Dandelion Occupational Therapy
Welcome to Dandelion OT, your trusted provider of mobile paediatric occupational therapy in Brisbane and support for adults with chronic conditions. We act with heart and skill to help our clients be their best selves living their best lives.
We work with a range of clients including children with autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome and global development delay, as well as adults with chronic conditions.
Our family-centred services include OT assessments, individualised therapy plans, parent coaching, OT for self-care, feeding therapy, motor skills therapy, social & play skills therapy, sensory therapy, emotional regulation therapy, handwriting therapy, and adult chronic condition support.
Our Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services in Brisbane
DOT provides a range of services for infants, children, and adults with chronic conditions at your preferred location.
Mobile Paediatric
Occupational Therapy
- Flexible
- Responsive
As a mobile service, we come to you. We work on your goals in your environment. That makes our therapy relevant and real.
Many children find it hard to apply the skills they learn in a clinic in their everyday life. We’re there with them at home, daycare, school or kindy helping them learn in the moment. This makes learning easier and faster.
Parent Coaching &
Family Support
- Collaborative
- Solutions
Parents and carers matter to us. Our services include coaching and support services to help you keep being the parent you want to be. We help you implement OT strategies in everyday life and solve problems as they emerge. We can help you manage when caring gets overwhelming with practical strategies and connections to networks and other supports. Phone, telehealth and in-person appointments are available during and outside of business hours.
Adult Chronic
Occupational Therapy
- Engaged
- Fulfilled
We are dedicated to helping people with chronic conditions keep living a life that brings them joy. We help you keep doing the things you need and want to do for yourself, and the things you love to do. Services include: functional assessments; home safety assessments and advice; advice on basic assistive technology and tools to make life easier; retraining and adaption strategies to help you do things in ways that work for your body and energy levels.
Paediatric Assessment
Treatment Plans
- Goals-based
- Tailored
Based on your goals, we assess your child in fun and engaging ways. This helps us and you better understand what is happening for your child and what they need to thrive. We provide you with a comprehensive report and individualized occupational therapy plan detailing how we can best support your child to reach their goals. We spend time with you to help you understand the assessment results and to make sure the therapy plan will work for your family.
Self Care
- Independent
- Capable
Does your child struggle with self-care tasks like teeth brushing, showering, toileting or dressing? Do they get distressed or have trouble with: figuring out or remembering what to do? getting distracted? balancing or using their hands? We help children develop the confidence and ability to complete self care tasks independently.
Our personalised strategies take the stress out of daily self-care tasks for kids and for parents!
Feeding Therapy
- Positive
- Nourishing
Feeding is a complex skill that involves more than just eating – it requires for example, mental attention, sensory processing, postural stability, motor coordination, emotional regulation and social interaction.
We work closely with you and your child to identify and address their needs so that they become competent, independent eaters who enjoy family mealtimes.
Fine & Gross Motor Skills Therapy
- Competent
- Confident
Fine and gross motor activities require many skills including mental planning, balance, coordination, strength, and control. We work with kids on the big and little things they want and need to do so that they have the skills and confidence for success.
Whether your child wants or needs to ride a bike, play soccer, cut shapes with scissors, eat with a knife and fork, draw or write with ease we’re there to help them feel the excitement and pride of “I did it!”
Play & Friendships
- Joyful
- Connected
Play is the way children discover and delight in themselves and the world.
It is the primary way they learn developmental skills including relating to others. We teach play through play! We can help your child to learn play skills and how to play with others with confidence and joy. We teach them the skills they need to understand what’s happening, share, take turns, cooperate and make friends. We also work with parents to build connection with their children through the joy of play.
Sensory Therapy
- Regulated
- Ready
Sensory processing refers to how we interpret and respond to information we receive through our senses. When children struggle with sensory processing, it affects how they understand and react to the world around them. We help you to understand and address your child’s needs so that they feel safe in their bodies and their world. When children feel calm and focused, they are better able to cope with daily life, learn and enjoy being a kid.
Emotional Regulation Therapy
- Balanced
- Adapting
Do you worry about your child’s ability to express how they feel and to manage big emotions? Do they experience frequent meltdowns or tantrums? We can help! We work to understand your child and provide practical strategies to help them manage big emotions so that life is less stressful and more fun.
Contact
Dandelion OT provides mobile paediatric occupational therapy and adult chronic condition support on the northside of Brisbane, Queensland.
We offer a convenient mobile service to clients and families within the northside region.
Get In Touch
- 0478 581 502
- kara@dandelionot.co.site
Service Hours
- Tuesdays to Fridays 9 am - 6 pm
- Saturdays 9 am - 2 pm
Mobile Service Region
- Brisbane north, Pine Rivers Region, Moreton Bay Region
Acknowledgement of Country
Dandelion OT acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia. We acknowledge their diversity, histories and knowledge. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners’ continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the people, the cultures and the Elders past, present and future.
Dandelion OT respectfully works on the lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, Turrbal, and Jagera peoples.
