therapy. Find out if your child may be a good fit for a programme

28/10/2025

This is one of the very best explanations to help you understand what it feels like to have ADHD. Just fantastic.

A short animation explaining a little bit about how some people may experience ADHD. It is important to note that everyone’s experience is different and medi...

26/10/2025

THIS is such a great explanation of neuromotor and sensory immaturity and why it matters for learning.... (thank you Integrating Thinking !!)

THIS is why your child may need an INPP programme. See INPP.UK for an INPP practitioner near you or DM me or head to my website www.mapandcompasstherapy.com to find out more.

https://youtu.be/bn7xun9fjX8?si=6UimMJ9oJ8ioCPqN

Neuro-motor and Sensory immaturity contributes to learning challenges. If the body systems that are foundations for learning aren't fully developed, they ca...

26/10/2025

Love collaborating with Nutrition4kids Children's Dietitian and Sensory Eaters to get these important messages across giving a better “lens” to view your child this Halloween 🎃 and always!

17/10/2025

Get booking teachers! This will be hosted by my colleague Anne-Marie O’Kane at Kinected Moves in Derry and training led by UK INPP National Principal & Trainer Pauline Shannon.

Kinected Moves

This isn’t just theory – it’s hands-on.

On the One-Day Teachers’ Course: Implementing Neuromotor Readiness for Learning, you’ll gain:
✔️ Practical training in screening tests
✔️ Guidance on how to design movement-based interventions
✔️ Clear instructions for delivering the programme in your school

Perfect for educators, SEN teachers, school psychologists, and learning support staff.

🗓 Saturday 21 February 2026
📍 Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland

👉 Contact Pauline directly for further information, or click here to book: https://bookwhen.com/inpp-uk/e/ev-sqmg-20260221100000

09/10/2025

✨ Sometimes progress on an INPP Programme is swift — and the work on the foundations of the nervous system acts like JUST what the body’s system has been waiting for. Other times, it’s slow, subtle, or takes longer to show. That’s the work of neuroplasticity — and it doesn’t always follow a neat or predictable path.

Some results go far beyond expectations. Other times, it can feel hard to keep going when change seems small. But the most important thing is giving the body and brain the opportunity to do what they were designed to do.

It’s not magic. It’s the steady work of
💫 Regularity
💫 Repetition
💫 Duration
That’s the wonder of neuroplasticity — watching what the brain can do when it’s given its best chance.

Would you like to hear what progress can look like?
Why progress sometimes stalls?
Or stories from parents on the journey?

I’d love to know what you’d like to hear more about next 💬

Leave a comment to request topics I can post about in the weeks ahead.

06/10/2025