The Occupational Therapist's Toolkit

Lyndal Henry
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Behind every meltdown, struggle, or shutdown, there’s a reason. After more than 40 years of working with children, Occupational Therapist Lyndal Henry has a wealth of knowledge, experience, and insight to share with parents. In this podcast, she opens the door to her world. Join her as she shares information and stories from her many years of supporting children and families and explains how occupational therapy can help children and parents navigate everyday challenges. Lyndal offers understanding, guidance, and helpful tips for parents, caregivers, and teachers while drawing on decades of her work with children with autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, anxiety, handwriting difficulties, sensory differences and auditory processing challenges. Warm, informative, and grounded in real-life practice, this podcast is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to better understand how children grow, learn, and thrive.

  1. 6d ago

    Episode 17: Social Blindness and Understanding Social Cues

    Understanding other people’s feelings, intentions and reactions can be challenging for some children. In this episode, Lyndal explores social blindness, looking at difficulties recognising social cues, interpreting situations and understanding what’s happening around them. She helps parents and caregivers better understand these challenges and how they can support children’s social understanding. 💛

  2. Oct 16

    Developing Pre-Writing Skills ✏️

    Before children can confidently write their name or form their first letters, they need to develop a whole range of underlying skills ✏️ Lyndal explores the physical, visual, cognitive and perceptual foundations of writing, and shares practical activities to help children build the coordination, control and confidence they need for writing 🌟

  3. Oct 8

    Pre-Reading: The Skills Children Need Before They Read 📚

    Learning to read starts long before a child picks up their first book. In this episode, Lyndal explores the physical, visual, cognitive and perceptual skills that provide the foundations for reading 📚🌱📚 She shares practical activities parents and caregivers can use to help develop these skills and give children a strong, supported start to literacy.

  4. Oct 1

    Dyspraxia: Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder

    Dyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder, can affect far more than coordination. In this episode, Lyndal explores the signs of dyspraxia and some of the unexpected ways it can impact everyday activities, learning and confidence. She also shares simple, practical activities to support children with dyspraxia and help them thrive 💛

  5. Sep 25

    The Occupational Therapist's Toolkit: Developing Gross and Fine Motor Skills: Part Two 🎯

    Lyndal continues exploring the development of gross and fine motor skills, looking at ways parents, caregivers and teachers can encourage children to build strength, coordination and confidence. With practical ideas and activities that can be incorporated into everyday play, Lyndal shares simple ways to help children develop the skills they need to learn, move and participate 💪

  6. Sep 18

    The Occupational Therapist's Toolkit: Developing Gross and Fine Motor Skills: Part One 🏃✏️

    From running and jumping to drawing, cutting and using everyday tools, gross and fine motor skills are essential building blocks for children. In this episode, Lyndal looks at how to recognise areas of weakness and shares a range of fun, practical activities that can help children strengthen and develop these important skills 🌟

  7. Sep 11

    The Occupational Therapist's Toolkit: Retained Reflexes 🧠

    Some reflexes are an important part of early development, but what happens when they don’t integrate as expected? In this episode, Lyndal explores several retained reflexes, the signs and difficulties that may be associated with them, and how they can affect a child’s movement, learning and everyday life 🌱

  8. Sep 4

    The Occupational Therapist's Toolkit: What Are Retained Reflexes?

    Could retained reflexes be affecting your child's learning, behaviour, or emotional regulation? In this episode, Lyndal explains what retained reflexes are, how they can impact development, and why working with an occupational therapist trained in this area can make a real difference. She also takes a closer look at the Spinal Galant, Moro, and Fear Paralysis reflexes, the signs to look out for, and simple strategies that may help support your child.

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Behind every meltdown, struggle, or shutdown, there’s a reason. After more than 40 years of working with children, Occupational Therapist Lyndal Henry has a wealth of knowledge, experience, and insight to share with parents. In this podcast, she opens the door to her world. Join her as she shares information and stories from her many years of supporting children and families and explains how occupational therapy can help children and parents navigate everyday challenges. Lyndal offers understanding, guidance, and helpful tips for parents, caregivers, and teachers while drawing on decades of her work with children with autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, anxiety, handwriting difficulties, sensory differences and auditory processing challenges. Warm, informative, and grounded in real-life practice, this podcast is a valuable resource for anyone wanting to better understand how children grow, learn, and thrive.

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  • Creator
    Lyndal Henry
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    17
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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