A sensory diet is a personalised plan of daily activities that help a child regulate their nervous system. Learn how to create one and support your child at home.
Category: Sensory Integration
What is sensory processing disorder? Learn the types, how SPD affects daily life, and how occupational therapy and sensory integration can help your child.
Learn what sensory integration therapy is, how it helps children with sensory processing difficulties, and how to access SI therapy services in Malta.
I am the founder of WonderKids Occupational Therapy, Sensory Integration and Paediatric Centre and a state registered Occupational Therapist specialising in Sensory Integration. I graduated from the University of Malta in 2009 and I have a post-graduate degree in Sensory Integration with the University of Ulster. I have been working as an Occupational Therapist in […]
8 tips from an Occupational Therapist Your child’s ability to eat, chew, swallow food, drink from a straw, lick an ice-cream or blow out his birthday cake candles are all considered oral motor skills. These start to develop in the womb and are matured early in childhood at around the age of 4. Throughout this […]
Tips to limit the homework struggles As an Occupational Therapist, I meet many parents and children who dread the time of that time of the day – HOMEWORK TIME. Parents want children to sit still and work, while the children want a break and play, play and play. This often results in a daily power […]
Ema Bartolo Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner LinkedIn: https://mt.linkedin.com/in/ema-bartolo-a5632616a Ema received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Malta in 2009. She is a registered Occupational Therapist with the Maltese Council for the Professions Complementary to Medicine and has been working in the paediatric field for the past […]