Bianca Grobler Speech Therapy

23/02/2026

Prepositions of Movement 📝🤔

23/02/2026

Looking at how kids develop skills can be a part of considering an Autism diagnosis, but it’s often not in a way people expect.

Being autistic does not mean a person missed and never developed common milestones (like the stereotypical examples - speaking, pointing, eye contact, pretend play, etc). Autistic people can develop these within the typical timeframe, on a delayed timeframe, or never… but people tend to think it’s never for all - when that’s just not true for most.

10/02/2026

It's been a blessed 2026 already!🙏

Not only did we resume therapy with familiar faces from 2025, but we've also met so many new ones!

We always have space for more kids in our hearts!💕 Looking forward for what's to come!🥳

05/01/2026

We wish everyone a wonderful, blessed and prosperous 2026!💚

We are incredibly grateful and excited for what's coming!🙏

30/12/2025

Love working with OT's - they are such valuable team members!❤️ Here's more info, if you were wondering🤗🫶

😳Blank stares.
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That's what I usually get when I tell people I'm an OT.
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We seriously DID NOT get enough training in school on how to answer this question.
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To be fair, our title is deceiving.
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Especially when working with children.
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People ALWAYS assume we have something to do with helping people "work".
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But as any good paediatric occupational therapist will do, we then joke that in fact, children have very important "jobs" to do.
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My next, oh-so-witty OT joke, when I'm explaining my role to a new parent or family is this: "well, the speech therapist will help your child talk, the physiotherapist will help your child walk, then the occupational therapist will look at all the other stuff in between".

I'm hilarious.
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Our role is confusing, & depending on one's expertise & experience, the way we help support a child or family can look completely different than another OT.
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We've become a jack of all trades of sorts- but our main goal is often to restore & promote daily function. Especially when we are working with kids, we like to think we put the "fun" in function!
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To us, occupations are the meaningful activities that we need & want to engage in every day.
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For a variety of reasons, a child may have difficulty doing the things they want to do.
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And boy- don't our kids & babies have some pretty important jobs to do?
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Eating, sleeping, playing, moving, learning, exploring, bathing, dressing.... etc.
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So an OT can help if your child is having difficulties participating in any of these daily activities.
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We are trained to analyze tasks. Break them down into manageable chunks & really get to the root of the challenge.
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We will look at the child, the environment & the task itself:
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Does the child need to work on a specific skill?
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Can the environment be modified, changed in any way to support that child's individual needs?
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Can the task itself be modified or changed in a way to help that child be successful?

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Now, Did that help?
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What do you want to know about OT?

22/12/2025

17/12/2025

Witnessing a child overcome challenges, build skills, develop self-esteem, and ultimately flourish into their best selves is incredibly fulfilling, representing the success of building a positive relational foundation and fostering growth.🌱💚

13/12/2025

Makes my heart warm!🫶

It is such a privilege to walk a 'therapy journey' with every child. We celebrate the small victories, because in the end we realise they were actually the big ones!💙

12/12/2025

Blessed to be a blessing!🫶
What a privilege it is when work and passion comes together!

This was so unexpected, yet so rewarding to hear!💙

14/11/2025

What a privilege!💙🙌

17/09/2025

Circle rolls around and round,
Square sits steady on the ground.
Triangle points up to the sky,
Rectangle’s long sides wave goodbye.
Shapes are everywhere you see —
Come, match them with me!🟢🟨🔺️