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Baobab Therapy is a small, family-owned practice of Paediatric Occupational Therapists, Early Intervention Specialists, Speech Pathologists and Therapy Assistants based in Melbourne & Castlemaine.

Our Melbourne therapists provide sessions in our clinic and also provide mobile therapy services to the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, including Box Hill, Blackburn, Doncaster, Templestowe, Kew, Balwyn and surrounding suburbs, within a maximum 30 minute travel distance from Box Hill North.

Our Castlemaine team provide sessions in our clinic & mobile therapy services to surrounding suburbs within a maximum of 20 km or 30 minutes travel from central Castlemaine.

Please submit an enquiry using the form below.

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Baobab is located at

Melbourne
31 Trawool St, Box Hill North, VIC, 3129

Castlemaine
Room 48, 1 Halford St, Castlemaine, VIC, 3450

Phone: 0402 455 046

Email: baobabtherapy[at]gmail.com

We do not currently have a fax number, however we are happy to receive Medicare referrals via our admin email as above. Please ensure that you have called ahead to check availability before referring to us, as we may not have immediate capacity to take on new clients.

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Connect with us on social media to see fun and educational posts and videos:

 

Castlemaine clinic

Some great strategies to try when we're faced with challenging behaviour or getting into argument spirals with kids! #behaviourmanagement #validatethefeelings #autism #stayingcool #deescalation Reposted from @bloomingwithautism
Cutlery practice 🍴we used red dots 🔴 as a visual cue to keep index fingers facing in the right direction!
Learning letter formation of magic c letter with sensory play. A letter chart was used as reference ➕ clock to help with anti-clockwise formation of letter ©
Using little animal textas to encourage the use of a pincer grip 🐀🐊🐮🐷🐤🐶
Teaching touch typing with hidden keyboard keys 💻 Touch typing is the ability to use muscle memory to find keys fast, without using the sense of sight, and with all the available fingers. It significantly improves typing speed and eliminates errors
Painting the balloon with shaving cream 🎈✨#sensoryplay #finemotorskills #bilateralcoordination
Working on Pincer Grip and use of stabilising hand 👌 We added in following instructions and turn taking ✨ The reward of the lit up space ship makes it that much more fun and engaging 💫
All things Sensory✨🌈🌟 #calming #sensoryplay #sensorybottles #waterbeads
Handwriting Tips for all Ages- have you seen our notice board? ✍️✨
Little OT showing our big OT how it’s done ✅ The Wilbargar Protocol (Brushing Therapy) for sensory integration is used as part of a sensory therapy program which involves brushing the body with a small surgical brush throughout the day. It&rsqu
Fine Motor Fun 🤚 fine motor skills are essential for performing every day skills e.g. pencil skills of drawing, writing, colouring, as well as cutting and pasting ✏️ This activity helps to strengthen hands and fingers to exert the force against resi
Shaving Cream Sensory Play ☁️ Manipulating shaving cream by itself is a fun activity–spread it, squish it through fingers... also can be used for writing; pre-writing lines, letters, spelling and sight word practice 🅰️🅱️✨
Bubble Blowing 🧼 bubbles are wet, slimy and sticky! They may feel funny. The physical act of blowing can be a very effective sensory-based way to help children “organise,” calm and focus their bodies 🤗 ✨
Master Chef 👨‍🍳 increasing food awareness and culinary skills! ✨ #masterchef #masterchefchildren #mykitchen #chef
Working on fine motor skills, extending play and staying on task with Piggy 🐽 aka Pop the Pig 🐷 Play is the way that children learn about the environment, their bodies and their place in the world around them 🌎 Play skills are determined by the ab
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Morning Construction 🚧 🔨 🚘 using attention & engagement, object manipulation, body awareness, hand eye coordination, crossing the midline and hand & finger strength. All these fall under Fine Motor Skills, which involve the use of the smal
Birthday Party Picnic 🧺 ☕️ 🍰 🥳 Imaginary Play is a major part of a child’s development as a child learns important life and social skills through role playing! ✨