by Johanna de Kort | Apr 10, 2017 | Allied Health, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Apart from being lots of fun, when you provide your child with the opportunity to tear and scrunch paper it prepares their hands to be able learn to cut with scissors. Tearing and scrunching paper can be a playful way for young children develop their ability to use...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 7, 2017 | Allied Health, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
The conclusion of an essay is the part where you summarise the main idea of your essay at this research writing service. The conclusion of an essay c?n be a recapitulation of the rest of the essay, where you restate your thesis and restate your ideas and arguments in...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 5, 2017 | Allied Health, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Many 4 year old pre-schoolers tend to have a preferred or dominant hand they use to draw with. You will notice a more mature grasp beginning to emerge (thumb with one or two fingers) as they use their helping hand in a more deliberate way to hold the paper steady)....
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 3, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Many 3 year olds tend to use all their fingers to hold chalk, crayon or pencil in the palm of their hand while their arm and elbow is held closer to their body and more directed toward the table. Their arm and hand movements are more controlled as they start to...
by Johanna de Kort | Apr 1, 2017 | Allied Health, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Skills, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy
Many 2 to 3 year olds use what is technically referred to as a “Digital-Pronate Grasp”, to hold a marker, which is held with all their fingers and thumb pointing downward. They tend to use all their fingers to hold chalk, crayon or pencil in the palm of their hand....
by Brett Williams | Mar 29, 2017 | MBS, Medicare, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Rebates
Focussed Psychological Services 2700, 2701, 2715 or 2717, 291, 104 through 109, 293 through 370, 110 through 133 Medical Practitioner, psychiatrist or paediatrician can refer patients with an assessed mental disorder for up to 10 individual Occupational Therapy...