Overwhelmed by noise, crowds or busy places
Shops, parties, school or busy rooms lead to big reactions, or a child needs to leave to feel settled.
Sunshine Coast · Child sensory support
When clothes, noise or busy places feel too much
Lin, Avanti’s Sunshine Coast occupational therapist, looks at how a child’s senses, body signals and everyday environments affect daily life — getting dressed, playing, learning and being around other people. Share what you are noticing and the local team confirms whether OT support is the right next step before anything is booked.
Asking doesn’t commit you to anything.
Prefer we ring you? ↓Parents and carers are welcome to get in touch.
Callback
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Sound familiar?
Does any of this sound familiar?
If any of these sound familiar, share what you are seeing and the local team will confirm whether occupational therapy fits.
Strong reactions to textures or clothing
Certain clothes, tags or textures feel uncomfortable, and getting dressed becomes a struggle.
Needing to move, crash or seek input to feel settled
A child is always on the move, seeks deep pressure or finds it hard to sit and attend.
Your occupational therapist
Child sensory support with Lin.
Warm, creative and neuroaffirming Occupational Therapist.
Lin supports children, young adults, neurodivergent clients and older adults with strength-based OT for everyday independence, participation and confidence.
- Functional capacity assessments and early intervention
- Autism, ADHD, intellectual disability and Down syndrome support
- School readiness, self-care, toileting and interoception
Occupational Therapist · Paediatric and aged care OT. More about Lin.
How OT helps
What an OT looks at with sensory support
An occupational therapist looks at how a child’s senses, body signals and everyday environments affect daily life — getting dressed, playing, learning and being around other people. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked, and no diagnosis is needed to ask.
Big reactions to sounds, textures or busy places
Understanding what a child is reacting to, and what could make home, school or outings feel more manageable.
Movement, touch and body signals
How a child seeks or avoids movement, touch, noise and other input, and what that means day to day.
Sensory needs across home and school
How sensory needs show up in routines, play, learning and getting along with others.
Recommendations follow the assessment. The team confirms whether this service fits before anything is booked.
First call and assessment
What happens after you get in touch
- Tell us what you are noticingCall or request a callback and describe the routines, tasks or situations that are hard for your child.
- We call you backThe Sunshine Coast team checks your child’s age and goals, the location, appointment availability and funding or referral options, then explains whether the clinician and service fit.
- You decideNothing is arranged until you have talked it through and agreed it is the right next step.
Questions
Sunshine Coast questions about child sensory support
It is for children and young people on the Sunshine Coast and the parents, carers or support teams around them. The team confirms whether the clinician and service fit before anything is booked.
Sessions may happen in the clinic, at home or in the community where suitable. The setting is agreed with you after you enquire.
Tell us your child’s age when you enquire and the team confirms whether the service suits your family.
Call or request a callback and share what you are noticing. The team confirms whether an appointment is the right next step. Asking does not commit you to anything.
No diagnosis is needed to ask. The team talks through what you are noticing and confirms whether occupational therapy fits before anything is booked. Occupational therapy does not diagnose autism, ADHD or other conditions.
Occupational therapy looks at everyday function, sensory needs and participation. It does not provide a medical diagnosis, and the team talks through what may help.
NDIS, a Medicare referral or private payment may apply, depending on your child and the service. The team checks the funding pathway and explains relevant fees before anything is booked.
Next step
Ask about child sensory support on the Sunshine Coast
Share what you are noticing — the local team talks it through with you and explains whether OT support fits.
This suits children and young people on the Sunshine Coast where sensory reactions are affecting daily routines, play or school. Parents, carers and young people can enquire, and the team talks through what you are noticing before confirming whether occupational therapy fits. Support is planned with families, schools and care teams where that helps.
57 Bulcock Street, Caloundra QLD 4551
Callback
Prefer the Sunshine Coast team to ring you?
Name and mobile.