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AUSTRALIA

Therapies

All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and someone who believes in them.”

– Magic Johnson.

CASK Families around the world have travelled to Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute,(“VT”) US, to participate in an intensive therapy program. An analysis led by Stephanie C. DeLuca and Konark Mukherjee, Assistant Professors at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, provides that intensive therapy supports skills and abilities that sometimes takes years.[1] Please click on this article link for more information.


Below are some links to family stories who have attended VT and shared their experiences:

Intensive Therapies in Australia

Some places include:

 

Types of Individual Therapies that may assist:

  • Physiotherapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Speech Therapy
  • Music Therapy
  • Feeding Therapy
  • Feldenkrais therapy
  • Horse-riding
  • Water therapies.
 
[1] VTCRI News https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/03/neuromotor-vtcri-132018.html1.0

Some Videos of what therapy may look like:

Physiotherapy

Occupational Therapy

Water Therapy