General Information, Success Stories
Success Stories: Kim
Tom’s kindy teacher recommended we make an appointment with Marga as she had identified some sensory processing issues along with behaviour and social problems which we were already aware of. Tom had difficulty remembering people’s names and words to songs and recalling events that took place during his day.
His attention span was limited and he had trouble focusing and staying on task. Tom’s speech was also behind that of his peers as were his fine motor and some gross motor skills. Along with the sessions with Marga, we did various exercises to coincide with Tom’s therapy. These included rolling on a fit ball, rolling on the ground, crawling, textural games and tactile games along with Brushing and Therapeutic Listening.
These exercises were easily incorporated into our day and Tom was happy to participate as they were done in a fun way and appeared to him as games and normal play.
The therapy for Tom was very beneficial. Over the several months, we saw improvements in his behaviour, social interaction with others and his speech and communication skills improved. His memory recall improved greatly and he was able to tell us about his days at kindy, what he did and was singing songs back to us he learned in class which previously he was unable to.
His attention improved and was able to stay focused for longer enabling him to complete activities and listen for longer without being as distracted. Tom’s fine and gross motor skills are now on par with his age group. Tom loved going to his therapy sessions with Marga, she always conducted them in a fun way for Tom and he always looked forward to seeing her.
Receiving fortnightly exercises would be beneficial as a reminder of what to do as it is easy to forget exercises and activities that have been discussed in the session once you get home.