Where Relationships Inspire Growth and Learning
Focus on reaching developmental milestones through trusting relationships
About Us
Providing Holistic Developmental Support for Every Child
The Whole Child Connection is an NDIS Registered Provider, offering evidence-based therapies and support services aimed at optimising your child’s holistic development. Providing person-centred, early supports assists children in reaching their fullest potential for a promising future, and we are here to provide you that support.
Holistic Approach
Evidence-Based Therapies
Early Intervention
Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice
“Provision of child supports in early years promotes positive outcomes in all domains of their learning, empowering children to reach their full potential.”
Our Services
Let us help your child build confidence, skills, and a strong foundation for a bright future.
DIRFloortime® Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Our Occupational Therapy helps children build confidence, independence, and everyday skills — from self-care to play — supporting their growth at home, school, and in the community.
Key Worker Support
Allied Health Assistance
Disability Support Work
School Readiness Program
We understand the significance of preparing children for the academic journey, and thus, we incorporate a dedicated school-readiness initiative within our early intervention offerings.
Social Learning Groups
Understanding Early Support for Families
Early support nurtures children who learn, communicate, or develop differently by building on their strengths and abilities. Using research-based strategies and skilled professionals, it fosters growth in a supportive and respectful way. A family-centred approach ensures collaboration with parents and caregivers, equipping them with strategies to support their child’s development in daily life. By focusing on shared goals and confidence-building, early support lays the foundation for lifelong learning, resilience, and well-being.
How Early Support Functions
Childhood is a crucial period marked by rapid growth and transformative changes, where the body, brain, and nervous system are highly sensitive to external influences. This adaptability, known as ‘plasticity,’ is key for provision of early supports to assist optimal growth and forming essential pathways for learning, behaviour, emotional well-being, and social skills. Various factors shape your child’s development, with genetics being unchangeable and others offering opportunities for positive influence, such as:

Sensory Stimulation
Engage your child through activities like reading, singing, speaking, or key signing, which stimulate various senses and promote cognitive development.

Motor Skill Enhancement
Incorporate activities designed to refine both fine and gross motor skills, facilitating improved coordination and physical capabilities.

Social & Emotional Engagement
Prioritise interactions that nurture emotional bonds, fostering resilience, empathy, and effective communication from an early age.

Explorative Play
Encourage your child’s innate curiosity by providing ample opportunities to explore their surroundings, promoting creativity, problem-solving, and confidence.
Testimonials
My Favourite
My son has been seeing Lori for the last four years, and we haven’t looked back to any other therapist since. Lori is extremely knowledgeable and professional. Her welcoming, child-focused approach makes every session engaging and meaningful.
Her passion, educational background, skills, and experience make her truly unique in this profession. Lori’s insights about my son have always been accurate and helpful — not only in identifying challenges but also in finding effective ways to address them. My son loves his sessions with Lori and eagerly shares stories with her that he usually reserves only for me. She has a rare ability to build genuine trust and maintain it with the children she works with. We feel truly blessed and grateful to have Lori in our lives.
Prabh has been supporting my son as an AHA for the past few months, and she’s equally wonderful. Warm, friendly, and patient, she knows how to build positive relationships and help children learn and grow through play. Prabh works thoughtfully and strategically to help kids achieve their goals while keeping sessions fun and enjoyable. Any child would be lucky to have her on their care team.
Hazeline Mendoza
We are incredibly grateful for the care and dedication Lori has shown our son in the last 3 months. Her child led, attachment focused and compassionate approach has made an enormous difference in his development.
From the very beginning, Lori took the time to truly understand his needs, celebrate his strengths, and support him through every step of his progress, big or small. Lori’s patience, expertise, and ability to connect with our little one have helped him achieve milestones we were once worried he would struggle with.
Highly recommend for those needing early intervention support!
Love Hearts
My 8-year-old daughter, a Year 2 student in mainstream school, started with Lori when she was 7. She didn’t look back to her previous therapist ever since. My daughter was enjoying and loving the company of Lori each time she sees her at home every other Friday. Lori’s approach to each of her therapy sessions is so welcoming, child-centred and child-focused. Few of the many reasons why my daughter was and currently is so engaged and responsive to her approach. Lori offers high quality of care and service given her exceptional achievements, educational background, skills, knowledge and experience. My daughter is indeed blessed and happy to have Lori as her regular visiting therapist.
Hoda Asaadi
Lori, the manager, has been working with my son for over two years. She is a true professional—knowledgeable, dedicated, and caring. The method she uses (DIR-Floor time) has led to noticeable progress in several areas of my son’s development. Communication with parents is always easy and clear, and she’s very flexible with session locations. Lori is also great at working with kids in different settings, either her place, our home or in kinder, which has made a big difference for us. Highly recommended!
Palais de Glace
Prabh is doing a fantastic job as an AHA and Support Worker with young NDIS participants. She’s so warm and friendly, kids feel at ease around her straight away. She really knows how to help them grow through play and build positive relationships. Any child would be lucky to have her on their care team – she works hard to help them reach their goals while making sessions fun and enjoyable.
Eleonora Rose
My child is very particular about who she likes and does not. Lori is so caring and perceptive that my daughter and I have a lot of trust for her.
I don’t make reviews but honestly, she goes above and beyond to a point I feel like my kid is developing so much faster than I could have imagined.
She used to struggle with social interaction but now they’re a lot more open which brings me a lot of joy.
SUPER RECOMMEND!!
Roy Stv
Working with the Whole Child Connection has been awesome! Lori helped my son with his emotional and social skills… And, they also give us some tips & tricks that caters my son’s needs. Overall, I am very pleased by the services they offered 🙂 Thank you!
Kara Santiago
I have been with this service for almost 3 years. Lori is my child’s key worker. She has been and is still patient and understanding of my child’s need. She sets goals and make sure we achieve it to help Kaleb’s progress. I am so happy to find Lori’s service and I definely recommend them to anyone looking for a support with children with disability specifically ASD. 😊❤️👍🏻
luz darnelly henao diaz
Excellent service! Lori is extremely knowledgeable and professional, with a remarkable ability to provide clear, evidence-based guidance. Her expertise and dedication truly stand out, and she creates a welcoming and supportive environment. Highly recommended!
Michelle Magundayao
I am truly impressed with the level of care and attention my daughter received here. Lori provided such a nurturing environment that created a positive impact on my daughter’s growth and development. Lori made sure that my daughter is safe and secured whilst she also fostered her curiosity, creativity and emotional well-being.
komaldeep kaur
I am so happy and satisfied with Prabhjot’s service for my daughter, thank you so much Prabhjot
Christine Vo
The services that the Whole Child Connection provides are nothing short of amazing! Lori has been a wonderful therapist, a lovely communicator and is very obviously passionate about her work. I highly recommend Lori to all parents and caregivers seeking support for their neurodivergent children! ❤️
zhyven k
My son worked with Lori for almost two years and the improvements in his confidence and development were outstanding! Lori not only thrived with my challenging boy but also, her communication with us parents showcased the importance of familial involvement. Lori is absolutely lovely and I highly recommend their services.
Jason Ho
I am extremely satisfied with the care that Lori provided our family! She is very knowledgeable with providing holistic support and I have found her a great source of knowledge, ensuring our peace of mind.
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