Elisna Carstens Arbeidsterapie

09/01/2026

I am ready to welcome you back! So excited for the therapy room to be filled with giggles and wiggles in 2026!

Hope you and your children have a blessed first week of school.

Love
Elisna

#2026

13/12/2025

This topic has been on my mind all week and I really feel that there is a "shift" coming! Just this week I saw commited to have a cellphone free school next year. This makes me so excited! I truelly believe with all my heart that this will 1- improve mental health of learners (less social media pressure) 2- decrease bulling (specifically ciber bully) and 3- improve social communication.

Critics of the ban have voiced some potential unforeseen consequences.

12/12/2025

Thank you for an amazing year! Please take note that I will be closing today. You will however still be able to reach me via whatsapp or email.

Have a blessed festive season!

03/12/2025

Shjoe.. I don't know about you, but this past 2 weeks all I have been doing is trying to regulate children (including my own 🤪).

This time of the year can be very challenging for children (and adults) for various reasons:

- we feel tired and burnt out after working very hard during the year
- change of routine and expectations at school/work makes us feel the day is unpredictable and more chaotic
- concert practice can be quite overstimulating for the child with a more sensitive or easily dysregulated sensory system.
- our diets change a little to include more sugar, artificiall colourants and processed food.
- it is hot!
- stress about the holidays (this is a thing!)

Please be a bit more empathetic and remember to support your child by also focussing on your own regulation. Keeping calm when your child is having a meltdown really is key to calming the end of the year storm. Check this very accurate illustration!

01/10/2025

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22/09/2025

Yes!

15/09/2025

Yesterday, was awareness day! Today I am celebrating all the little ones and their families by seeing all the positive traits that this neurodivergent profile has to offer.

What a privilege to witness this everyday! 💛💛💛

07/07/2025

So last week, this happened! 🥳

Officially fully trained in Ayres Sensory Integration.

This qualification took me 6 years to complete. A lot of late nights, sacrifices, tears, successes and self-evaluation. I am so thankfull for amazing mentors, colleagues and family that have cheered me on and still do.

Looking forward to supporting more families with this amazing treatment modality!

17/06/2025

04/06/2025

Did you know that our bodies have 8 Sensory Systems?!?!

Occupational Therapists with special training in Ayres Sensory Integration, can help you understand your childs sensory systems as well as your own.

If you think that your child (or yourself) is struggeling in any systems, please feel free to contact us.

05/05/2025

We've been very busy moving our bodies purposefully, strenghtening our fingers, regulating our nervous systems, improving our visual perception skills, integrating reflexes and much more!

Contact me for more information if you think your child needs support.

25/04/2025

Thank you Karitas Spsiale Skool Malmesbury for inviting me to your ASD celebration this morning! It was lovely to chat to your parents about and how we can assist our kids to function more in the by making simple adjustments to reduce sugar intake, use a visual schedule for routine and predictability and using screentime appropriately. Thank you Alida van Wyk Spraakterapie ∙ Speech Therapy for sharing your knowledge with us as well!

It was a special morning celebrating