Therapy & Play Co. — Resources for familiesPlain-English articles on child development, occupational therapy and play, from a paediatric OT in Melbourne’s inner north west.https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/en-auOT or speech therapy: where to starthttps://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/ot-or-speech-therapy-who-first/https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/ot-or-speech-therapy-who-first/How to choose between an occupational therapist and a speech pathologist, where the overlap sits, and why the order matters less than starting.Thu, 13 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe research behind play therapyhttps://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/play-therapy-what-the-research-says/https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/play-therapy-what-the-research-says/Play-based therapy has decades of clinical research behind it. A plain-English tour of the major reviews, with links to every study mentioned.Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTMaking sense of sensory processinghttps://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/sensory-processing-a-plain-english-guide/https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/sensory-processing-a-plain-english-guide/Why one child covers their ears while another crashes into the couch, and what helps at home without any special equipment.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTUsing an NDIS plan for occupational therapyhttps://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/using-an-ndis-plan-for-occupational-therapy/https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/using-an-ndis-plan-for-occupational-therapy/Self-managed, plan-managed or NDIA-managed. What each means when booking occupational therapy, and how to make a child's NDIS plan go further.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTDoes my child need occupational therapy?https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/does-my-child-need-occupational-therapy/https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/does-my-child-need-occupational-therapy/The signs worth noticing, the ones that usually aren't, and how getting support works in Australia. No referral or diagnosis needed to start.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGetting ready for the first year of schoolhttps://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/getting-ready-for-school/https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/getting-ready-for-school/The skills that make the first year of school easier are mostly not academic. Here's what to practise in the year before, without turning it into work.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTHelping a tricky pencil griphttps://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/pencil-grip-what-actually-helps/https://therapyandplaycompany.com.au/resources/pencil-grip-what-actually-helps/Why pencil grip starts at the shoulder, and what to do at home instead of correcting your child's fingers.Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT