Sarah Butler has an Occupational therapy private practice in Kildangan. She works with children, adolescents and adults to understand how their bodies and brains work, and what activities can make day to day life easier.

Interoception: What is it and how to build it
Hunger, thirst, emotions, tiredness, pain, toilet, temperature come to us as internal sensations. These messages can be hard to notice, or overwhelming, for some people. Learn about interoceptive awareness if you know, or are, someone who is always/never hungry or thirsty, over-heats, has 0-90 emotional reactions, varying response to pain, varying awareness of the need to go to the toilet. This sense of our internal sensations can vary in people, and has a huge, often hidden, impact on our wellbeing.

Tuesday 9^th April 7pm, Newbridge Community Library

What’s behind that movement - let’s explore vestibular sensory processing
"Can't sit still, always on the go” or “very cautious moving, scared of heights" can describe someone with vestibular processing issues.

This important sense in our body influences movement, body awareness and confidence. It underpins our listening and communication, as well as our ability to control our movements.

Learn more about this sense and what activities support it.

Thursday 25^th April 7pm, Athy Community Library

Play in every way
Consider the different types of play you can do with a child or let them do it themselves. Play that builds muscle, relationships, and brains/emotional regulation. Explore play that both adults and child can enjoy. Discuss the things that can make play hard for both parents and children. 

Thursday 6th of June 7pm,  Kildare Town Community Library