Paediatrics and Adolescence

Bandicoots is our Early Childhood service, with a team of superstar professionals who are dedicated to helping infants and children get their best possible start in life!

We’ve named our service after the cute marsupial that can live in a variety of habitats, as we are here to help children thrive in any environment and achieve their chosen goals. With Bandicoots, we provide support for children 6 years and younger, guided by the NDIS’ Early Childhood Approach, which aims to promote children’s development and wellbeing. The program is also designed to help children up to the age of 16.

Our team can help with everything that is important to you and your child in a comfortable, safe and nurturing way. Our team of Early Childhood professionals are clinicians from our four disciplines—Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Physiotherapy and Positive Behaviour Support. We also have Key Workers who will be your primary contact and who will ensure that all disciplines are working cohesively to support you.

They will partner with you as the parent, carer or guardian to set meaningful goals for your child’s development, and support you in assisting them with achieving these goals. These goals may be related to home and school tasks, relationship and friendship building, or their participation in your local community!

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Paediatrics and Adolescence Services

Occupational Therapy for Children

Better Rehab’s experienced Occupational Therapists support children to develop the necessary skills in order to participate meaningfully in everyday activities. We empower carers to provide the necessary supports to encourage their child’s independence. We address challenges in sensory, motor, academic and socio-emotional development for children. We will work closely with you as the parent, carer or guardian to set meaningful goals and create a plan that will utilise your child’s strengths and support them overcoming the barriers they face in daily life.

Our Occupational Therapists can assist with:

Everyday routines and increased independence with self-care skills including feeding, toileting and dressing
Play skills
Fine motor skills including cutting, handwriting and effective bilateral hand use
Making friends
Self-regulation skills (emotional regulation and sensory regulation)
Sensory processing and increasing meaningful participation in all environments
Access to the home and school environment
Access to the school curriculum
Participation in learning activities
Participation in the community

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Paediatrics and Adolescence Services

Speech Therapy for Children

Empowering a child to communicate confidently and effectively can transform their life. Our Speech Pathologists or ‘Speechies’ work with children who have difficulty with speaking, listening, understanding language, reading, writing, stuttering or social skills. We also help with swallowing, chewing or other feeding milestones. We can prescribe the latest Augmentative and Alternative Communication and assistive technologies where necessary. Our Speechies will help find the best strategies to support a child’s development and meet their needs in communication.

Our Speech Therapists can assist with:

Helping children reach their communication and mealtime goals
Establishing multiple ways to communicate
Learning to use new words and sounds
Understanding the world around them
Using technology to support communication development
Exploring new textures for fussy eaters
Eating and drinking safely

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Paediatrics and Adolescence Services

Physiotherapy for Children

Our Physiotherapists or 'Physios' understand that children aren’t just mini adults and that their needs are different. Our Physios are comfortable working with children who have a variety of different presentations. We recognise how important movement is to support children to explore and interact with their worlds, and how this interaction links not only to gross motor development but to your child’s thinking, learning, communication, and behaviours. Your child might benefit from Physiotherapy if they have delayed motor milestones, unusual patterns of movement, difficulty with their motor skills, are clumsy or uncoordinated or have a condition that affects their muscles, bones, joints or breathing.

Our Physiotherapists can assist with:

Gross motor development
Increasing mobility and physical health
Increasing strength, coordination, and flexibility
Pain management
Breathing and chest support
Assistance with 24-hour positioning
Recreation and play, e.g. finding the right bike or equipment for your child
Coaching on how to support your child’s physical needs

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Paediatrics and Adolescence Services

Positive Behaviour Support for Children

All behaviour is a form of communication, and our Positive Behaviour Support practitioners are trained to understand what needs a child is communicating and help them find ways to express them better. With your support and involvement as parent, carer or guardian, we will complete a thorough assessment and develop strategies to encourage positive behaviour and provide a safe environment for your child.