Children's Occupational Therapy - useful information and resources

A range of resources and support links related to Children’s Occupational Therapy, including equipment suppliers, behaviour support, sensorimotor skill development programmes, handwriting and motor skills tools, professional guidance, and organisations offering advice and funding for families.

Equipment suppliers

Car seats and harnesses

Challenging Behaviour Foundation [PDF 582KB]

Fledglings

Marks and Spencer Kids - easy dressing clothing range

Charity funding

WellChild grants for families

Turn2us grants

Early Help support for families

Sensorimotor skill development programmes

BBC Super Movers

BBC Tiny Happy People

Get Physical!: An Inclusive, Therapeutic PE Programme to Develop Motor Skills by Lois Addy (Published March 2006)

iMoves

Dough Dance/Finger Gym

Dough Disco and Squiggle Whilst You Wiggle

Speed Up!: a Kinaesthetic Programme to Develop Fluent Handwriting by Lois Addy (Published February 2004)Write from the start: Unique Programme to Develop the Fine Motor and Perceptual Skills Necessary for Effective Handwriting book 1 and 2 by Ion Teodorescu and Lois Addy (Published July 1996)

Write Dance in the Early Years: A Pre-Writing Programme for Children 3 to 5 (Lucky Duck Books) by Ragnhild Oussoren (Published 15th January 2010)

Touch typing practice

Professional organisations and guidance

Autism Education Trust

Ordinarily Available Provision

National Autistic Society (NAS)

Owl Blue (advice for people with hidden disabilities)

Healthy Parent Carers

Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Health and Care Professions Council

Page last updated: 17/09/26