Our Team
Naomi Wood
Our Key Worker, Naomi Wood, has a degree in early childhood development, extensive training in Allied Health and the disibility sector and vast experience in early intervention. Naomi is able to meet the needs of your Family and Child in a holistic way. Naomi has a strong passion is advocating for children across their environments. Naomi has completed further study in:
- Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support (Queensland University).
- Emotional Regulation (Zones of Regulation).
- When Children Won't Eat - Assessment and Treatment using SOS Approach to Feeding.
- Social Thinking Practices. (Social Thinking).
- Communication Therapy with The Hanen Centre for Speech and Language Development.
- DIRFloor Time Training.
- Traffic Jam in My Brain.
- Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett - Masterclass Autistic Children and Adolescents.
- Prof Tony Attwood and Dr Michelle Garnett - Autistic Girls and Women.
- Extensive experience working with children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Lydia Hobden
Our Key Worker, Lydia Hobden, has a degree in Occupational Therapy and extensive knowledge in assisting families to develop functional life skills.
Lydia is an effervescent, caring and passionate allied health professional who has worked in the disability sector for many years.
She is dedicated to building strong and positive relationships with each family she works with and tailoring therapy to individual strengths and interests. Lydia prioritises building the self-esteem and confidence of those she supports.
Lydia has experience with and further study in:
- Sensory processing and regulation.
Gross and fine motor skills development. - Emotional regulation.
- Executive functioning skills.
- Developing independence in self care and activities of daily living.
- DIRFloor Time training
- Zones of regulation
KaI-Wei Lin
Our Key Worker, Kai-Wei, has a degree in Speech Pathology. Kai-Wei is passionate in supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder along with other global delays and families from culturally and linguistically diverse background. He is certified to provide the More Than Words Hanen Program to parents and guardians of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Kai-Wei's expertise includes:
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Hanen's More Than Word Group Program
- Speech and Articulation difficulty
- Bilingual and multilingual children (English, Mandarin and Hokkien)
- Social communication difficulty
Bianca Piscitello
Our Key Worker, Bianca, has a degree with honors in early childhood development, extensive knowledge in the NDIS and comphensive experience in early intervention. Bianca is down to earth and supportive of families to ensure an established natural repour is built.
Bianca has experience in and completed further studies in:
- Communication Therapy with the Hanen Centre for Speech and Language Development
- Trauma Informed Practices
- Currently studing Degree in Play Therapy.
- Paedicatric development and learning.