Services / Assessment & Therapy

Assessment & therapy

I predominantly support and provide assessment and therapy services to children who are deafblind, deaf, blind or low vision or with multiple disability. I usually work with children up to the age of 18.

Who this is for

I am experienced at working with families and children with:

Deafblindness (co-occurring hearing and vision impairment)
Blindness and Low Vision (Vision impairment)
MDVI (Multiple Disabilities Vision Impairment)
PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities)
Cerebral Palsy
Autism with sensory impairment
Down’s Syndrome
Epilepsy
Other low incidence/rare conditions (CHARGE syndrome, Usher syndrome, CMV, Meningitis, Zellweger spectrum disorders)

What I can provide

I can provide:

Communication assessment, including strengths and needs, choosing and using communication systems, development of communication skills.
Mealtime/eating and drinking assessment (dysphagia), including strengths and needs, development of eating and drinking skills.
Advice for Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans
Reports for Special Educational Needs and Disability provision dispute (mediation and tribunals)
Telehealth (video based) consultation and therapy sessions
Therapy programme development and monitoring
Direct regular therapy can only be provided by telehealth
Specialist deafblind assessment compliant with ‘Care and Support for Deafblind Children and Adults Policy Guidance (2015)’
Tactile language assessment (Tactile Framework and/or Tactile Working Memory Scale assessment)
I collaborate with a team of experienced colleagues to provide multi-disciplinary assessments. This team includes occupational therapists (OTs) and specialist teachers for deafblind, deaf or vision impaired students.

How I help

Some of the ways I help include using:

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Intensive Interaction
Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
Personal narrative/stories
Tangible/Tactile Symbols or objects of reference
Sign language (British Sign Language, Sign Supported English, Tactile sign, Makaton)
Tactile language and communication approaches
Talking mats
Touch cues and haptics
Video analysis

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