News
A newsletter for parents to keep them up to date with What is Happening at Chatterbox.
Written by Mel (Snr Speechie and Director)
August 24
Welcome to our first Newsletter!
In the Newsletter you will find up-to-date information on all activities at Chatterbox. In this issue we talk about
Stage 4 Restrictions
Being a Student During Lockdown
Sensory Activities at Home
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August 20
Art therapy as an alternative way of treating developmental disorders and difficulties in children
Our Creative Arts Academy at Chatterbox provides child and adults the opportunity explore and engage in Art therapy either individually or within a group setting. Particularly for our teens, Art provides an additional way for teens to interact and socialize, while encouraging their individual self-expression.
I asked Kiah’s mum “What does Kiah enjoy most from her Art therapy group experience?”
Given Kiah has severe anxiety disorder as well as ASD she normally finds participating in a group setting extremely distressing and may leave the room entirely or refuse to participate and engage in the activities. Kiah really enjoys her art work and will normally utilise drawing to help calm herself down when she’s feeling anxious or upset.
Therefore the combination of group therapy and art into the one setting has allowed Kiah to be much more involved in the group whilst also making it a much less intimidating and overall more enjoyable experience for her.
And most importantly of all, in Kiahs’ words “It’s so fun. It was amazing!”
Holiday Program
MOVE IT!
DANCE PROGRAM
Our holidays groups have started with a BANG! Our Move It! children blew us away with what they learnt in just three days. We were just so proud of them!
KICK START
Our Kick Start Group ran by our Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists!
The children worked on social skills and school skills using engaging activities that they all LOVED! This group was booked out so we will be offering a second group next holidays and the enrolments for this will be open next week!
