Developmental Practitioners' Association
WHAT WE DO
A Developmental Practitioner might support children with the following issues:
- Academic Underachievement
- General developmental problems
- Balance and co-ordination problems
- Learning difficulties
- Speech and language problems
- Comprehension
- Concentration and/or listening difficulties
- Ability to sit still
- Behavioural difficulties
- Gross and fine motor control difficulties
- Special educational needs
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Developmental Delay
- Visual Discrimination Difficulties
- Auditory Discrimination Difficulties
- Handwriting Problems
- Reading problems
- Maths problems
- Dyslexia
- Dyspraxia
- Dyscalculia
- Dysgraphia
- Speech and Language Difficulties
- Nutrition
- Attachment difficulties
- Anxiety/phobic issues
- Agoraphobia
- Asperger’s Syndrome
- Semantic disorders
- Pragmatic disorder
- Attention Deficit
- Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Disorder - Obsessive Compulsive disorder
- Conduct Disorder
- Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Hypo/hyper activity
- Sound Sensitivity
- Visual Sensitivity
- Touch Sensitivity
- Taste and Smell Sensitivity
- Vestibular Sensitivity
The DPA has given me so much support and inspiration over the years. Through the DPA I have made friends, gained reassurance and received valuable advice from like-minded professionals, all committed to improving the lives of those they work with.