If your child is having difficulty regulating emotions or behaviour, acquiring developmentally appropriate independence skills, playing with friends or using fine motor skills, OT is here to help. Occupational Therapy intervention aims to not only build your child’s skills but also to help parents feel confident with strategies they can use at home to boost developmental skills or to support children when they experience big emotions or challenging behaviours. An OT assessment can help you to understand why certain behaviours might be occurring and what you can do to help your child.
You don’t need a specific diagnosis or a referral to make an appointment but you may wish to talk to your GP or Paediatrician about whether you are eligible for a Medicare rebate for Occupational Therapy services.
Tropics OT only sees NDIS participants who are self-managed or using a plan manager.
If you also need speech pathology services, Tropics OT is co-located with
Cairns Speech Pathology Clinic. We will work together towards your goals and will try to coordinate appointments to occur on the same day on alternate weeks so that you have a consistent routine for your therapy appointments.
Tropics OT is conveniently located at the Cairns Professional Centre in Manoora with easy on-site parking.
