Helping Kathryn thrive every day

21 Oct 2018

Kathryn and Christine started their therapy journey by identifying a range of different goals for our therapy team to work on with Kathryn. These included travel training, so Kathryn could get from work to her home, as well as money handling, emergency response awareness and learning to cook.

Catching the bus home

When Kathryn’s travel training began, she had never caught the bus home from work before.

“At the beginning of her travel training, it was difficult for Kathryn to express herself to the bus drivers and others around her,” said Christine.

The introduction of a visual support card, and regular practice with her therapist, allowed Kathryn to increase her confidence and achieve proficiency on two separate bus routes.

“Kathryn is now able to confidently show the bus driver her card and press the button before her allocated stop without a reminder,” said Christine.

“She’s very happy she is able to travel home on the bus. It has been great for her self-confidence.”

Cooking and baking feels easy 

At the start of her cooking program, Kathryn expressed the desire to bake sweet desserts, such as cakes, brownies and apple turnovers.

Kathryn would often say, “I like the chocolate ones best.” So that’s what Kathryn’s therapy sessions have focused on, although she also makes savoury meals that she can freeze, providing her with lunches for work throughout the week.

“Kathryn’s skills surrounding kitchen safety,cleanliness and food preparation have improved immensely during her cooking training,” said Christine.

“Kathryn now often says that she finds cooking easy, rather than difficult. We can’t thank Steph (Kathryn’s therapist) enough for the travel and cooking lessons, which are always enjoyable.”