Laura Graham Occupational Therapy

24/01/2026

Last Wednesday Ali Neal the Classroom OT and Laura launched their brand new for 2026 training offering The BREAD Approach to Regulation. A wonderful group of education professionals attended our launch event and we are so excited to get this simple 5 step process to support regulation in educational settings out to as many people as possible.

Therefore we are pleased to offer a 10% discount code to anyone who signs up to the online course by Wednesday 28th January. Details below. Remember Regulation doesn't need to be complicated! Comment BREAD below to recieve your code.
https://schoolsensorysolutions.co.uk/bread-regulation-course?fbclid=IwdGRzaAPhWptjbGNrA-FakmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHndgGUcytJTkFUhMctRb9hrEZ617NkmKvkAgpx5q0Wl8_16Dn-CRNZYvxpkY_aem_xgz0iNRkuBBrpaPiKcU5dw

The BREAD Regulation Course teaches a clear, practical 5-step process — Breathe, Reduce, Environment, Active movement, Deep pressure — grounded in principles from Sensory Processing and Polyvagal Theory and designed to help children and young people regulate effectively across all settings.

19/01/2026

Laura has been working with the fabulous Ali Neal the Classroom OT on a brand new approach to regulation in school.

This week we are doing our FREE online launch follow the link to join. https://go.schoolsensorysolutions.co.uk/BREAD-launch

19/12/2025

This is a super offer from Ali Neal the Classroom OT her School Sensory Solutions online training membership.

Laura is excited to be a collaborator with Ali on the BREAD approach to regulation launching in January 2026.

We offer a range of training and resources that will empower your school to support pupils who have SEND or are neurodivergent.

15/11/2025

This is a fascinating article from The Independent raising awareness of DCD. Laura is passionate about spreading awareness around DCD and wrote a book all about the topic https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/dcd-dyspraxia-meaning-symptoms-adhd-b2862603.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/dcd-dyspraxia-meaning-symptoms-adhd-b2862603.html

New findings reveal how deeply developmental coordination disorder is impacting the lives of around 5 per cent of UK children

15/10/2025

An interesting read in SEN Magazine this month all about Dyspraxia / DCD in school. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16SNPkStTo/

Did you know Laura has written a book all about DCD/Dyspraxia https://www.amazon.co.uk/Developmental-Coordination-Disorder-Dyspraxia-Help/dp/1913414159/ref=asc_df_1913414159?mcid=6bd6eb223dfa3e03830c561eaaa7f094&th=1&psc=1&hvocijid=3622331848129702656-1913414159-&hvexpln=74&tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696285193871&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3622331848129702656&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045503&hvtargid=pla-2281435176618&psc=1&gad_source=1

And written a chapter in the book What if it's not Dyslexia?

young people manage physical coordination challenges and flourish… Sometimes called ‘dyspraxia’, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a frequently under-detected condition that chiefly affects physical coordination but also impacts on many other areas of life. It is often seen as an .....

07/10/2025

Our book "What if it's not Dyslexia? Is 1 this week.

03/10/2025

Some super resources here to support regulation https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1GyNhAACqZ/

23/09/2025

Laura has written an article for the first ND360Hub magazine which is out now. The magazine also features several interesting features from a range of professionals.
https://heyzine.com/flip-book/fdbdbf9365.html?fbclid=IwdGRjcAM_xZhjbGNrAz_FkmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeYd_nztF2i7EOzMwZPz_vDd7TmzmrvEmpkEVRgMHM5-ywRLlla0qUM5eZm6Q_aem_yWSb0EY9LwQtPO6YIvVirw

14/09/2025

Still on the theme of handwriting this is a great post from Teach Handwriting about the importance of teaching phonics and handwriting separately.https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1aYLx1tVNk/

13/09/2025

This is a super useful post from Geldards SEN on exam adjustments for students with SENhttps://www.facebook.com/share/1CuNasRn81/

With exam adjustment deadlines fast approaching, Education team Partner Salise takes a look at some examples of reasonable adjustments in exams

https://www.geldards.com/insights/exam-adjustments-for-young-people-with-sen/

12/09/2025

The hot topic in Laura's working week this week has been handwriting. With the new writing framework coming into play, schools are keen to ensure their students are accessing appropriate pre writing activites to support the fluent and legible handwriting required. Tracing is one such activity that can have many benefits but it is not without drawbacks. This is a great post detailing the considerations of when and when not to use tracing to support handwriting development. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BHgtDdkye/

This is a HUGE resource...and information OT practitioners want you to know about tracing....
Learning letters is a tricky task for our brains and hands; they must work together to look at a drawing, understand that drawing/symbol represents a letter, remember that letter, copy a mental image of the letter, and then instruct our hand to move in such a pattern that creates the letter.

"Often times I have parents/teachers who have students who do somewhat well when tracing their alphabet, but when it comes time to write the letter on their own it falls apart.
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This can be due to two things:
1. The child does not have a good memory of how to create the letter
2. Tracing allows for the child to start at any point, and therefore formations may start bottom to top/in the middle of the letter/wherever and thus the resulting formation may be large/incorrect/illegible.

This being said, there is a time and place for tracing as a tool to support skill development...

Let's talk about what the research says AND experienced OTs have to say about how tracing should and should not be used for young learners!
https://www.theottoolbox.com/to-trace-or-not-to-trace/

07/09/2025

This afternoon Laura has attended the fabulous Libby Hill's 3rd book Launch. A fabulous afternoon with super company!