We help children with Sensory Processing Issues, Handwriting Challenges, Emotional Regulation & School Readiness
Happy Dots is a paediatric clinic in Newcastle, NSW, Australia that offers Occupational Therapy for children. We can help children reach their goals by following a guided therapy plan and sessions for them. Some of the concerns we can help with include sensory processing issues, handwriting challenges, emotional regulation & school readiness. We offer Initial Assessments to plan your child’s therapy and discuss their strengths and weaknesses along with their goals.
After the assessment, Individual Therapy sessions may be recommended for your child, to promote their skill level and confidence. In addition to this, Happy Dots Occupational Therapy for Children also offers Meet and Greet Sessions, Review Assessments, Group Therapy, School Screenings, School Visits, and a wonderful range of OT Resources.
We are located across 2 clinic locations in Cardiff and Medowie. Call us on (02) 4959 8920 to get started with sensory & play based therapy that is FUN!
Initial Assessments
An initial assessment is booked for 90 minutes where a series of specifically chosen standardised and non-standardised tests are carried out on your child.
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Meet & Greet Session
Our meet & greet sessions are designed for those families who may not be sure on whether or not OT will be best suited to them.
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Review Assessment
We feel that it is important to conduct review assessments for children who have participated in therapy on an ongoing basis.
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Individual Therapy
Following an assessment, individual therapy sessions of 45-minutes each may be recommended for your child.
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School Screenings
Screenings can be conducted at various schools and preschools upon request. An Occupational Therapist will come to you on site, and screen each child.
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Group therapy
Our group therapy programs include school readiness programs, music and movement groups, Motor Skills groups, fussy eating groups and social skills groups.
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School Visits
School-based therapy is beneficial for the child as it allows for a direct relationship between the therapist and the teacher.
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OT Resources
We stock a wide variety of OT based resources & products that we feel your child would benefit from a result of attending our therapy sessions. Available both in clinic and online!
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The Local Business Awards were held on 8th December 2020, in which Happy Dots Occupational Therapy for Children were awarded the "Most Outstanding Health Improvement Service" for 2020.
ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re proud to advise that Happy Dots was recently named the Winner of the 2020 Local Business Awards for the Hunter Region. Thank you to all of our team, supporters and families that made this possible and voted for us. We’re so proud, humbled and honoured to receive this award.