Kids Matters is a Brisbane-based children's occupational therapy clinic dedicated to helping kids aged 0-18 years achieve what's important to them and overcome their difficulties.
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Kids Matters is a Brisbane-based children's occupational therapy clinic dedicated to helping kids aged 0-18 years achieve what's important to them and overcome their difficulties. As leaders in children's occupational therapy, their goal is to help children maximise their potential with a wide range of specialist OT treatments, providing a safe and supportive community where staff and clients can grow and live their potential.
Primary service offered at 3 Brisbane clinics with specialised sensory gyms and private treatment rooms, addressing sensory integration, autism, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, visual perception, memory issues, handwriting, school readiness, eating issues, developmental delays, toileting, and behaviour management.
Therapy, assessment and consultation delivered remotely via video call, allowing families to access support from home without the need to travel. Telehealth sessions cover most services including psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy and counselling.
A therapy that helps children and adults develop the everyday skills needed for daily life — from dressing, writing and play to sensory processing and school participation. Occupational therapists assess what is getting in the way and design practical strategies to build independence and confidence.
Concentrated therapy program for children requiring more frequent intervention.
Programs to help parents understand their children, cope better, and learn strategies to help them overcome challenges.
Specialised program targeting working memory development.
Coordination and motor planning program for children.
Developmental, Individual-difference, Relationship-based approach to therapy.
Alert program for self-regulation and sensory awareness.
Listening-based therapy program.
Specialised support for toileting difficulties, encopresis, and enuresis.
Holistic approach to sensory processing and lifestyle integration.
An evaluation of how a person processes sensory information — such as touch, sound, movement and taste — and how this affects their behaviour and daily functioning. Carried out by an occupational therapist, the results guide strategies to help the individual feel regulated and comfortable in their environment.
Listening-based intervention program.
Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance approach.
Therapy addressing balance and vestibular system difficulties.
Sensory diet technique for sensory processing support.
Guidance and skill-building for parents and carers to better understand their child's development, manage challenging behaviours and build a warm, secure relationship. Programs may be one-on-one or delivered in groups and draw on evidence-based frameworks tailored to the family's needs.
Group program using LEGO for social and motor skill development.
