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Did you know? An occupational therapist can help a child/young adult achieve or maintain their maximum level of independence. A child/young adult can then access the school curriculum to their full potential. From September, Tree Tops are actively looking to work with more schools, whether this is remotely or by our occupational therapists visiting a…

If you or your child have an age, health, or disability reason for not wearing a face-covering, copy and paste the link below. This will take you to that particular area on the government website which gives you updated information on face-coverings and also ideas on how to create an exemption card which makes it…

Our OT’s will help you identify whether your child has sensory integration, sensory processing difficulties (SPD), or dyspraxia that may be affecting their wellbeing and stopping them from reaching their physical potential.  Sensory integration is the body’s ability to take in information from our environment and then to make sense of it.  We have eight…

It’s all about – oral motor skills! Welcome to our third in a series of four videos in relation to “picky or fussy eaters”. Today Ellen, our food therapy expert will talk you through the: * Key facts about oral motor skills and why they are important for feeding* Impact poor oral motor skills have…

Tree Tops has reopened albeit with skeleton staffing. Please click on the link below to find out what we are up to! https://bit.ly/305dEsc

Our Head OT, Dawn has kept everything running over the course of the last ten weeks. However, with a skeleton staff, we are now assessing and have several children in treatment at our Aycliffe Clinic. If you want to bring your child back for treatment, are looking for an assessment or would like to discuss…

Introduction to “Food Therapy” Welcome to our first in a series of four videos in relation to “picky or fussy eaters”. Today Ellen, our food therapy expert will talk you through the: * Key facts about feeding* The main causes about feeding difficulties* How we can help with feeding difficulties To watch our videos go…

Each Friday during lockdown, we will be having a question and answer forum. Our question this week is: “My daughter really struggles with her speech at times. She also has a very limited diet and gags with certain foods/textures. Is there anything I can do to help her?“ In reply this week:Yes! There are lots…