Founded in 1998 by Joanna Buttfield (Occupational Therapist), Kid Sense began with a vision to overcome life’s challenges, believing in the importance of small steps. Evolving from a single clinic, we now proudly offer therapy from six metropolitan clinics, expanding our services from clinic-based to community and direct educator interventions.
We are now Adelaide’s longest-standing private provider of paediatric Occupational Therapy, with a team of 40+ experienced therapists across six metropolitan clinics. We offer clinic-based, home, and education setting services, including workshops for educators, developing screening and In- Education setting support. Our rigorous Career Change, Return to Work and Graduate programs as well as ongoing professional development ensure high clinical standards of all staff.
We focus on improving functional skills through personalised home/education setting recommendations to support developmental progress between appointments. No matter where er provide therapy , we remain doggedly community-centered in approach. After all, therapy is provided to make daily function easier!
At Kid Sense, we recognise the challenges parents and educators face in today’s digital age and strive to provide support and knowledge, allowing them to feel less overwhelmed and more confident in delivering the ‘best fit’ child and young adult centered support.
We believe in holistic child development (of all surrounding the child/young adults), and our approach aims to integrate therapy seamlessly into daily life, making a meaningful and functional impact well beyond traditional therapy appointments.
We acknowledge the land on which we operate as the traditional lands of the Kaurna people, and pay our respects to the spiritual relationship with country that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples hold.
Kid Sense is founded on inclusion and the belief that everyone is welcome. All diversity is celebrated, encouraged, represented and supported in our staff, our clients, and our community. You are welcome here.
