ABLE UK

ABLE UK ABLE UK (Advanced Behavioural Learning Environment) is a special needs service provider located in Dubai Healthcare City.
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04/06/2026

It is one of the hardest frustrations in raising a child with developmental delays for parents . The appointments, the evaluations, the reports. All of them and then the school expectations for performance is quite demanding.
What we are checking here is the vestibulo-ocular reflex, the brain’s ability to stabilize vision as the head moves and orient accurately toward a target in space.
The effects of primitive reflexes are on eye tracking and reading. There is a lot of research coming out, especially in the last few years about the effects of primitive reflexes on learning, attention, and behaviors!
In this video we are showing type of exercise that we like to focus on are tracking, gaze stability, eye head coordination, and this works on moving the eyes from one focal point to another quickly, which helps work on the central vestibular system . This will help the learning process, the reading process, the writing process and much more.
Primitive reflexes like the Tonic Labyrinthine Reflex
(TLR) and Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)
play a crucial role in developing visual skills such as convergence, tracking and fixation during infancy.

Do contact us if you need any further assistance with your child.

03/06/2026

“RotaHugger”
Provides external support to improve pelvic stability, promote symmetrical lower limb alignment, and manage abnormal hip rotation and adduction patterns. It helps enhance postural control, weight distribution, and overall movement organization during therapeutic positioning and functional activities.

If you would like to know about the use of these equipment and how it supports the rehabilitation process, contact us!

01/06/2026

Ever wonder how the brain decides what to pay attention to? In a world full of bright lights, buzzing AC units, and background chatter, our nervous system relies on a neurological filter called ✨ sensory gating!! ✨

Managed by the brain’s “gatekeeper” (the thalamus), sensory gating automatically filters out irrelevant background data so we can focus on what matters.

But for many children with sensory processing differences, this gate stays wide open, leading to sensory overload and distraction.

In this session at ABLE UK, we are using intense proprioceptive resistance to help regulate this filtration system:

🔹Crawling under the resistance of a weighted blanket and crash pad sends a massive, high-priority stream of deep pressure signals from the muscles and joints straight to the central nervous system.

🔹This powerful, organising input essentially forces the thalamus to “close the gate” on minor, distracting environmental stimuli.

🔹By dampening down the chaotic background noise of the environment, the child experiences a state of neurological calm, improved body awareness, and enhanced focus.

Did you learn something new today! Happy 1st June!

30/05/2026

“Sensory seeking” isn’t bad behaviour - it’s the nervous system looking for input.

If your child constantly crashes, jumps, spins, rolls, climbs, or seeks movement, their body may be trying to get more vestibular and proprioceptive feedback to feel organised and regulated.

Instead of constantly saying “stop”, we try to provide safe, structured sensory input 👇

✨ Rolling into crash pads
✨ Jumping and climbing activities
✨ Heavy work and pushing/pulling tasks
✨ Swinging and movement-based play
✨ Deep pressure activities

These activities can help improve:
✨ Regulation and attention
✨ Body awareness and coordination
✨ Motor planning and postural control
✨ The child’s ability to feel calmer and more organised

Do you think your child is a sensory seeker? DM us for a consultation ✨

29/05/2026

In this activity, the child is shown a set of cards, the cards are then removed, and after a delay of 25 seconds, the child is asked to recall what they saw.

This targets several important cognitive skills:
✨ Short-term and working memory
✨ Attention and visual processing
✨ Delayed recall
✨ Information retention and retrieval
✨ Listening and responding skills

By gradually increasing the delay before recall, we challenge the brain to hold and organise information for longer periods of time which is an important skill for classroom learning, following instructions, and everyday problem-solving.

Activities like this help strengthen the child’s ability to take in information, retain it, and access it when needed 👏

To find out more DM us! ✨

28/05/2026

Every time a child swallows, breathes, speaks, or rests their mouth, the muscles of the face and oral cavity are creating patterns the brain repeats automatically thousands of times a day.

Activities like this are helping the nervous system refine those patterns through resistance, sensory feedback, and repetition.
As well as strengthening muscles, we are also working on:

✨ The timing and coordination between breathing, lip seal, and tongue movement
✨ How the mouth stabilises during speech and swallowing
✨ Endurance of the oral musculature over time
✨ The brain’s ability to automate more efficient oral patterns

oral habits aren’t usually about weakness alone -they’re often about coordination, sensory feedback, and learned motor patterns.

The goal is functional change that carries over into everyday life!

27/05/2026

Research continues to show that parents of children with sensory processing and sensory integration (SP-SI) challenges need more targeted support, education, and involvement within therapy intervention.

One important finding?
The occupational therapy literature ✨ rarely ✨ focuses on the parent’s own learning needs, despite parents being the people carrying strategies into everyday life the most.

This reinforces something we strongly believe:
✨ Therapy doesn’t stop at ABLE
✨ Parent understanding directly impacts carryover and consistency
✨ Families need support that is practical, individualised, and sustainable

When parents are empowered with the right knowledge and strategies, intervention becomes more meaningful across the child’s real-world environments!!

26/05/2026

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder that affects a child’s ability to plan and coordinate the movements needed for speech.

Children with apraxia often know exactly what they want to say but the messages between the brain and mouth are not carried out consistently, making speech difficult and effortful.

✨ Speech may sound inconsistent
✨ Words can be hard to imitate or sequence
✨ Longer words are often more challenging
✨ Communication frustration is common

With early intervention, motor-based speech therapy, and the right support, children can continue to build communication skills and confidence over time.

DM us for a consultation!

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2nd Floor, Building 33, Dubai Healthcare City
Dubai

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 19:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 19:00
Thursday 08:00 - 19:00
Saturday 08:00 - 18:00
Sunday 08:00 - 19:00

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+97145520351

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