Madyson loves being involved in increasing a person’s independence to help them do things that are meaningful and increase their wellbeing.

Having nearly completed her university studies, she has been involved in many practical fieldwork placements across a variety of settings, where she has been able to integrate her occupational therapy knowledge and skills in a practice environment.

These placements include:

• Hospital settings, gaining experience in stroke, cardiac, renal, rehabilitation, acute, surgical and medical wards
• Not-for-profit paediatric clinic, working with children of all ages within the NDIS and completing sensory, fine and gross motor, emotional regulation, visual motor and coordination assessments and interventions
• Community, aged population and paediatrics, completing home modifications, adaptive technology recommendations, and wheelchair and pressure care assessments

During her placements, she worked with children with the following diagnoses: autism spectrum disorder, global developmental delay, sensory processing disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, achondroplasia, sensory processing disorder, chromosomal disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and anxiety.

Madyson has also assisted individuals with rehabilitation and activities of daily living after motor vehicle accidents, and presented manual handling training to groups.