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Zanda Speech & Occupational Therapy

Locality: Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 474 124 872

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25.01.2022 While we are sure glad some senses of normality are returning, at Zanda we are still following the Government advice on face to face protocols for essential services. Some schools remain cautious to protect their communities about support workers entering the schools. We respect each family and school in their decisions, and continue to provide Telehealth as our primary service at this current time. Please touch base with your therapist to find out more. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #telehealth #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching

25.01.2022 Introducing Siena Siena joined our team recently as one of our brilliant Therapy Assistants. She has a gentle presence and takes time to get to know each child before increasing the level of challenge in play. Her ability to listen and unpack things to parents is a true strength. She always thinks deeply about how to best encourage and interact with a child and their parents. We love that Siena is also in her final year as an Occupational Therapy student, this brings su...ch a richer understanding of child development, psychology and diagnostic challenges to the clients she sees. Seeking to always understand a childs program fully, means she will always be able to support the child and family in the best way. Our dream team would not be complete without her. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #dreamteam

25.01.2022 Introducing Lily This amazing up and coming Occupational Therapist is one of our fabulous Therapy Assistants. She has just completed her final year placement with us at Zanda, and has been on team as a Therapy Assistant since early this year. What a Wonder Woman she is, to be able to meet any client and quickly build rapport, explain interventions to parents, all while being creative in the way she interacts with children. Lily is excellent with both our older and young...er children, and always puts parents at ease. She is highly capable and often provides our therapy team with ideas and knowledge to support the service we all deliver to our Zanda families. We just love her fun creative ideas, her ability to make information sheets and resources to support parents, and her resilience. Dream teams all need a Lily, and we so thrilled shes part of ours. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #dreamteam See more

24.01.2022 Two members of our Zanda family have had a birthday recently Happy birthday Michelle and Cassie. We hope your birthdays were fabulous and filled with love and happiness #speechpathology #occupationaltherapy #birthday #happybirthday

24.01.2022 Speech tip Balance questions with comments when playing alongside a child. Questions are a form of testing. But comments will help to build your childs vocabulary. ... Instead of asking where is your train going? You could model: This is a green train The carriage is yellow Under the bridge we go So many trees Look at the conductor Where will the train go next? This teaches verbs, adjectives and nouns. As a general rule of thumb, for every question, make 5 comments. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

23.01.2022 Well you made it! Cant wait for the kids to go back to school tomorrow (or in two weeks), then well be going through less toilet paper (AND FOOD)!!! #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching

22.01.2022 Introducing Jaime Jaime wears a couple of hats in our Zanda team! On Wednesdays to Fridays she is the friendly face behind the desk, replying to emails and phone calls as our practice manager Jaime has also recently joined our fabulous therapy assistant team. Jaime is currently completing her Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) at Deakin University. Previously, Jaime has worked in the early childhood setting, both professionally and in a volunteer capacity. Jaime has a passion for play-based learning, particularly open play toys. She also has a love of children’s literature (that’s the arts major in her ). With two young kids herself, Jaime is no stranger to working with little clients! She can’t wait to work with our Zanda community, encouraging each child to explore the world around them! Welcome Jaime

22.01.2022 Thought might need some encouragement from my think positive button today #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching

20.01.2022 Open ended play is a beautiful skill to develop with children from a very young age. Toys that can be used in several ways help to build imagination and creativity. When you present your child with a toy for the first time, sit with them and creat your own scene and dialogue while they explore beside you, then slowly fade out to allow them time to design and create for themselves. Every now and then I like to slide back in to add or show a new way to use the toys at hand. A...dding an upturned open book can create a bridge. Or a stack of blocks over train tracks could be a crumbled bridge that a triggers a recuse operation. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

19.01.2022 Introducing Cassie Cassie is one of our energetic Occupational Therapists. Her way of connecting with children is ultra fun, and she is particularly good at getting the resistant children to engage. Energy is her middle name! Her dance background and teaching allows her to provide movement breaks that are creative for each child she works with. Giving families the needed time to ask questions and feel heard is one of her many skills. She always comes well prepared and has... a bottomless therapy bag full of amazing resources to trial and share. She constantly supports families with extra resources and links of where to find them to provide a comprehensive therapeutic experience. We are incredibly thankful that Cassie is part of our dream team, and know each family that work with her are incredibly encouraged by her dedication to problem solve the best approach to face each challenge. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

19.01.2022 Therapy Assistants Our therapy assistant program is one unique to Zanda Speech and Occupational Therapy. Carefully tailored individualised therapy programs that support the childs therapy goals are delivered with fun and care by our skilled Therapy assistants. This model allows funds to be stretched further than with Speech or OT alone, and supports a childs learning in their environment (home or child care/ kinder/ school). Its a unique way to support families with mul...tiple children, and to allow parents to have essential 1:1 time without their other family members. Programs are reviewed every 4-6 weeks depending on progress by the whole team involved. Please contact us via our website or discuss our therapy assistant program with your clinician at your next session. Link in bio. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #therapyassistant #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

19.01.2022 Scissor Skills Taking the time to understand the complexity of using scissors is key to knowing how to progress your little one. - they need to be able to have separation of the hand muscles working (thumb and fingers working in opposite movements). -the action of supination needs to be mastered (rotating wrists like turning a door handle). - cutting straight short snips is the first way to introduce cutting. ... - cutting long straight lines is next. - changing directions on a straight line. - cutting along a wavy line. - finally, cutting complex shapes. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

19.01.2022 Rainbow Rice This week one of our therapy assistants gave rainbow rice try for our sensory materials and it was such a success The bonus is, it is so so easy to make!! It will keep your kids busy for hours. Rice is another great sensory play activity that we recommend to all our families at Zanda. It is easy to put together, cheap and safe for kids to play with. Scroll down to see the recipe our rainbow rice. Add some colour and extra fun to your rice sensory play sess...ions. Rainbow rice: * 1 cup per colour of uncooked rice * 1 teaspoon of water per colour * 15 drops or so of food colouring(s) of choice * Resealable bags for mixing each colour Add in your rice, water and food colouring into a bag and then mix until the rice is completely coated. Place the rice out on a piece of baking sheet, or paper towel and allow to dry (this takes about 1 hour). Do this for each colour you choose. Then its sensory play time! Wed like to see what you get up to! Share your sensory play activities on instagram. Tag us in your story/posts @zandasottherapy #speechpathology #occupationaltherapy #therapy #play #imagination #creativity #playbasedlearning #parenttips #isofun #sensoryplay

18.01.2022 Introducing Morgan As one of our fabulous Therapy Assistants, Morgan is also studying Speech Parhology, which gives her extra knowledge to support her clients. Morgan is relatively new to our dream team, but she instantly connected with everyone: so it feels like shes always been part of the Zanda family! That is exactly the experience you will have with Morgan within the first session. She has the gift of connection, and can even coax the most unwilling child out of hi...ding to interact and develop their play skills. She has wisdom beyond her years, and the maturity she carries herself with puts parents at ease. An organisational queen, Morgan can find ways to be more efficient and therefore more fun. You may have heard her voice (and confused it for Zara) on the main phone line: shes been supporting our ever busy director Zara with administration support. Nothing phases our Morgan, we are so lucky she chose to join our dream team! #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #dreamteam See more

18.01.2022 How cool is this stop-start animation that our little client and TA, Michelle, had fun making this week! The animation is based around her favourite thing, dinosaurs Our client and Michelle worked together to plan and sequence the story, before capturing each of the pictures for the movie This activity will keep your kids busy during this second half of Stage 4 isolation! They can let their imagination take them wherever they like This activity promotes sequencing,... planning, creativity, teamwork, storytelling, and experimentation to get each frame right! We used the app Stop Motion Studio. Wed love to see what you get up to! Share your animations with us on instagram by tagging us in your stories/posts @zandaspeech #speechpathology #occupationaltherapy #therapy #play #imagination #creativity #playbasedlearning #parenttips #isofun

18.01.2022 Kinetic sand, water beads, play dough, coloured rice, pasta bins, water, sand, shaving foam, food...the list is endless with what you can do to engage the sensory systems of your child. Mix up texture, smell, sight, and sound to develop their understanding of the world around them from a young age (birth!!). #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching

17.01.2022 Speech tip Balance questions with comments when playing alongside a child. Questions are a form of testing. But comments will help to build your childs vocabulary. Instead of asking where is your train going? You could model:... This is a green train The carriage is yellow Under the bridge we go So many trees Look at the conductor Where will the train go next? This teaches verbs, adjectives and nouns. As a general rule of thumb, for every question, make 5 comments. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

17.01.2022 Introducing Zara Zara is the Director and Principle Speech Pathologist at Zanda. Her passion to see children socialise and learn extends far beyond stereotypical therapy sessions. Her fun and engaging manner brings warmth to the therapy space. Dance and movement is an enormous part of Zaras background as a professional ballerina, and she brings this element of physical expression into sessions with clients. Families adore her gentle approach with even the most timid early... learners, yet she also connects with older children using their interests. Her ability to listen and meet a familys needs, has seen the Zanda team grow rapidly to include our Occupational Therapy team and Therapy Assistant team. Collaboration is a unique part of the Zanda team, with co-consulting offered and the use of therapy assistants to increase client goal outcomes. Zaras knowledge and commitment to each family as a whole makes her an exceptional team leader and encourager. Contact us via our website to book your appointment today. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

16.01.2022 Avalanche Fruit Stand: the first game I bought to use in therapy, and it has so many skills it works on, all while being FUN! - turn taking - sharing - fine motor skills - pincer grip strength... - colour recognition - one to one correspondence - shoulder stability - visual memory - waiting - impulse control I could go on and on and on! I usually start using this game with 2.5-3year olds (depending on cognition and physical abilities), and still play it with teens that are doing sit up on a peanut ball to build core strength at the same time. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #toys #games #learnthroughplay See more

14.01.2022 Welcome to Zandas new hub We are now located at 95 Marshall Street, Ivanhoe (just down from the train station). We have had so much fun over the past month or so getting used to our new space and trying so many fun and exciting things! To the clients who have seen our new space, we hope you love it! To those who are still waiting to come and visit, we cant wait to see you. Get in touch with our reception team if you have any questions or queries:... 0491 183 435 [email protected] www.zandaspeech.com.au #speechpathology #occupationaltherapy #therapy #play #imagination #creativity #playbasedlearning #parenttips #isofun

13.01.2022 To start to use phrases, children need a variety of words in their vocabulary (not just nouns!) These include: Social words (such as bye-bye, hi) Requesting words (such as please, more, again) Verbs/action words (such as go, eat, sleep, drink, jump, open, push) Early pronouns (such as me, mine, my, I, you)... Prepositions/location words (such as in, out, off, on, up, down, here, there) Negation (such as no and then later contractions including dont, cant) Adjectives & adverbs/descriptive words (such as big, hot, fast, yucky) Be sure you are introducing and teaching words from these different categories so that your child has broad vocabulary base in order to make phrases. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching See more

13.01.2022 Introducing Ella Ella graduated with a Masters degree in Speech Pathology and a Bachelor of Arts degree (Psychology and Linguistics) from the University of Melbourne. She has a keen interest in using best-evidence based speech pathology practices to support every child to communicate to the best of their abilities, as well as helping them to build their confidence. Ella understands that every child is unique and she is passionate about tailoring speech therapy to build ...on each child's strengths and interests. Ella is a good listener and is empathetic to the needs of each child and their family. For many years Ella has trained as an ice skater and has competed in many competitions as well as taken part in ice shows. Ella likes to bring her creativity to her sessions and ensure each session is fun and motivating to maximise the child's engagement and learning. She is an amazing speech therapist and a brilliant addition to our dream team! #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #dreamteam See more

13.01.2022 With Lego Masters being such a hit of inspiration, why not dig out all you have and set challenges for your little ones today. It may be cold, it may be wet outside, but hours of creativity await. Bonus points if you prepare some inspiration for them to use as motivation! zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #lego

12.01.2022 Happy Speech Pathology Week Its Speech Pathology Week for 2020 and the theme for this week is Communicating with Confidence. Swipe through this post to see what communicating with confidence means to our team at Zanda. @speechpathaus #speechpathweek #spa #sp #slp #communicatingwithconfidence

12.01.2022 Sensory Play Sensory play has so many benefits with kids. Slime is one of so many sensory play activities we love to use at Zanda It will keep your kids entertained for hours. It promotes motor skill development, language development, problem solving, sensory regulation and mindfulness. Slime recipe: ... 1 cup PVA 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 cup shaving foam 1 tablespoon bicarb soda 1 tablespoon contact lens solution (must contain boric acid) Food colouring Importantly, to clean clothes that get some slime on, use a detergent, white vinegar and water solution, dabbing with a cloth. Wed love to see what you get up to! Share your sensory play activities on instagram. Tag us in your stories/posts @zandasottherapy #speechpathology #occupationaltherapy #therapy #play #imagination #creativity #playbasedlearning #parenttips #isofun #sensoryplay

12.01.2022 Introducing Trish Trish is the Principle Occupational Therapist at Zanda. She is passionate about children feeling like they physically and emotionally belong, and are keeping up with their peers. Trish brings a special energy to every room she steps into, and has an amazing ability to quickly build rapport with children of all ages. Combining her strengths in creativity, communication and practical therapy; she believes that therapy should be meaningful, fun, engaging, ...and easy to replicate at home. With two growing children, Oliver and Jasmin, she is able to relate to the joys and challenges of parenthood. Trish is known for her saying there is always a way, and her ability to think outside of the box to help families access the support they really need. She always goes above and beyond for the families she works with, using a holistic approach to achieve incredible outcomes. Trish also supervises and manages our wonderful Occupational Therapy Team, as well as Zandas dedicated team of therapy assistants. She inspires them to continue to provide engaging, creative, and evidence based supports to the Zanda families. Please dont hesitate to contact us via our website to book an appointment. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #dreamteam

11.01.2022 Some fabulous strategies not just for oppositional toddlers (who have clearly found power in the plank and scream, or NO!), but also for tweens and teens trying to assert some autonomy and decision making. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching

11.01.2022 Happy Father’s Day Zanda To all the dads, step dads, carers, grandfathers and dad figures in our Zanda family, we are celebrating you today. We hope it’s a special one spent with family #speechpathology #occupationaltherapy #family #fathersday

10.01.2022 Happy Fathers Day Zanda To all the dads, step dads, carers, grandfathers and dad figures in our Zanda family, we are celebrating you today. We hope its a special one spent with family #speechpathology #occupationaltherapy #family #fathersday

09.01.2022 Well the last instalment of home educating ended last week for those in Victoria, Australia. The remainder of children that have limped over the line (this is probably more the weary parents NOT cut out for homeschool) of home learning are being dropped off this morning. Huge pat on the back to parents. Go get an Irish coffee this morning after drop off to celebrate, in fact why not have a champagne breakfast with a couple of other parents??... There are still a number of families choosing to self isolate due to illness and compromised immune systems in the immediate family. Lets be gentle in allowing those around us to make choices right for their circumstances. For those children with spiked anxiety today, pop a little photo in their pocket of your family, or give them a matching heart cut out or matching little trinket, so you will always remain connected throughout the day. Its huge for little ones to go from having family all around them for 12 weeks, to then being allowed back to school again. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #backtoschool #isobegone #celebrate

09.01.2022 Winter is well and truly upon us! With Covid restrictions in flux, and cold & flu season also in play, wed like to remind you of our well child and family policy. If in the 48hrs leading up to your session: your CHILD or ANYONE in your home or shows ANY cold and flu symptoms (runny nose, sore thought, cough, fever, chills, lathargy, aches and pains), vomiting or diarrhoea: please contact your therapist or therapy assistant to make your session a Telehealth session, or r...eschedule. Protecting the health of our vulnerable community members, our clients, schools, multiple homes we visit each day, and staff is our upmost priority. Lets work together to be safe and mindful of keeping in good health. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #policy #health #staywell

08.01.2022 The love for wooden toys is strong at Zanda. We love encouraging imagination, and creativity with wooden blocks. These stunning Blockitecture and Garden City sets are made of New Zealand Pine. Designed by James Paulius for Areaware. @areaware Sit with your little ones and crest a beautiful narrative together, or start them off then slowly fade out and allow them to create their own vision. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #woodentoys #woodenblocks

06.01.2022 Got a child that swings their legs and kicks table legs as they cant keeps still? This chair fidget is one of my most recommended tools as an OT to help in the classroom with focus. Jump over to @williamready2017 to check them out. For the Zanda family: you can get 5% off all products with the code: Planted5 #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #sensorytools #sensory #movementseeker

05.01.2022 #Repost @ilslearning A HEALTHY VESTIBULAR SYSTEM IS CENTRAL TO THE INTEGRATION OF THE OTHER SENSORY SYSTEMS ... Here are activities that can help promote the development of a healthy vestibular system. To view this graphic please visit https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/vestibular/ @insptreehouse For more information please visit our website at http://www.ilslearningcorner.com or follow the link in the profile. #vestibular #childdevelopment #braindevelopment #kidsactivities #activitiesforkids #activitiesfortoddlers #parenting #kids #babies #toddler #instamom #momlife #pediatrictherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapy #occupationaltherapist #sensory #sensoryprocessingdisorder #adhd #adhdparenting #adhdproblems See more

03.01.2022 Introducing Gabs Gabs is currently completing his final year of a Master of Occupational Therapy at Swinburne University and has completed a Double Bachelors degree in Visual Art and Education. Gabs is passionate about bringing art, creativity and enthusiasm into his sessions. He believes that having fun is important for reaching goals! As a qualified secondary teacher, Gabs has worked in a variety of different schools and he is eager to support parents and their children within the classroom. When he is not in the classroom, Gabs is leading camps for young people who have experienced trauma and can present with behavioural challenges. He is very excited to work with and learn from you and your child at Zanda.

03.01.2022 Introducing Michelle Michelle is a gentle Ray of sunshine and one of our highly skilled Therapy Assistants. She connects particularly well with our early intervention clients, which compliments her studies in Special Needs Early Intervention education. With experience at the Royal Childrens Hospital, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience. Michelle develops rapport in a gentle way, to support children and parents in their understanding of how best to learn an...d play together. Knowing and learning about a childs interest is second nature to Michelle, and she incorporates a childs interests always. The majority of our resources as therapy support tools are skilfully created by Michelle, the laminating and PECS folder queen. We are so thankful to have her creativity as part of our dream team. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching #dreamteam See more

01.01.2022 Iso, home learning, working from home, kids using way more toilet paper than normal coz they were home 24/7...its been a wild term 2!! You have adapted so well to all the changes (and restrictions continue to be in flux)! Our children have adapted so well to all the changes (particularly our ridged thinkers!).... Enjoy the holidays, a slower pace. Please stay safe and healthy. #zandaspeechandOT #zanda #play #imagination #creativity #fun #playbasedlearining #dirfloortime #floortime #modelling #playskills #paediatricoccupationaltherapy #pediatricoccupationaltherapy #paediatricspeechtherapy #pediatricspeechtherapy #parenttips #parentcoaching

01.01.2022 It all starts with connection #speechpathology #slp #sp #earlyintervention #childdevelopment #toddlertips #toddlerhacks #languagedevelopment #rapport #connection