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At Kirstin Fleischer OT we do Occupational Therapy well by helping children be all they can be!

21/11/2025

🎓 Term 4 is almost up, and we know it can feel like a sprint to the finish line!

With concerts, exams, and year-end events, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

💡 But here’s the secret: the last term is the perfect time to consolidate progress, keep routines going, and finish strong.

Why Term 4 therapy matters:

✅ Keeps regulation strategies fresh before the holidays
✅ Reinforces skills during a structured school term
✅ Prepares your child for a smoother transition to the next grade
✅ Reduces anxiety with consistent, familiar support

Let’s make the most of every session 💪

We’re with you to the finish line (and beyond)!

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12/11/2025

But my child can speak… why speech therapy?

It's a common question, and a great one!

Pediatric Occupational Therapists often collaborate with Speech-Language Therapists because communication is about so much more than just talking.

👉 Your OT might notice your child struggles with:

- Following instructions
- Organising thoughts into clear sentences
- Social communication (understanding tone, turn-taking)
- Oral motor skills (important for clear speech and even feeding)

When we work hand-in-hand with speech therapy, we can build a more complete support plan tailored to your child’s needs. It’s all about helping them thrive across environments, home, school, and play.

🤝 Collaboration = Better outcomes!

Got questions? I'm here to talk!

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03/11/2025

📚 Exams are here… but does that mean therapy should take a back seat?

Not necessarily. In fact, therapy can support your child’s academic performance by:

✨ Helping them regulate stress and anxiety
✨ Supporting attention and executive functioning
✨ Maintaining routine and predictability in a busy time

🧠 Think of therapy as a foundation, not an extra.

If needed, we can adjust session times or goals to suit your child’s load. The key is communication 💬

Let’s navigate this season together and keep your child supported and empowered.

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01/11/2025

Happy Children’s Day! 🌟

Today we celebrate the curious, resilient, imaginative, and unique children who walk through our doors every day. 💛

To every child working hard in therapy: YOU are brave!

To every parent showing up with love and patience: YOU are incredible!

And to our community: THANK YOU for trusting us to walk this journey with you.

Let’s keep cheering them on one milestone at a time.

💫 Here’s to a childhood full of wonder, growth, and possibility.

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27/10/2025

📚 Why would my OT suggest exploring a remedial school?

This is a question we’re often asked, and it’s an important one.

Occupational therapists don’t just look at motor skills or sensory needs, we look at the whole child, including how they function in their school environment. When learning challenges persist despite strong support, a remedial setting may be considered as helpful to unlocking your child’s full potential.

👦 A remedial school might be investigated, and an educational psychologist assessment explored, if your child:

🔹 Struggles with sustained attention
🔹 Needs a smaller class size to thrive
🔹 Has developmental delays impacting academic progress
🔹 Requires a highly supportive, individualised learning approach
🔹 Shows signs of learning disorders that need specialist teaching

At its heart, it’s about giving your child the right environment to grow in confidence and ability.

🌱 We work closely with families and schools to ensure that all considerations are thoughtful, compassionate, and in your child’s best interest.

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20/10/2025

Happy Diwali to all our parents celebrating

19/10/2025

🏡 Not every child needs weekly therapy, sometimes, a structured home programme is just right! 🏡

A home programme may be all your child needs if:

✅ They’ve already made good progress and just need consistency
✅ Their challenges are mild and manageable in daily life
✅ Your family can confidently carry out activities with guidance
✅ They’re in a “watch and wait” phase of development

💬 Your OT will always guide this decision based on your child’s assessment and your family’s capacity.

✨ Bonus: Home programmes empower YOU as the parent to support your child in natural, familiar settings – like bath time, playtime, or school routines.

👩‍👧 Therapy isn’t just about sessions, it’s about support, at the right level, at the right time.

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12/10/2025

🌟 Empowering progress at home! 🌟

An OT home programme is a personalised plan designed by your child’s occupational therapist to support their development outside the therapy room.

It includes targeted activities and strategies tailored to your child’s unique needs, which you can integrate into your daily routine at home.

These programmes are an essential extension of therapy, helping build consistency, reinforce skills, and ensure that therapeutic gains are carried over into real-life situations.

💡 Home programmes may include:

✔️ Sensory regulation activities
✔️ Fine and gross motor tasks
✔️ Handwriting and visual-motor exercises
✔️ Strategies to support attention, self-care or emotional regulation

They’re structured, achievable, flexible and FUN, and your OT is always there to guide you along the way. Added to this, your feedback on the home programme makes all the difference and helps us to adjust and adapt the programme appropriately.

We’re here to support you every step of the way!

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05/10/2025

📚🌟 Happy Teacher’s Day! 🌟📚

To all the amazing educators out there, thank you for being the steady, loving, guiding hands in our children’s lives.

At Kirsty Fleischer OT, we know how vital your role is in helping children with learning and developmental challenges feel understood, supported, and capable.

Your daily dedication doesn’t go unnoticed and we are grateful to walk alongside you.

💬 Here’s how we love collaborating with teachers:

✔️ Sharing classroom strategies
✔️ Co-creating support plans
✔️ Offering in-school observations
✔️ Being your go-to team for advice and insights

Today, we honour your passion, patience, and commitment. You make a difference every single day.

🧡 From all of us: Happy Teacher’s Day!

24/09/2025

🌍 From local clinics to global communities, OT changes lives.

In every corner of the world, Occupational Therapists are helping people participate in the activities that matter most, from learning to dress independently, to writing a first sentence, to feeling calm in a busy classroom.

For children, OT might mean:
💛 Learning to manage sensory challenges so playtime feels joyful, not overwhelming
💛 Developing fine motor skills to hold a pencil or use scissors
💛 Building confidence in social interactions and self-care skills

In hospitals, schools, homes, and community centres, OT empowers individuals to live life fully, regardless of age, ability, or location.

80 years on, our mission remains the same: to walk alongside families, celebrate progress, and open doors to independence and happiness. 🌟

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18/09/2025

👩‍⚕️ Shaping the story of OT, one visionary at a time.

Every profession stands on the shoulders of pioneers, people whose passion, innovation, and compassion change lives.

✨ Eleanor Clarke Slagle brought OT education to the forefront, believing in the healing power of meaningful activities.

✨ William Rush Dunton Jr., the “Father of OT,” advocated for creative and purposeful engagement in recovery.

✨ Dr. Jean Ayres revolutionised how we understand sensory processing, paving the way for sensory integration therapy used worldwide in paediatric OT today.

These trailblazers, and many others, believed that people could thrive when supported to do the things they love and need to do.

At Kirsty Fleischer OT, we honour their vision by empowering children to build skills, confidence, and independence, one playful, purposeful step at a time. 💛

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11/09/2025

🕰 From humble beginnings to a global impact.

Occupational Therapy began in the early 1900s, when compassionate pioneers realised that healing wasn’t just about physical recovery, it was about helping people return to meaningful, everyday activities.

💡 In World War I, “reconstruction aides” worked with injured soldiers to restore their independence.

By the 1940s, OT had become a recognised profession, expanding to support children, people with mental health challenges, and those recovering from illness or injury.

Over the decades, OT has grown into a holistic, family-centred profession that blends science, creativity, and care, helping people live their fullest lives.

Here at Kirsty Fleischer OT, we proudly carry forward that legacy, supporting children in reaching their potential while building confidence and joy in every step of the journey. 🌟

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