Neuroplasticity Development Therapy

Neuroplasticity

DEVELOPMENT THERAPY

bibic pioneered the use of neuroplasticity developmental therapy nearly fifty years ago which harnesses the brain’s natural ability to create new, strong pathways to form new habits and behaviours. We assess children to understand their challenges and teach their parents/carers to carry out therapeutic strategies to help their child manage their social, communication, sensory, motor, and learning difficulties. We are a national charity so help children, young people and their families from across the country. Our digital therapies have made this even easier and has lessened the travel costs for many families. We are unique because we focus on the whole child rather than the diagnosis; not limiting ourselves to just one condition but looking at the child holistically to determine their specific needs.

WHAT DO WE DO?

The therapy team provide a range of bespoke assessments which encompass all areas of development. Using tests, observation and conversation they create an appropriate and individualised therapy plan. The family receives an extensive report detailing the assessment and subsequent therapies post assessment.

OUR IMPACT

bibic’s neuroplasticity developmental therapy transforms the lives of children and their families. The therapy programme is personalised to the interests of the child and to the habits and routines of the family, making it sustainable. The child has ownership over the therapy and naturally uses its techniques when they start feeling the positive effects. The therapy helps the children to manage their sensory needs, improve their communication skills, express their feelings, reduce their anxiety and keep challenging behaviour to a minimum.

Similarly, parents become more aware, confident, and able to support their child. As a result of a survey conducted last year of all the parents who attended bibic:

Our Services (All can be delivered either face to face or digitally).

FULL ASSESSMENT

Our two-day assessment assesses the whole child discovering their strengths and weaknesses. We use tests for understanding the child’s ability levels, language abilities, processing, working memory, visual perception, Dyslexia, ASD, ADHD, sensory screeners and movement screeners. You will receive a bespoke therapy plan specific to your child on the second day of assessment and then a comprehensive report 3 – 4 weeks after the assessment. For

ongoing support, you will also get 6 months of key working with your allocated therapist to support you in taking to your child’s school and other professionals.

SCREENERS

If you are seeking evidence to support you on your journey then we can just administer specific screeners. These cover Sensory Processing Disorder, Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia and Dyspraxia. You will receive brief strategies, and a report after the assessment.

SHORT ASSESSMENTS

We also deliver specific short assessments where you will receive a report strategies and 3 months of key working these cover: behaviour, sensory, wellbeing and developmental assessments (for the under 5s). 84%

OF CHILDREN WERE HAPPIER

71%

OF CHILDREN’S BEHAVIOUR HAD IMPROVED

CONSULTATIONS

Our consultations are there to support you on an adhoc basis or for ongoing support. The consultations are a trouble shooting session with the therapist working through specific behaviours and coming up with strategies to help and support the whole family.

POST-DIAGNOSTIC SUPPORT SESSIONS

For those parents who have received a diagnosis for their child but have not received any support. These sessions are with a therapist, they can help and guide you with specific strategies to support your family.

WHAT ELSE DO WE DO?

The therapy team also provide training for schools, professionals and the prison service in an advisory capacity. All of our training is CPD accredited and covers a wide variety of subjects including; sensory processing, managing extreme behaviour, supporting and developing independence, language and many more. We also offer bespoke training combining different elements such as sensory and sleep.

The charity does not receive any statutory financial support; therefore we also have a fundraising team who work to obtain donations and grants. We also increase the awareness of bibic through campaigns, public relations and marketing, spreading the word of bibic.

Here’s what the families say: “We have both found the assessment process online really useful and empowering in being able to fully understand our child's needs. It confirmed our observations but allowed us to see the connections between his difficulties.’

“It has been invaluable in helping us to understand our son better and strategies in order to make his life better and for helping him to understand himself too.”

“The team at bibic really took the time to get to know our child and tailored their advice and recommendations to us as a family. Having been apprehensive at first, our daughter really enjoyed the assessment days and we have all benefitted greatly from the experience and the help and support the team have given to us.”

“I am going away armed with the information I need to help my daughter achieve and be her very best. She enjoyed her time at bibic.”

SHORT CASE STUDY

E is 10 years old, his mother came to us with concerns regarding gross motor skills, academic achievement and visual processing difficulties. The family were happy to move to a digital assessment which also meant they could move their assessment forward and be seen quicker, which was beneficial to them. There is a family history of ADHD, but they have had no luck getting support for E.

During the assessment it was found that E had difficulties with his expressive language which meant he struggled to communicate effectively his wants, needs and interests. It was also found that he is likely to have Dyslexia and has visual

85%

OF PARENTS STRESS LEVELS REDUCED

perception difficulties. This means that he struggles within academic tasks and can struggle with sports. His movement difficulties were also assessed which showed that his difficulties severely impacted upon his daily activities. His assessment of his sensory system showed that he had some sensory dysfunction too.

The therapy plan included strategies to support his expressive language using activities to help speed up the rate at which he can retrieve words. Specific recommendations were made for school to enable him to access the curriculum to help him reach his potential. Movement and coordination’s activities were also given which he needs to complete every day to help support and improve his movement difficulties.

Overall, his parents were very happy with the assessment and have arranged a meeting with the school to discuss E’s difficulties so they can move forward and help E achieve. E loved the assessment being done digitally as this meant he could use the equipment that he was familiar with to support his concentration such as using the trampoline in their garden for movement breaks.

To find out more go to: www.bibic.org.uk

To make a referral please call 01458 253354 or complete an enquiry form: https://bibic.org.uk/services/ enquire-about-your-child/

bibic is a registered charity: 1057635