Innerlink Therapy

24/11/2025

✨ OT on the Platform Swing! ✨

Last week, we hosted a placement student from LaSalle Catholic College. Here, she helped set up for one of Mariam's OT session.

We used the Hide & Squeak Eggs matching activity while sitting on a moving platform swing. 🥚

Goals targeted:
💪 Core strength & postural control: Balancing on the swing helps strengthen stomach and back muscles needed for sitting in class and staying upright during play.

🧠 Motor planning & sequencing: Find the egg ➜ close it ➜ place it back in the carton. A perfect way to build organisation and problem-solving skills.

👐 Fine motor & bilateral coordination: Opening and closing eggs requires both hands to work together with control and precision.

👀 Visual attention & colour recognition: Sorting by colour supports visual discrimination and early cognitive skills.

🌪️ Sensory processing: The gentle swinging provides calming vestibular input while helping the student stay focused and regulated during the task.

For more information, visit our website at www.innerlinktherapy.com.au

20/11/2025

✨ Fine Motor Fun in OT! ✨

Today we used two images: a rainbow and a dinosaur with colour-matching Q-tips to create a playful and fine motor challenge.

A tripod grasp is used to place each Q-tip. This helped strengthen the hand muscles needed for writing, drawing, and dressing. ✍️👐

Benefits include:
💡 Visual–motor integration: Matching colours and placing Q-tips accurately builds eye–hand coordination and precision.
🎨 Visual–perceptual skills: Colour discrimination, spatial awareness, and part-to-whole recognition are all at work as the picture comes to life.
🤝 Social engagement & parallel play: Working side-by-side encourages connection, shared attention, and communication during a fun, low-pressure activity.
🧠 Motor planning & sequencing: Choosing the colour ➜ orienting the Q-tip ➜ placing it in the right spot supports planning, organisation, and problem-solving.

OT activities are designed to look simple and fun; more importantly, they’re designed to build strong hands, improve thinking, and become confident learners. 💛🌟

19/11/2025

Today’s session was full of progress! Our client engaged in a full 5–10 minutes of the therapy gym session, a huge step forward in participation and endurance.

Every session builds confidence, connection, and strength. 🌿

Do you know an occupational therapist who would enjoy working with us? We are accepting applications from occupational therapists who want to make an impact and create success stories of their own.

For more information visit https://lnkd.in/gxsX5dkf or email us on: recruitment\.com.au

16/11/2025

Is your child set to start school in 2026?

We have vacancies available during the summer school holidays. This is a great opportunity to prepare your child for a great start to school!

📞 Call us today at 02 8065 1197 to secure your spot.

16/11/2025

🏠✨ Boost Your Child’s Communication—Right at Home!

Set the stage for speech success by turning everyday spaces into learning zones:
• Have some interesting things out of reach to spark requests 🧩
• Use visual aids like schedules and symbols to reinforce daily routines 📋
• Play their favourite games and celebrate every attempt to build confidence 🎉

If you want to learn more read our blog: https://speechinfocus.com.au/music-and-language/ -1404 or call us on 02 8065 1197 to book an assessment today!

13/11/2025

Innerlink Therapy is a values-driven allied health practice dedicated to helping people connect, strengthen, and flourish through occupational therapy and speech pathology.

We’re looking for a passionate Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team. You’ll be part of a supportive, well-resourced environment where meaningful, person-centred care is at the heart of everything we do.

We are a welcoming and inclusive workplace that values collaboration, professional growth, and genuine care for our clients and our team alike.

If you’re ready to make a real impact and grow in a team that supports you every step of the way, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gNjPzP5B
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For a confidential chat, call 02 8065 1197

email: recruitment@innerlinktherapy.com.au

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11/11/2025

We are thrilled to announce that AMAN Care has selected Innerlink Therapy as its preferred provider for assessing dysphagia, a condition affecting swallowing.

We will provide culturally responsive eating and drinking, and swallowing assessments and individualised recommendations for individuals experiencing difficulties. Together, we aim to enhance patient care and improve quality of life! https://www.amancare.org.au/.

Do you know someone who is in need of a swallowing and communication assessment? Call us now on 02 8065 1197.

10/11/2025

We are excited to announce our partnership with the University of Sydney, Faculty of Medicine and Health. We are accepting student placements as part of their journey towards qualifying as GP's.

We love hosting students at Innerlink Therapy as we can help support them in their learning and assist in their growth.

Any questions about student placement, give us a call at 02 8065 1197.

09/11/2025

Did you know, teaching your child to take turns through music can be a fun way to boost their communication skills! Not only does music support language development, but it also helps with memory, attention, listening, and social skills. 🎵

As your child starts engaging more with the music, you’ll notice your child initiating interactions. To find out more visit; https://speechinfocus.com.au/taking-turns-with-music/ or call us on 02 8065 1197.

Enhance your child's communication development through turn-taking. Explore the role of music in teaching essential social and language skills.

06/11/2025

This weeks team meeting, KC presented her key takeaways from the 'Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition Webinar' that was presented by Prof Browyn Hemsley & Dr Lucy Bryant (UTS).

As a team, we are always connecting with learning materials and growing, so that we can help you grow and flourish. Visit our website at https://innerlinktherapy.com.au/ for more info.

01/11/2025

Happy OT Week! Mariam, our occupational therapist involved our team in a competition using our new fidget sticks!

✨ Fidget sticks aren’t just for fun. Moving fingers up and down the stick using a tripod grasp mimics the same motion used for writing. This simple activity strengthens fine motor control and reinforces correct finger placement for pencil use.

🖐 Focus: tripod grasp, finger isolation, motor planning, and dexterity
💡 Tip: encourage smooth finger movements, not wrist motion!

For more information on occupational therapy, visit our website at www.innerlinktherapy.com.au

29/10/2025

OT in Action! 🌟

Occupational therapy is all about building skills step by step, starting with small, fun activities like stickers and letter tracing ✏️✨, moving on to hand strength exercises, cutting, scooping, and zipping 🖐️💪🥄.

Each activity is carefully graded to help kids gain the coordination, precision, and confidence they need for real-life tasks like feeding, dressing, and writing 🍽️👕📖.

Small steps today = big wins in independence tomorrow! Happy OT Week!