Michelle O'Sullivan Occupational Therapist in Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia | Occupational therapist

Michelle O'Sullivan Occupational Therapist

Locality: Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia

Phone: +61 422 746 968

Address: PO Box 272 1640 Frenchs Forest, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.michelleosullivan.com.au

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25.01.2022 For my professional colleagues: CSF leaks are something to make yourself aware of if you’re working with people with connective tissue disorders. Big thanks to Nicole Frost, Physiotherapist, for this article & awareness raising.

25.01.2022 A new study (2020) on the Prevalence of generalized joint hypermobility in children with anxiety disorders.... The prevalence of hypermobility was three times higher in children with anxiety disorders.... https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com//s12891-0

23.01.2022 A more sensible approach to school refusal....

22.01.2022 Let’s have a #RealConversation: What are your experiences of dating with a disability? Positive, negative, too scared to try, glad you’re partnered & don’t have to worry? #Disability #Dating #BasicHumanNeeds #Relationships ... You might also be interested in this guest blog we published a while back on Hypermobility Connect https://www.hypermobilityconnect.com/you-me-my-connective-/

19.01.2022 It’s Occupational Therapy Week! #thisIsOT Occupational therapy is a client-centred health profession concerned with promoting health and well being through occupation. The primary goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in the activities of everyday life. Occupational therapists achieve this outcome by working with people and communities to enhance their ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do, or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational engagement. (WFOT 2012)

18.01.2022 I'm not sure who needs to hear this but there is literally no rule against being disabled AND glamorous. Be who you want to be. Tara Moss

17.01.2022 If you have benefited from access to allied health professionals via Telehealth this year, please consider signing this petition to have the access to Medicare rebates continue indefinitely. At the moment, the item numbers we use are set to expire on Sept 30.

16.01.2022 We are partnering with Lifeline and Kids Helpline in a joint appeal to help fund frontline services and crisis support Tonight's New Year’s Eve broadcast ...live from the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl will bring communities together for an evening of music, fun and fireworks. Donations can be made via Lifeline and Kids Helpline. https://bit.ly/2WUjWs1 1800 950 748 #NYEABC #PartyAtYours

16.01.2022 Just wondering if anyone has tried this app? It looks good for anyone.... I might have to give it a trial. https://www.tiimoapp.com/

15.01.2022 I don’t get angry (publicly) very often, but this is making my blood boil. In early 2021, the NDIA are planning to introduce Independent Assessments for both access requests and during plan reviews.... they are marketing this as free because everyone loves to not have to pay for things. However, the way it stands at the moment it seems that the Independent Assessor will replace the input your health professionals give when applying for the NDIS.... That means that someone paid by the NDIA, will assess your disability in 1-4hours (by video call if necessary) by using only the standard assessments they are allowed to use. In under 4hrs they’re going to need to understand you, the relevant aspects of your condition (good luck) and the functional impact that has on you. It’s taken me 12 years to understand the general manifestations of the hypermobility conditions, and I’m still learning... I am fearful of what this means for people with EDS/HSD, POTS, LDS, CCI... Have a watch of the video, and comment your thoughts on the original post.... add your voice to this.... maybe if they’re really about participants as they claim to be, they might read the comments and hear the voices of those living with disability.

13.01.2022 OCTOBER 10 is World Mental Health Day! This years message is: look after your mental health Australia (and everyone everywhere!) https://youtu.be/gtSRplQfmjo

11.01.2022 As part of Psychology Week, the APS is hosting this free public online event on pain and how psychology can help. Listen to APS psychologists and other experts,... including a consumer representative who has direct experience in living with chronic pain, talk about the impacts of pain and how you can access the right support www.psychweek.org.au/webinar/ #psychweek See more

10.01.2022 Mental health & EDS/HSD: In a 2019 retrospective analysis, Wasim et al. found that 49.4% of the study cohort (EDS/HSD) were affected by psychiatric disorders, with 28.9% found to have multiple psychiatric conditions. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30923956/

08.01.2022 With the HSC starting this week I just wanted to wish all our Year 12’s good luck... and remind you that you are so much more than a mark on a piece of paper. No matter what happens, you’re going to be OK!

07.01.2022 This video has been produced by the Scottish Government to try and dispel some of the myths around autism, and it’s brilliant ... Scottish Government / YouTube

07.01.2022 Wearing a mask helps protect our community from the spread of COVID-19. It’s important masks are worn safely and correctly. Watch this video to learn how. From... 3 January 2021, in Greater Sydney, Central Coast, Wollongong and Blue Mountains, it is mandatory to wear a face covering in certain indoor settings including: Shopping (retail, supermarkets and shopping centres) Public/shared transport (including waiting and travelling) Indoor entertainment (including cinemas and theatres) Places of worship Hair and beauty premises Visitors to residential aged care facilities Staff in hospitality venues Staff in gaming areas in licensed premises (including casinos) and patrons using gaming services For a full list of premises where you must wear a mask and other rules, visit the NSW Government website: https://www.nsw.gov.au//what-you-can-and-ca/greater-sydney Thank you for playing your part in helping stop of the spread of COVID-19. There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit https://www.nsw.gov.au//how-to-protect-yourself-an/clinics or contact your GP. For the latest case locations, visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

07.01.2022 Pretty sure people with EDS/HSD make up a good percentage of those stats!

07.01.2022 ON SALE THIS WEEKEND: I quite often recommend this range of pots & pans to clients.... so just in case you’re in the market for pots/pans that you can use with 2x removable handles - Myer has them on sale this weekend - 50% off!! https://www.myer.com.au/p/tefal-ingenio-titanium-fusion-non

06.01.2022 Doing a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course was one of the best things I have done for myself in the last 10 years. It’s a skill you have with you wherever you go. Great addition to the pain management tool kit!

06.01.2022 Got my virtual pink seats to support the McGrath Foundation. Have you got yours? #pinktest #mcgrathfoundation

06.01.2022 And this my friends is only one part of OT.... #ThisIsOT

04.01.2022 This looks like a good & important read for my fellow health professionals! Especially those working with people trying to access the NDIS. #participation #EDS #HSD

04.01.2022 Trauma is an all too common part of people’s lives. Phoenix Australia have a bunch of resources about trauma and its impact. https://www.phoenixaustralia.org/recovery/

04.01.2022 Sydney woman Sarah Keenahan cannot modify her car without funding, but the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), which administers the NDIS says she's not eligible.

03.01.2022 Occupational therapists are experts in the relationships between what people do (occupations), their health, their wellbeing and their environments; they work with people to help make every day living easier. They assist people to manage ongoing symptoms and prevent complications by: Building their knowledge and skills... Finding new ways of doing activities Changing the environment to suit their needs #thisIsOT #occupationaltherapy

03.01.2022 MELBOURNE: DON’T drink the water til you get the all clear.... https://www.3aw.com.au/do-not-drink-contaminated-water-war/

03.01.2022 What living with a stoma really looks like: The empowering women who use their well-followed IGs for anything but sympathy... #Stoma #EDS #Crohns #IBD

02.01.2022 Mental illness is a common sidekick in chronic health conditions like EDS/HSD, Loeys-Dietz Syndrome, Marfan Syndrome... SANE have some great fact sheets about a range of mental illnesses https://www.sane.org/information-stories/facts-and-guides

01.01.2022 NDIS UPDATE!!! We got the Independent Assessments postponed until mid-2021 so that proper consultation can occur! Woooohoooooo! ... This is GREAT NEWS!!!!!! #AdvocacyWin #ThisIsOT