OTHC - Occupational Therapy Helping Children

OTHC - Occupational Therapy Helping Children Our tailored approach will empower your child to thrive. We see and treat children with a range of developmental difficulties.

Located at Frenchs Forest, our expert team of Occupational Therapists will help your child’s development journey, assisting with behavioral, social, movement or skills challenges. These include young people on the Autistic Spectrum, with Developmental Delays, ADD/ADHD, Sensory Processing Difficulties, Learning Difficulties, Gifted Children with Learning Difficulites, Cerebral Palsy, At-risk childr

en and toddlers, Development Co-ordination Disorder, Dyspraxia, Organisational Problems and handwriting difficulties

Here's 20 simple (and quick) calm down strategies you can use to support your child to regulate. Regulation is critical ...
19/08/2026

Here's 20 simple (and quick) calm down strategies you can use to support your child to regulate. Regulation is critical - not only during meltdowns or dysregulated periods - but to help them prepare for new activities, tasks and transitions.

We've also included our three favourite breathing visuals that are easy and fun for children to follow.

Which activity is your favourite?

18/08/2026

This is a super fun OT activity that is so simple and fun, your child definetly won’t know they’re working on their skills. If you’re child like pretend play, this one’s for you! As OT Laila also explains, this can be a great tool to help any little ones who may have fears around going to the hairdresser and other grooming tasks.

This activity can be built upon with so many layers so make it your own!

We're just over halfway through August and our clinic Wellness Bingo is going well! Shout out to our current frontrunner...
17/08/2026

We're just over halfway through August and our clinic Wellness Bingo is going well! Shout out to our current frontrunner, Paige! She's got a few people hot on her heels so we will keep you updated to see if she can hold onto the lead to complete her board first.

12/08/2026

10% of the population are left-handed! And yet, especially in school, lefties can struggle with smudging work, writing in 3 ring binders, using desks next to people and a lot more.

As a leftie OT, here’s a few things you can do to support your left-handed child (full blog on our website)

1. Sit them at the end of a table or on the left of another student to avoid bumps.

2. Make sure there is adequate space on the left side of a desk or surface to move the arm.

3. When writing, tilt the top right of the page to the right to be parallel with the arm.

4. Hooking is common for lefties. The position means their arm is above the writing hand so the write makes an angle. This is where they don’t keep the wrist straight when writing which usually occurs due to poor page placement and lack of space. Help your child see and understand this position to correct it.

5. Give them the right tools! (And by that, I mean left tools like leftie scissors)

Everyone, say hi to Sam! Sam has recently joined the OTHC team as an Occupational Therapist. We're all so excited to wel...
11/08/2026

Everyone, say hi to Sam! Sam has recently joined the OTHC team as an Occupational Therapist. We're all so excited to welcome her onboard and know that she'll be a fantastic addition to our treating team. Welcome Sam!

Letter reversal is actually really common during the first few years of handwriting development. It can occur for a vari...
10/08/2026

Letter reversal is actually really common during the first few years of handwriting development. It can occur for a variety of reasons including hand dominance, visual motor integration, left-right awareness or simply, bad habits.

If you’re child is reversing letters and you want to know more about how to support them, or if it’s time to seek the support for an OT, head to our website to read the full blog.

💙👖Today our team proudly wore jeans to support Jeans for Genes Day. Together we’re raising awareness to help children an...
06/08/2026

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Today our team proudly wore jeans to support Jeans for Genes Day. Together we’re raising awareness to help children and families affected by genetic conditions while continuing to support every child’s journey to learn, play, and thrive.

Every pair of jeans makes a difference. 💙

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Are you struggling at mealtimes? Picky eating is a fairly common stage of development, but for some children, it becomes...
04/08/2026

Are you struggling at mealtimes? Picky eating is a fairly common stage of development, but for some children, it becomes a much larger problem. And there are quite a few reasons - beyond defiance - that can contribute to these challenges.

Swipe through to learn more about some of these factors with bonus little tips to managing these at the dining table.

In July, we celebrate everyone's favourite team member! Our darling Pretzel turned 4 this month 🎉 🐾 He received hundreds...
03/08/2026

In July, we celebrate everyone's favourite team member! Our darling Pretzel turned 4 this month 🎉 🐾 He received hundreds of pats and scratches, and many sneaky treats and ball throws.

29/07/2026

Safe to say our OTs do actually know eachother! For International Day of Friendship, we asked Liv, Laila, Pam and Adriana some questions that friends should know!

Address

Building 2, Ground Floor, Suite 2, 49 Frenchs Forest Road E
Frenchs Forest, NSW
2086

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+61299133823

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