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Monday means meme time!!

Hi everyone 👋

Thanks for being here! It’s probably time for me to tell you a little bit about myself, the person behind Leap Therapy, my third baby 😜

I have been a Paediatric OT for over 10 years. I moved to Perth from South Africa in 2013 after working in a rural hospital for a year and then in a school. I have been really fortunate to have gained extensive experience working in the disability sector here in Australia and I am passionate about working with children and their families to support their needs. My particular areas of interest are:

- Early intervention
- Developmental delays
- Fine motor skills
- Sensory processing
- Emotional regulation
- Social thinking and social skills
- Meal time difficulties
- School readiness

I have 2 beautiful children, Peyton who is 7 years old and Max who is 6 months old. Whilst on maternity leave with little Max I decided to take a Leap of faith and open a mobile therapy service, Leap therapy, to support school aged children.

I’m so excited to have you all on this journey with me. Please feel free to leave a question/comment below, or anything in particular you would like to see on my page ❤️

Liezl

Being a paediatric Occupational Therapist means I get to play everyday 🧸 (Best job ever right!?)

Play is the most essential occupation of childhood and it’s probably the most important element in achieving goals. It’s the way children learn, develop, interact and grow.

Some of the areas that develop through pay are:

- Cognition
- Attention
- Fine motor skills
- Gross motor skills
- Imagination
- Language development
- Visual motor integration...to name a few....

And all of these areas are needed for independence in functional tasks.

This picture sums it up pretty well 👌

Via: Victorian Parents Council
Source: gooeybrains.com

IMPORTANT SKILLS CHILDREN LEARN WHILE PLAYING TO BUILD THEIR BRAIN

Via Integrated Learning Strategies
Source: gooeybrains.com/2016/04/10/using-play-to-build-the-brain/