All Case Studies

The names of all the children in our case studies have been changed for confidentiality.

Case Study: Sam

Sam was diagnosed with anxiety and sensory processing issues by his paediatrician and was referred to Kids Matters for help with this. My assessment showed mild sensory defensiveness, mostly present in touch and auditory senses, emotional and arousal regulation issues – struggling to calm himself effectively, problem-solving and planning issues and weak postural and...

Case Study: Jessica

Jessica (not her real name) was diagnosed with autism and intellectual impairment and when I first saw her at 7 years of age, she had severe anxiety and sensory defensiveness, an aversion to all learning activities, major attention difficulties and a global developmental delay (issues with social, emotional, play and gross and fine motor skills). For...

Case Study: Ally

Ally (not her real name) was initially seen when she was 2 and a half years old. Her parents requested an assessment as they were absolutely at their wits end. They knew that inside their daughter lived a beautiful child but had rare glimpses of that child. Ally’s typical day was spent screaming. Screaming at people looking her, screaming when she moved, screaming when...

Case Study: Bobby

Bobby was an 8 year old boy who was described by his teachers as verbally gifted, but with poor handwriting, concentration and attention. He was a sensitive, timid child, who became frustrated easily and had great difficulty sitting still. Although he could verbally relate a story, he was "unable to get it down onto paper", approaching such tasks in a disorganized way. In...

Case Study: Roger

Roger was 9 years old when he was brought to Occupational Therapy for assessment by his parents. Their general concern, supported by his teacher, was that Roger was not meeting his potential.

Roger was a low average performer at school, somewhat slow with tasks. He ahd a good netwrok of friends and was well liked by everyone, was a courteous and pleasant boy, and...