Address:
689 Centre Road, BENTLEIGH EAST, VIC, 3165

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: Occupational therapists help children and adolescents to become more independent and function the best they can at home and at school. Occupational therapists focus on developing fine and gross motor skills, addressing sensory concerns and emotional regulation. Motor difficulties can affect your child's ability to participate in school and their learning outcomes. Sensory issues such as being overstimulated by sounds, texture, taste and visual stimuli can result in your child struggling with attention, concentration and result in increased anxiety.

Sessions will be family centred and focus on your child's individual needs. Often an assessment is conducted prior to commencing therapy to ascertain the areas where your child requires the most support and to develop a targeted intervention plan.

Our therapists are available to provide assessment and therapy for a range of issues including: attention and concentration issues, coordination
Emotional regulation, Fine motor abilities such as handwriting, gross motor abilities, including muscle control and coordination, overactivity or excessive movement, self-care skills such as dressing, feeding and toileting, sensory processing difficulties (touch, taste, smell, movement and sight)

Address:
689 Centre Road, BENTLEIGH EAST, VIC, 3165

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: Kids At Max offers counselling and psychological assessment for children and adolescents.

Counselling
We provide a safe, relaxed and engaging environment where kids feel comfortable to share their feelings and develop tools to overcome difficulties. Kids At Max uses therapies that are evidence-based and that suit the developmental needs of the child. We work closely with family members, teachers and other professionals to encourage a collaborative approach and to ensure that the child and family feel supported.

Assessment
An assessment is usually conducted following concerns regarding the child's behaviour that are raised by those caring for the child, including parents, teachers, GP or paediatrician. Assessment can be important to identify the underlying issues that are impacting a child's behaviour, to inform educational and therapeutic planning, to provide an avenue for the child's difficulties to be understood and to meet the requirements for school-based funding. The assessment process typically includes a parent interview to obtain the child's developmental history and current behaviours as well as assessment sessions with the child. If permission is obtained, the psychologist will contact the child's educational setting to get a sense of their behaviour in this environment and if there are areas of concern.

Counselling and assessment is available for the following:
Adaptive functioning (self-care and independent functioning)
Anger
Anxiety
Attention difficulties (e.g. ADHD)
Bullying
Challenging behaviours
Depression
Developmental disorders (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder)
Family issues
Giftedness
Intellectual Disability
Learning issues
Resilience and coping
Relationships
School readiness
School refusal
Self-esteem and assertiveness
Sleep difficulties
Special needs funding

Address:
689 Centre Road, BENTLEIGH EAST, VIC, 3165

Billing:
Fees Apply

Additional Information: Kids At Max offers speech therapy and assessment services for children and adolescents to help your child meet their communication goals. A therapy plan is developed for each child which identifies your child's individual needs and outlines specific strategies and goals for sessions. Our speech pathologists incorporate play and fun activities to encourage your child's engagement in therapy, as well as incorporating practical tools and strategies that your child can continue practicing at home.

There are many factors that can impact on your child's communication, including; Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory concerns, anxiety, hearing and cognitive deficits. Sometimes when children and adolescents have communication difficulties they may presents with difficulties interacting with peers, have difficulty following instructions, present with attention and behavioural issues and have reduced speech comparable to their developmental level. Our speech pathologists can work collaboratively with our psychologists and occupational therapists if these are also areas where your child requires support.

Kids At Max Speech Pathologists offer assessment and therapy for the following areas: articulation, auditory processing, Autism Spectrum Disorder, delayed speech and language, Dyspraxia, expressive language, Language development, language disorders, social communication (pragmatic skills), social skills, speech sounds, stuttering, swallowing/eating or drinking (eg. fussy eaters, limited food choices, difficulty eating), understanding and following instructions, understanding language, voice (quality, loudness and awareness of voice use).