Prasanta Pradhan
Senior Occupational Therapist
Prasanta Pradhan is a Senior Occupational Therapist with over 27 years of experience working in a range of clinical settings. He earned his Bachelor of Occupational Therapy degree from Utkal University, India in 1998. Since then, he has dedicated his career to supporting neurodivergent children and their families. He began his journey in paediatrics as part of an early intervention team, working with children with diverse developmental profiles.
Prasanta thoroughly enjoys opportunities to work with infants, young children, teens, and young adults with various needs and abilities. Prasanta is certified in various therapeutic programs, including the Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT), Therapeutic Listening Program, DIR®/Floortime model, the Alert Program, Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) feeding approach and Handwriting Without Tears. He has continued to expand his knowledge and skills, with a particular focus on understanding and embracing the unique strengths and challenges associated with Autism and Sensory Integration differences. He has a special interest in working with children with sensory processing, self regulation and fine motor skills deficits.
Prasanta also provides clinical supervision and support to occupational therapists to develop private clinical settings, parent education and training materials.
Prasanta endeavours to use a strengths-based approach while working with clients; recognising their potentials, interests, abilities, strengths and capacities to reach their full potential.
