Step By Step - Allied Health

One of our clients is excited about the upcoming school holidays!

R U OK?

Life’s ups and downs happen to all of us.
You don’t need to be an expert to reach out, just a good friend and great listener.
Today and every day, be the person who asks R U OK?

Our clients have been enjoying Where's Wally!

Where's Wally is a great way to work on the following skills:
- visual scanning
- visual perception
- visual figure ground
- memory
- winning and losing

Happy Birthday to our amazing OT Steph!

Happy Father's day to all the awesome Dads at Step By Step!

Our teenage client is getting ready to take their learner's permit test. They are preparing in OT by practicing test questions, studying road rules and street signs, and working on their visual motor skills to feel completely prepared for the test.

It's Book Week! 📘

This year's theme is "Reading is Magic."

We're dressing up this week as some of our favourite characters. Can't wait to see everyone's awesome costumes!
🧝‍♂️🧚‍♀️🧞🧜‍♀️🦸‍♂️👸

Happy Birthday to our awesome Admin Manager Rochelle! 🎉🎂🦖🎈

Recently, our clients have been really enjoying the game Catch the Fox. It was introduced to us by one of our fantastic OT Students!

Catch the Fox can help develop skills such as:
- hand and finger strength
- opening web space
- pincer grasp
- turn-taking
- winning and losing

Working with children, you never know what they are going to say next. While getting ready to start their creative writing, our client came to this realisation.

One of our teenage clients has been working on preparing to enter the workforce.
Some of the activities they have been doing to work on this are, discussing what they look for in a job, researching potential local job opportunities, practicing job interviews, and creating a resume.

It's PJ Week!!
We can’t wait to see everyone in their warm and fluffy slippers, Oodies, socks and Pj’s this week!

We love receiving feedback from our clients about the positive aspects of their sessions. Creating a safe and open environment for our clients is our top priority. When we hear words like this from our clients, we are proud that we are fortunate enough to support clients to be their true selves.

Lately, our families have been loving playing with the Toy Story match game.
Match is a fun way for our clients to work on several different skills such as:
- Turn Taking
- Executive functioning
- Fine motor skills of pincer grasp, in-hand manipulation, and motor accuracy
- Winning and losing
- Visual perception
- Hand-eye coordination

We are closed for the King's Birthday. We hope everyone has a safe and happy long weekend!

Our amazing OT Steph is doing the big chop!

Steph will cut her long hair and donate it to Variety to be made into wigs for children who have lost their hair due to a medical condition.

Every donation made could win the chance to CUT STEPH'S HAIR! Donations can be made online or in the clinic.

Steph will be cutting her hair on the 7th of June so watch this space for more information!
https://hairwithheart.variety.org.au/fundraisers/stephaniedamaso13695/hair-with-heart

Today is a very special day as it's Mother's Day! We would like to take this opportunity to wish all the amazing mothers at Step by Step a very happy Mother's Day. You all are amazing and deserve to be celebrated for everything you do.

This month our clients are loving Sucker Pops!

Sucker Pops can be used to build on different skills such as:

- Grasp
- Finger/Hand Strength
- Midline Crossing
- Imaginative Play

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Lately, some of our clients have been working on improving their core strength.

Core strength is important as it helps us participate in everyday tasks that involve turning, reaching, balancing, stabilising, sitting tall, and using our arms and hands.

Some activities that can work on your child's core strength are:

- Yoga poses
- Animal walks
- Walking on cushions
- Twister
- Climbing

It's World Autism Acceptance Day!

"So, to flourish Autistically, we need to be able to be true to ourselves, live meaningfully and independently, engage in relationships that build us up and make us happy. We can’t feel safe and will not flourish in environments that fail to provide acceptance and inclusion." - Non-speaking autistic advocate and author Tim Chan

By accepting autistic individuals as they are, and celebrating their strengths, talents, and contributions to society, we open the door to compassion and understanding.

Don't worry, be hoppy!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Easter from the team at Step By Step.

This month our clients have been loving UNO Flip!

UNO Flip can be used to build on different skills in OT!

Some of these skills include:
- Winning and losing
- Turn-taking
- Colours
- Numbers
- Executive functioning
- Manual Dexterity

We are closed! We hope you have an egg-stra special Easter!

Harmony Day is a celebration that recognises our diversity and brings together Australians from all different backgrounds. It’s about inclusiveness, respect, and a sense of belonging for everyone.

It's Neurodiversity Celebration Week!

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. Together, we can help the world to understand, value, and celebrate the talents of neurodiverse minds.

"Imagine a gender-equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where difference is valued and celebrated. Together we can forge women's equality. Collectively we can all ."

Today and every day we celebrate all the strong, courageous, passionate, and inspirational women!

̇nternationalwomensday

This month our clients have been loving Guess Who?

Guess Who? can be used to build on different skills in OT!

Some of these skills include:
- Turn-taking
- Body awareness
- Visual perception and scanning
- Winning and losing

Meet our amazing Occupational Therapist Rachael!

Rachael is an Occupational Therapist at Step By Step. Graduating from Western Sydney University with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Rachael also brings to the team a history in Diversonal Therapy. Rachael is enthusiastic about promoting active participation in meaningful daily activities while also developing the life skills that enable children and young people to learn, be creative, and thrive. When not in the clinic, Rachael enjoys the occasional movie marathon, reading, and having spontaneous dance parties.

Meet our wonderful Admin Manager Rochelle!

Rochelle is the Admin Manager at Step By Step. Rochelle is the friendly face that welcomes all of the clients at the clinic and can often be found helping out in therapy to keep the clients engaged and laughing throughout sessions. When not in the clinic, Rochelle enjoys spending time with her family, travelling, or rewatching Harry Potter for the thousandth time.