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Colourful Futures - Paediatric Occupational Therapy
Benowa · under 0.1 km away
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Motor Skills & Coordination support in Benowa, QLD
Clumsy, delayed with running/jumping, or struggling with pencils and cutlery.
Includes nearby providers within 10 km of Benowa.
- 19 providers found
- 7 offering telehealth
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Autism Queensland Gold Coast
Ashmore · 4.5 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyPsychologyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Telehealth
Therapy Partners
Robina · 4.6 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyPsychologyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Telehealth
Shield Health Support
Mermaid Beach · 5.2 km awayOccupational therapyAutism assessmentADHD assessmentNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you
Upside Kids Physio & Health - Ashmore
Ashmore · 5.3 km awayOccupational therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you
Everyday Independence Gold Coast
Ashmore · 5.4 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyPsychologyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you
BillyLids Therapy
Nerang · 5.9 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you
Wildflower Kids Therapy
Mudgeeraba · 5.9 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you • Telehealth
FABIC Behaviour Specialist Centre
Robina · 6.0 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyPsychologyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic
Coastal Paediatric Therapy
Nerang · 6.3 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you
Queensland Paediatric Allied Health (QPAH) | Music Therapy | Speech Therapy | Occupational Therapy | Gold Coast
Southport · 6.4 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availabilityView profile Queensland Paediatric Allied Health (QPAH) | Music Therapy | Speech Therapy | Occupational Therapy | Gold CoastEnquire with Queensland Paediatric Allied Health (QPAH) | Music Therapy | Speech Therapy | Occupational Therapy | Gold CoastCall Queensland Paediatric Allied Health (QPAH) | Music Therapy | Speech Therapy | Occupational Therapy | Gold Coast - Clinic
LGO Therapy Support Service for People of All Abilities (Gold Coast)
Southport · 6.9 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyPsychologyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you
Play Pod Paediatric Therapy
Tallai · 7.2 km awayOccupational therapyEarly interventionNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic
Whole Therapy
Miami · 7.7 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Comes to you • Telehealth
Our Children's Occupational Therapy
Arundel · 8.2 km awayOccupational therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic
My Therapy Space Burleigh Waters
Burleigh Waters · 9.0 km awayOccupational therapySpeech therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you
OTFC Gold Coast
Burleigh Heads · 9.1 km awayOccupational therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Telehealth
Hiya Health Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Heads · 9.3 km awayOccupational therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability - Clinic • Comes to you • Telehealth
Little Light Therapy
Burleigh Heads · 9.7 km awayOccupational therapyNo reviews yetEnquire for pricingAsk about availability
About Benowa
About 9,900 people live in Benowa, roughly 1,000 of them children under 10. The median personal income locally is $776 a week. Beyond English, the languages most often spoken at home are Mandarin, Japanese and Korean. Population, age and language data: ABS Census 2021.
Cost & funding
Fees depend on the service, the provider and the length of the session. Ask each provider for their fees before the first visit.
Medicare pays a rebate for some OT and physiotherapy sessions when your GP writes a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan and a referral first. Some private health extras policies pay part of the cost of OT and physiotherapy.
If your child has an NDIS plan that includes these supports, you can use it. If your plan is self-managed or plan-managed, you can also use providers that are not NDIS registered. If the NDIA manages your plan, you must use registered providers.
NDIS price limit
$193.99 an hour
OT, 2026–27. Physiotherapy: $183.99.
Medicare rebate
$63.40 a session
Up to 5 sessions a year in total with a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan.
Note: NDIS price limits are the national maximums for NDIA-managed and plan-managed plans (NDIS Pricing Schedule 2026–27); remote areas have higher limits. Medicare rebates are from MBS Online, 1 July 2026. Providers can charge more than the rebate. Assessment fees come from provider websites in April 2026.
Work out what you might pay: cost calculatorWhere to start in QueenslandRead our guide to NDIS early intervention fundingWhat to expect at the start
Background
The OT asks about your child's health, development and the everyday tasks they find hard.
Assessment
They watch your child do tasks and complete an assessment. Bring recent school reports and any other reports.
Goals together
You agree on goals and options together. Sessions may be one-to-one or in a group.
Sources: NSW Health; Raising Children Network.
Frequently asked questions
Gross motor skills are big body movements, such as rolling, sitting, crawling and walking. Fine motor skills are small body movements, such as holding toys, using cutlery, scribbling or dressing themselves. Most children learn these skills in the same order, but not always at the same time.
Signs of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) can include difficulty holding a pencil and writing, doing up buttons or shoelaces, and running and jumping. Children with DCD may bump into other people or objects and seem clumsy. DCD does not affect intelligence. If you are worried about how your child moves, see their doctor or paediatrician.
It can be hard to diagnose DCD in children under 5, because movement skills vary a lot at this age. Even if there are early signs, your doctor may not make a diagnosis of DCD until your child is 5 years old. If your child is under 5 and you're concerned about their movement, it's still a good idea to talk with your GP or child and family health nurse. You don't need a GP referral to see an occupational therapist.
Occupational therapy is the main treatment for DCD. Physiotherapy is also important for children with muscle tone and strength problems. For DCD, occupational therapists set goals that matter to each child, practise those goals with the child and work with families on solutions and strategies. Your child's doctor or paediatrician may refer you to an occupational therapist or a physiotherapist.
Play helps children practise hand skills. The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne suggests playdough, threading beads, building with Lego and cutting with children's scissors. For outdoor play it suggests climbing at the playground and ball games such as throwing, catching and bouncing. If you are worried, speak with your doctor or child health nurse.
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