Our Child Development Centre, located in Kildare Town is a premier Child Development Centre offering accessible and affordable early intervention services for children and adolescents of all ages, and all abilities, including those with additional needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, DCD, Down Syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorders and many other developmental delays and conditions. Sensational Kids child development services are provided to families of all means, and are supported by grants, fundraising, donations and proceeds from our training workshops and child development store, so that we can provide an eminent service that is accessible to all. Fitted with €40,000 worth of specialist sensory resources, our Kildare facility provides a family centred environment designed to facilitate maximum outcomes for children including Large Sensory Integration Gym Sensory Room Individual Private Consultation Rooms Private Play Therapy Room Family Waiting Rooms                     Services Available […]

Our 10,000 square feet Child Development Centre in Clonakilty is a premier Child Development Centre offering accessible and affordable early intervention services for children and adolescents of all ages, and all abilities, including those with additional needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD, DCD, Down Syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorders and many other developmental delays and conditions. Sensational Kids child development services are provided to families of all means, and are supported by grants, fundraising, donations and proceeds from our training workshops and child development store, so that we can provide an eminent service that is accessible to all. Fitted with €40,000+ worth of specialist sensory resources, our Clonakilty facility provides a family centred environment designed to facilitate maximum outcomes for children. Facilities include Large Sensory Integration Gyms Sensory Room Individual Private Consultation Rooms Private Play Therapy Room Family Waiting Room     Services Available at Sensational Kids, Clonakilty   Occupational […]

What is Hippotherapy?   Hippotherapy comes from the Greek word hippos meaning horse. As per the American Hippotherapy Association: “The term hippotherapy refers to how occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech-language therapy professionals use evidence-based practice and clinical reasoning in the purposeful manipulation of equine movement to engage sensory, neuromotor, and cognitive systems to achieve functional outcomes. In conjunction with the affordances of the equine environment and other treatment strategies, hippotherapy is part of a client’s integrated plan of care.” In simpler terms; At Sensational Kids our specially-trained occupational therapists in the skilled use of hippotherapy; apply the movement, rhythm, and repetition of the horse and the equestrian environment as a treatment strategy to help children achieve their individual therapeutic goals. Hippotherapy is aligned with a medical model to address medical needs of clients, as prioritised, after comprehensive assessment, to achieve there functional goals despite body systems dysfunctions and limitations. The Hippotherapy […]

Are you concerned about your child’s speech, or ability to communicate, their use and understanding of words or how they pronounce their sounds? Our speech and language therapy milestones information chart will help you determine if your child needs intervention. Sensational Kids paediatric speech and language therapy services are open to children of all ages and all abilities. Through Speech and language assessment and therapeutic intervention for children  we work on language stimulation as well as the production of speech. Each child’s selected goals will be achieved using evidence-based practice. Alternative and augmentative communication tools, such as computers, pictures boards or the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) may be used to facilitate functional communication skills.   Sensational Kids Speech and language therapy sessions are performed individually and plans focus on improving the following skill areas: • Receptive Language • Expressive Language • Pragmatic or Social Skills • Articulation • Oral […]

Does your child need help to reach their full potential? Our Occupational Therapy Team at Sensational Kids helps children and adolescents of all abilities to maximise their potential through intervention to help them develop the necessary skills to participate fully in daily activities at home and at school. Maximising Potential Occupational Therapy for children at Sensational Kids helps children and adolescents of all abilities to maximise their potential. Following the individual assessment, the child’s goals are agreed and intervention is implemented through individual sessions. Occupational Therapy plays a vital role in making each child independent in the following areas: • Self-Help Skills • Gross Motor Skills • Visual Motor and Visual Perceptual Skills • Fine Motor Coordination • Sensory- Motor Processing • Activities of Daily Living (such as eating and dressing) Occupational therapists are concerned with developing the skills and underlying abilities children need to perform their main everyday ‘occupations’ of playing, learning and […]

An Educational Psychological Assessment may be required if your child is struggling to keep up in school. An educational psychological assessment is required to determine a child’s needs for additional resources in school such as assistive technology, special needs assistants, resource hours, or for accommodations during exams in secondary school. An educational psychologist assesses a child’s IQ and cognitive (intellectual) functioning. The assessment is the assessment required to assess for dyslexia or to assist occupational therapists to confirm a diagnosis of dyspraxia / DCD.   How do I know if my child needs an Educational Psychological Assessment? An Educational Psychological Assessment may be required if your child is struggling to keep up in school. An educational psychological assessment is required to determine a child’s needs for additional resources in school such as assistive technology, special needs assistants, resource hours, or for accommodations during exams in secondary school. An educational psychologist assesses a child’s IQ and cognitive (intellectual) […]