First Steps For Autism Therapy

The First Steps for Autism is a comprehensive evidence-based therapy service, delivering individualised therapy for children aged 7 years and under.

Our approach

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Each child and family is unique which is why we get to know you and understand your child, the stage of their journey, and the important people in your child’s life – supporting you and your family every step of the way.

Our approach is focused on understanding your child’s strengths; building strong, trusting relationships; and fostering an environment of care where your child can learn and thrive.

Your therapy program is developed based on what is important to you and your family and tailored to meet your child’s needs and preferences.

First Steps for Autism offers a range of therapy in natural settings, including one-to-one therapy, school readiness sessions or a combination of these.

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Our First Steps for Autism Therapy Team

Our Early Intervention service is led by a dedicated, passionate therapy team consisting of:

Occupational Therapists
Speech Pathologists
Early Childhood Teachers
Therapy Assistants

Each family is allocated a therapist, who is their key contact and partners with the family to develop individual therapy plans that meet the needs of each child.

Our program

First Steps for Autism Supports

The program uses everyday situations and typical childhood activities to build skills and relationships in natural settings.

Therapy occurs in environments that reflect the child’s everyday life, activities, and interactions. Your child will engage in meaningful and fun activities while building their confidence to play, learn and be a friend. We offer a range of therapy options depending on your child’s needs and family priorities, including one-to-one therapy, school readiness sessions, or a combination of these.

In the school readiness sessions, your child will be part of a group with other children to develop communication and motor skills and have opportunities for social interaction and play. Therapy occurs throughout the year including school holidays. In addition, we offer a range of workshops and webinars for parents and carers, and community inclusion programs.

Therapy Supports

Our First Steps for Autism, Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy group curriculum is an innovative and unique therapy program comprising 6 goal-based groups.

The sessions include a combination of individual learning sessions and small group therapy across a 3-hour period.
In the school readiness sessions, your child will be part of a group with other children to develop communication and motor skills and have opportunities for social interaction and play.

Our qualified Speech Pathologists, Childhood Teachers and Occupational Therapists can support your child through direct therapy sessions to increase their skills and independence and achieve their goals.

Therapy sessions can be conducted in a range of settings, including our therapy hubs, your home, at school, or in the community and can support across a wide range of goal areas including:

Play
Sensory processing
Self-care and everyday living
Mealtime management
Fine and gross motor
Communication including
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Social interaction
Emotional regulation
Understanding behaviour

Utilising your therapy supports via a mixture of therapy sessions, at-home and school visits, group sessions, parent training, resources, and consultative support allows your child to practice their skills across a range of environments with different people.

Consultative support and training ensure the people who are spending the most time with your child, such as teachers and family members, are trained to build therapy supports into your child’s life every day.

Our locations

We have Early Intervention hubs across the Perth metropolitan area.

Our hubs are located in:

Shenton Park
Midland
Fremantle
Joondalup

Accessing our services

We are a registered NDIS provider. If you are interested in our therapy services and have an NDIS plan relevant to your support needs, enquire today or contact us to find out more about this service.

Contact our First Steps for Autism team to find out more about our Early Intervention program.

Watch the video to hear about First Steps for Autism from a parent’s perspective.

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