We provide the highest quality therapy services for children and adolescents in an
environment that is playful, compassionate and supportive to our families, enabling each
child to reach his/her full potential and be happy in this world.
We are specialists in Autism, sensory processing difficulties, dyspraxia, ADHD as well as
challenges in their motor, language, communication and social development.
We are experts in early childhood development and emotional regulation.
We provide the highest quality therapy services for children and adolescents in an
environment that is playful, compassionate and supportive to our families, enabling each
child to reach his/her full potential and be happy in this world.
We are specialists in Autism, sensory processing difficulties, dyspraxia, ADHD as well as
challenges in their motor, language, communication and social development.
We are experts in early childhood development and emotional regulation.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Assists the development of children who are experiencing difficulties with sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, attention, organisation of behaviour, life skills (self-care), social skills and play skills.
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
Assists children with the development of language and communication skills. It helps families to understand their child’s communication needs.
AUTISM DIAGNOSIS
Our clinical psychologist undertakes a ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) diagnosis using the ADOS standardised test
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Assists the development of children who are experiencing difficulties with sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, attention, organisation of behaviour, life skills (self-care), social skills and play skills.
GROUP INTERVENTION
Depending on the needs of your child, group intervention may be a great way for your child to learn how to mix well and socialise with other children of the same age.
TELETHERAPY
The benefit of Teletherapy eliminates the needs to travel to Dublin and you can do your child’s therapy from the comfort of your home. You only need a computer and access to Wi-Fi. We help children all around the world.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Assists the development of children who are experiencing difficulties with sensory processing, fine and gross motor skills, attention, organisation of behaviour, life skills (self-care), social skills and play skills.
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY
Assists children with the development of language and communication skills. It helps families to understand their child's communication needs.
AUTISM DIAGNOSIS.
Our clinical psychologist undertakes a ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) diagnosis using the ADOS standardised test.
About Us
Real Connections Therapy Services
Our Sensory Integration clinic is located in Dublin, Ireland however we provide online therapy services (TeleTherapy), consultancy and courses online to support families around Ireland and many other countries.
IF YOUR CHILD IS/HAS:
- Lack of age appropriate play skills.
- Behind in developing skills such crawling, walking, talking, playing, etc.
- Awkward grasp or clumsy use of crayons, pencils, scissors, or other tools
- Constantly moving, jumping, crashing, bumping
- Cannot tolerates tags on clothes, hates having his nails cut.
- Picky or fussy eater
- Frequent emotional outbursts or meltdowns
- Unable to concentrate and focus at school Poor handwriting, letter/number formation
- Unable to concentrate and focus at school Poor handwriting, letter/number formation
If your child exhibit some of these behaviours, it is advisable to make an appointment with us ot
info@realconnections.ie to see a paediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) Our clinical director, OT Marianela Datti, will explore the underlying difficulties and take actions to promote your child’s wellbeing
Real Connections was created by Marianela Datti, a well-known paediatric occupational therapist with almost 20 years of experience. She combines all her knowledge in Neuroscience, Sensory Integration, DIR Floortime among others evidenced based practices to provide a respectful, comprehensive and holistic approach to support families.
We treat children, not disabilities. We develop individual treatments plans that are designated to meet the needs of each child in order to maximise development and independence with daily living skills.
Most common behaviours seen in children and adolescents:
- lack of age appropriate play skills,
- lack of emotional regulation
- short period of attention span,
- difficulties making friends,
- sensory seeking or avoiding,
- challenging/ aggressive behaviours (biting, kicking, punching, etc)
- picky eater
- unable to concentrate at school
- Messy or slow handwriting
- poor or clumsy use of crayons, pencils, scissors, cutlery or other tools
- organisation skills and poor academic performance
If your child exhibit some of these behaviours, it is advisable to see a paediatric occupational therapist to explore the underlying reasons behind these behaviours and support families with useful and practical strategies.
To make an appointment, please email us at info@realconnections.ie
Some Testimonials from Parents
Mane is absolutely amazing with kids. She provided exceptional OT support to my son to help him with day-to-day tasks. and self-care, emotional regulation and social skills. She is very intuitive and picks up what the child needs and find a way to connect and engage with each child.
Gillian, son ASD aged 5
Working with Mane was a turning point for our family. She not only knew exactly how to work with our son, but completely understood our difficulties and frustrations and showed us what we needed to do to overcome them. Therapy sessions were fun, relaxed and informative.
N. son aged 2
Some Testimonials from Parents
Mane is absolutely amazing with kids. She provided exceptional OT support to my son to help him with day-to-day tasks. and self-care, emotional regulation and social skills. She is very intuitive and picks up what the child needs and find a way to connect and engage with each child. my son absolutely loved his therapy sessions with her and his older brother loved coming along as Mane always found a way to include him, which was brilliant for helping my 2 boys to find ways to play together.
Working with Mane was a turning point for our family. She not only knew exactly how to work with our son, but completely understood our difficulties and frustrations and showed us what we needed to do to overcome them. Therapy sessions were fun, relaxed and informative. She answered all our questions and gave us the recommendations and tools to make amazing progress. If you are looking for answers for your child, this is the place to be!
Mane has had such a positive impact on us as a family. I don’t think she even realises how important our sessions have been. The results for us have been amazing. Patrick wouldn’t engage or enter Mane’s playroom the first day or weeks! Since then he has flourished with her therapy sessions. This week he started junior infants apprehensive like all new students but happy, confident and equipped with the tools to cope with the situation and his difficulties. Mane has an amazing way with children and really develops trust and rapport. Patrick loves her and loves that she is helping him. Mane has also been brilliant at teaching me how to best support Patrick, understanding him, his difficulties and his behavioural signals. We cannot thank Mane enough for all she has done for us. The experience has transformed all our lives.
Mane has been an outstanding Occupational Therapist for our son, James. Her energy and enthusiasm is extraordinary and our son has made great gains thanks to her! We are forever grateful…
We have seen amazing improvements in my sons emotional regulation and organisational skills since visiting Real Connections. The recommendations we have gotten have helped us a lot with things like transitions, sharing and turn taking. We are extremely grateful for this service’
We found Mane to be endlessly positive and optimistic! Her dealings with Lucia were always kind and fun while as an observing parent I always sensed that she was working towards specific goals. Mane was also very encouraging of me as a parent in taking on ideas and projects that I could work together on with my daughter at home. The work Mane did with Lucia made a huge difference to her and our family life!
We loved our time with Mane and would not hesitate to recommend her!
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