Support, Equipment and Training

Child smiling as they try out adaptive equipment to support their functional movement and participation

Helping families access the right tools, strategies, and support for everyday life.

Our team brings specialised paediatric expertise across physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and exercise physiology, working collaboratively to ensure every recommendation is safe, functional, and tailored to your child’s goals. We use evidence-based assessments and best-practice standards, so families can feel reassured they're receiving high-quality, clinically sound support.

This service blends coaching, hands-on training, and assistive technology assessment and prescription, ensuring every child has access to the tools and strategies they need to participate safely and independently in daily life.

Whether your child needs equipment to support for their mobility, posture, play, learning, or self-care, we’re here to help.

Practical Support

Helping children foster confidence, engagement, and independence:

  • Safe, confident use of assistive technology and paediatric equipment

  • Ensuring devices are functional, comfortable, and aligned with your child’s therapy goals

  • Building confidence at home through clear, family-friendly coaching

  • Improving consistency and carryover of therapy outcomes

  • Encouraging participation in daily routines like play, mobility, self-care, and school activities

  • Reducing caregiver strain using safe positioning, lifting, and manual handling training

  • Strengthening collaboration between home, school, and therapy for better long-term outcomes

  • Connecting families with the right resources, equipment, and support — including guidance for NDIS assistive technology submissions

Core Methods
and Approaches

Our Support, Equipment and Training services include:

  • Working with families, therapists, suppliers, and equipment providers to find the best fit.

  • Exploring walkers, standing frames, wheelchairs, strollers, adaptive seating, bathing equipment, sleep positioning, or other mobility devices.

  • Supporting safe movement and positioning for children and caregivers.

  • Creating safe, accessible spaces that support learning, participation, and independence.

  • Matching equipment to the child’s functional goals - from mobility to play to self-care.

  • Adjusting setups as your child grows or needs change.

  • Clear, practical coaching to promote correct, consistent use of equipment. We are the only clinic in WA that have trained assessors and prescribers for Dynamic Movement Orthoses.

Clinician trialing assistive technology with a client

What to Expect in Sessions

Your therapist begins by learning about your child’s routines, challenges, and goals. Trials and fittings are completed in-clinic or on-site (home, school, or community) depending on the equipment.

Families and support teams receive step-by-step training to feel confident using and maintaining devices safely.

If required, we can prepare written recommendations or reports to support NDIS assistive technology funding applications.

FAQs

  • Parent coaching is a supportive and collaborative approach that helps families learn strategies to build their child’s skills during everyday routines. It’s for any parent or caregiver who wants to feel more confident supporting their child’s development at home, at school, or in the community.

    Therapists work alongside you to model techniques, provide feedback, and create practical, achievable strategies that fit naturally into your family’s lifestyle, whether it’s for playtime, mealtime, sport and mobility, or self-care routines.

  • Yes - while most services are clinic-based to access our full range of equipment and resources, we also provide in-home and community visits when needed for training, equipment setup, or environmental assessments.

    For families outside the local area, telehealth (virtual) sessions are also available, allowing therapists to guide and coach parents or support staff remotely with ongoing support.

  • Absolutely. We provide assistive technology assessment and paediatric equipment prescription, help with trials and fittings, and prepare documentation for NDIS funding requests.

  • Yes. We collaborate closely with teachers, education assistants, and support staff to promote consistency across environments. This may include training sessions, classroom setup advice, positioning strategies, or behaviour and sensory regulation support, all designed to help children participate, learn, and thrive at school. 

    Please note, weekly therapy is not provided in schools, however, adhoc visits or support as required.

Little Bodies Therapy team working with a child and family in a supportive therapy setting

Support that grows with your child.

If you need guidance choosing equipment or want confidence using it at home, school, or in the community, we’re here to help every step of the way.

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