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:

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

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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