Bloom Sensory

Bloom Sensory Play Brave, Bloom Bright. Paediatric OT
Shepparton, Victoria

Meet Silje!Silje joins Bloom Sensory as an Allied Health Assistant, bringing experience working alongside children and f...
10/09/2026

Meet Silje!

Silje joins Bloom Sensory as an Allied Health Assistant, bringing experience working alongside children and families from a range of cultural backgrounds. She is passionate about helping families find more balance and ease in everyday life.

Silje brings a warm and thoughtful approach to her work and values taking the time to understand each child and family’s individual needs. She is looking forward to building meaningful connections with our families and supporting children to develop the skills and confidence they need in their everyday lives.

We’re so happy to have Silje as part of our team and can’t wait for our families to get to know her!

Only a few weeks to go until the Wildfire Conference!I'm joining the Q&A panel to bring a sensory lens to the conversati...
16/08/2026

Only a few weeks to go until the Wildfire Conference!

I'm joining the Q&A panel to bring a sensory lens to the conversation, and one idea I'll be sharing is:
“Before a child can belong in a room, their sensory system needs to feel safe in it.”

If you're interested in practical, neuro-affirming strategies around Belonging, Burnout and Behaviour, I'd love for you to join us.

🎟️ Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/wildfire-wellbeing-services-belonging-behaviour-burnout/tickets

Meet Ellie! Ellie joins Bloom Sensory as an allied health assistant and fourth-year occupational therapy student, bringi...
28/07/2026

Meet Ellie!

Ellie joins Bloom Sensory as an allied health assistant and fourth-year occupational therapy student, bringing genuine warmth and a real love for working alongside children.

She is passionate about play-based therapy and supporting each child's unique strengths. Ellie is eager to learn, grow and contribute to the hands-on, sensory-rich work that happens here every day.

We are proud to have Ellie as part of our team as we continue building a clinic where children are supported to reach their potential and families feel understood.

Welcome to Bloom, Ellie.

I'm excited to be speaking at the inaugural Wildfire Conference: Belonging • Burnout • Behaviour on Thursday 3 September...
27/07/2026

I'm excited to be speaking at the inaugural Wildfire Conference: Belonging • Burnout • Behaviour on Thursday 3 September in Bendigo.

I'll be presenting on "Its Sensory" and why this label doesn't always fit to describe a child's behaviour.

I'm looking forward to joining an incredible lineup of regional speakers and sharing practical ideas that support allied health professionals, educators, parents and carers.

I'd love to see you there!

🎟️ Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/wildfire-wellbeing-services-belonging-behaviour-burnout/tickets

Does any of this sound familiar?Heavy handwriting. Rough play. Spilling food at every meal. A morning routine that takes...
30/06/2026

Does any of this sound familiar?

Heavy handwriting. Rough play. Spilling food at every meal. A morning routine that takes forever.

These are the things parents often tell us about and they're also the things most commonly put down to behaviour, clumsiness, or "just being a rough kid."

But there's usually something else happening underneath.

Our sense of touch and proprioception work together constantly in the background. When either one isn't processing effectively, it can show up in ways that look similar on the outside but have very different roots underneath.

That's exactly why understanding what's driving the difficulty matters so much — and why at Bloom we use the EASI as part of every assessment.
Not to label, but to understand.

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Proprioception is one of the most important senses your child has.It comes from the muscles and joints and it tells the ...
16/06/2026

Proprioception is one of the most important senses your child has.

It comes from the muscles and joints and it tells the brain where the body is in space and how much force to use to move it.

When it's not processing effectively, it can look a lot like clumsiness, behaviour, or just "being a rough kid."

But there's usually a lot more happening underneath the surface.

Do any of these signs sound familiar? Drop a comment below — we'd love to hear from you.

The platform swing is one of the most hardworking pieces of equipment in our clinic. It looks like fun and it is! But th...
12/06/2026

The platform swing is one of the most hardworking pieces of equipment in our clinic.

It looks like fun and it is! But there's a lot happening underneath the surface.

Swinging challenges the brain to process movement, build balance, and work out where the body is in space. It also supports postural control and stability.
All at the same time. All through play.

Tell us does your child love to swing or do they avoid it?
Both tell us something important about them.

This is what therapy at Bloom looks like.

Touch is one of the first senses we develop. But there's more to it than most people realise.When we talk about touch, m...
10/06/2026

Touch is one of the first senses we develop. But there's more to it than most people realise.

When we talk about touch, most parents think about sensitivities first and those are real! Tags, seams, hair washing, certain food textures. That's the brain misreading tactile input, and it matters.

But touch also does something quieter in the background.

It helps the brain identify what's being touched without looking. It builds a map of the body, one the brain uses for fine motor skills, handwriting, scissors, and knowing where your hands are mid-task.

Most of us have felt this without realising it. A band aid on your finger changes everything. Suddenly your grip feels off, and you find yourself watching your hands just to get through a simple task.

Touch usually handles all of that quietly in the background. When it can't, your brain works overtime to compensate.

For some kids, that's not a band aid moment. That's every meal, every craft activity, every handwriting lesson.

When touch isn't giving the brain enough information, vision and other senses have to step in to fill the gap.

And when you're watching your hands, listening to instructions, and taking in a busy classroom all at once, understandably attention gets stretched thin.

That's not a focus problem. That's a lot of sensory work happening at the same time.

There's this look a child gets when something finally clicks.It's not subtle. It's their whole face, their whole body. P...
04/06/2026

There's this look a child gets when something finally clicks.

It's not subtle. It's their whole face, their whole body. Pure joy.

That moment, after all the practice, all the trying, is what I built Bloom for.

I'm Mickaylah. Paediatric OT, ASI® certified, mum of two, and probably the most enthusiastic person in the room when a child finally nails something they've been working on.

I also love working alongside parents. Watching someone's shoulders drop when they finally understand what's been going on for their child. That shift matters just as much.

I started Bloom Sensory because I believe confidence and connection change everything for a child. And I wanted to build a place in Shepparton where that could happen.

Most people think sensory processing is about what a child reacts to, avoids, or seeks out.But sensory processing is big...
01/06/2026

Most people think sensory processing is about what a child reacts to, avoids, or seeks out.
But sensory processing is bigger than just that.
It also shapes how a child coordinates their body, plans movement, develops body awareness, and builds the foundation for everyday skills like writing and sport.

It's all part of the same picture.
And when we only see one part of it, we can miss what's really going on.

Swipe to see the full picture. 👉

This is part 1 of our Making Sense of It All Series where we break down the sensory systems, one topic at a time.

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Shepparton, VIC
3630

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