What We Can Provide

Footsteps offers comprehensive assessments and treatment service to children 0-18 years. At Footsteps we aim to maximise each child’s potential, in a playful environment, to support development and over-come challenges. We deliver individualised programmes and aim to work with each child, family and school to facilitate their success and independence. Every programme of treatment is tailored to meet the individual child’s needs with consideration of the family’s circumstances. We encourage family participation/observation to provide learning opportunities for parents and school staff, as appropriate.

We are able to offer a range of services for children with neurological difficulties such as:
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder
• Sensory Processing Disorder (and the social/emotional component that ties heavily into this)
• Dyspraxia
• Developmental co-ordination disorder
• Developmental Delay
• Specific Learning Difficulties – Dyslexia
• Visual Perceptual Deficit
• Acquired Brain Injury and/or physical impairment
• Perceptual – erratic performance in school
• Social/emotional difficulties – emotional/angry outbursts at school/home. Appears anxious with definite feelings of low self-esteem/lacking in confidence

Assessment: please contact Footsteps to discuss which assessment may be appropriate for your child’s needs but this generally includes both clinical observations and standardised assessments.

Reports:
• Following a full assessment
• School transition
• Education and Healthcare Plan (EHCP)
• Review / summary
• Reports contributing to legal representation.
After the report has been completed and issued to you, an arrangement is made for you to discuss the findings and recommendations in whatever way you find most helpful or convenient e.g. via telephone or in person.

Treatment:
• Individual sessions
• Sensory Integration
• Distance home programmes with regular monitoring
• School based programmes or intervention
• Therapeutic Listening
• Long distance programmes/advice for children well known to the practice
The length of time a child is attending OT is completely individual and will be discussed at the feedback session following report.

Training:
• To Schools
• Doctors / GPs
• Health professionals
• Families
Any other particular or alternative needs can be discussed and planned for on an individual basis.