These use a variety of techniques designed to enhance the mind’s capacity to affect bodily functions and symptoms, such as:

• Coloured lenses and overlays
• Dance movement
• Sensory Integration therapy
• TEACCH
• Sign language and Social stories.

Our occupational therapy is another indicator of our student-centred approach

• Sensory Integration
• Independence in self-care and coping
• Sensory processing
• Environmental adaptation
• Enhancement of visual perception
• Assessment of sensory processing
• Organisational skills
• Sensory issues
• Motor coordination and hand skills
• Self-regulation to improve concentration

• To facilitate effective use of existing communication skills
• To enable students to learn and develop new communication skills
• Development of independence in communication
• Assessment and enhancement of functional communication skills
• Assessment and support of social understanding
• Assessment and support of social communication skills
• Assessment and enrichment of relationship skills
• Promoting a positive communication environment

• Protective Behaviours
• Anxiety-reduction
• Anger and other challenging behaviour
• Sensory processing difficulties
• Social interaction

• To promote well-being through interaction with horses
• Overcome fears
• Build up trust, respect and compassion
• Develop communication skills
• Increase self-esteem
• Develop problem-solving techniques and coping strategies

• Gross motor skills (muscle weakness, postural control, poor balance, motor planning, quality of movement)
• Sports skills (running, jumping, catching and throwing ball, kicking ball, riding bicycle etc.)