About

Connected Kids Occupational Therapy is owned and operated by Occupational Therapist, Claire Scanlon. Claire grew up on the South Coast, and is committed to supporting children and their families to experience joyful, purposeful and connected lives.

Connected Kids Occupational Therapy is a paediatric occupational therapy practicededicated to supporting children to participate in the occupations of childhood: play, social participation, activities of daily living, education/learning and sleep/rest. Claire has a special interest in sensory processing, sensory integration, emotional regulation, developmental trauma, primitive reflex integration, visual skills, motor skills and celebrating neurodiversity.

Claire graduated with a Bachelor of Psychology from The University of Wollongong in 2012. While studying Psychology, she worked as a Play Therapist with children on the Autism Spectrum. which opened her eyes to the positive impacts that Occupational Therapy can have for children and their families. Claire then proceeded to study a Master of Occupational Therapy at The University of Sydney, graduating in 2015. Since this time she has worked predominantly in private practice, within home, school, clinic and community settings.

Claire has experience working with children with a range of diagnoses, including:

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory Processing Disorder
ADD/ADHD
Intellectual Disability
Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder
Developmental Delay and
Developmental Trauma.

Claire is committed to the ongoing development of her therapeutic skills and knowledge, having completed the following training:

Traffic Jam in my Brain (Genevieve Jerub, 2013)
Introduction to Building Blocks for Sensory Integration (Sheila Frick, 2016)
The Neurobiology of Complex Trauma (Australian Childhood Foundation, 2017)
The SOS Approach to Feeding (Dr Kay Toomey & Dr Erin Ross, 2017)
DIR/Floortime Stage 1 (Mari Caulfield & Kathy Walmsley, 2017)
Therapeutic Listening (Sheila Frick, 2018)
Sensory Defensiveness (Julia Wilbarger & Tracy Stackhouse, 2018)
MORE: Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural Functions (Patricia Oetter & Eileen Richter, 2018)
From Sensation to Function (Sheila Frick, 2020)
Seeing and Moving (Kim Barthel, 2020)
Healing Trauma Conference (Extra Lesson & Kim Barthel, 2020)
Talking Toileting (OT Australia, 2021)
Handwriting and CO-OP: Putting Evidence into Practice (Elspeth Froude, 2021)

Plus many more online webinars, readings and collaboration with like minded Therapists!