Our Services
Sunny Starts currently offers paediatric Occupational Therapy services to NDIS clients and is now accepting referrals for Speech and Language Pathology to commence in early 2024.
Our therapists can deliver services to accommodate for your family’s needs. Services can include assessment, individual therapy sessions, school-based services, consultations, home and school programming anywhere in the Northern region of Tasmania. Telehealth is also offered to families anywhere within Australia.
Paediatric Occupational Therapists provide early intervention, parent coaching and family centred practice to children who experience difficulties with:
Occupational Therapy
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Sensory integration
Emotional regulation
Understanding of emotions
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Handwriting assessment and support
Social engagement
Task and routine engagement
School programming
Practical classroom support for educators
School readiness support
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Toileting skill development
Development and adaptation of activities of daily living
Home programming
Food exposure support and programming
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Fine and gross motor assessment
Fine motor skill development
Speech & Language Pathology
Paediatric Speech and Language Pathologists provide early intervention, parent coaching and family centred practice to children who experience difficulties with:
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Articulation disorders (difficulty making sounds and forming speech sounds)
Phonological disorders (difficulty using correct speech patterns)
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (difficulty coordinating oral movements needed to create sounds)
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Receptive language difficulties (understanding language)
Expressive language difficulties (using language)
Learning disabilities (reading, spelling and writing)
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Autism Spectrum Disorders
Developmental Delays
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Difficulty with the use of verbal and nonverbal language for social purposes
Pragmatics
Social interaction
Social cognition
Language processing
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Home programming
Food exposure support and programming