Brain Train Articles

Developmental Play Therapy

28th September 2020

Play therapy is one of the most important things you can do for your child (whether they have ASD or not), to support their social communication development. It is how we naturally developed all of our social communication – our ability to relate to others, to emotionally connect, to develop meaningful eye contact, gestures and language. Aaron DeLand, Developmental Play Specialist from Play.Connect.Grow, takes us through some practical tips on how to create the right environment so you can find a way to enjoy the connection with your child.

Written by Justin Goddard

Storytime: Exploring our Feelings

25th August 2020

Emotional literacy is an essential skill that children need to develop in order to manage their feelings. Learning an emotional vocabulary helps children to express how they are feeling, and being able to correctly identify and label their feelings, has a very real impact on the brain. In this video, Rachel Wheatley – Brain Train Registered Counsellor, demonstrates how reading stories with young children is a wonderful way to help them explore and learn about feelings.

Written by Justin Goddard

Finding the Super Hero Strength in your Child

19th August 2020

When you have a child with special needs, it can feel like they have a lot of challenges, making it hard for us to identify any strengths at all. In this video, Dieu Tran, Brain Train Occupational Therapist provides us with some practical tips on re-framing the situation to think about the positives of the situation in order to help our children better learn and engage with others.

Written by Justin Goddard

Girls Social Skills Group

19th August 2020

We have recently trialled an OT facilitated Girls Social Skills Group in our Brisbane Centre. This group targets client’s individual goals within a social group setting. Some areas addressed include self-care, fine/gross motor skills, play, behaviour & communication, with an emphasis on socialisation with peers.

Written by Justin Goddard