About Maple Allied Health

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We currently only offer occupational therapy services. Our sole OT Mel is a specialist in her field having years of experience working with diverse individuals with disabilities. 

Occupational therapy services are charged per hour for either in-person, telehealth or administrative services such as report writing. Prices are in-line with NDIA recommended pricing. 

Depending on your needs, Mel can see a wide variety of individuals from children to older adults that require occupational therapy input. Please reach out if you are unsure or want to discuss your individual case.  

Occupational therapy functional capacity assessments are comprehensive holistic assessments of a person presenting with a disability or disabilities that aims to identify and summarise the person's function in all areas of their life including personal areas, environmental considerations and daily occupations required of them. These thorough assessments are often requested by NDIA to provide them with an understanding of the person's needs and to inform decisions.  

PANS/ PANDAS stands for Paediatric Acute- onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome/ Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal.  These are complex medical conditions that require specialised medical treatment to ensure the root cause is found and treated. 

PANS (“Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome”) is a clinically defined disorder characterized by the sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCD) or eating restrictions, concomitant with acute behavioral deterioration in at least two designated domains. Comorbid PANS symptoms may include: anxiety, sensory amplification or motor abnormalities, behavioral regression, deterioration in school performance, mood disorder, urinary symptoms and/or sleep disturbances.

PANS does not require a known trigger, although it is believed to be triggered by one or more pathogens.

PANDAS (“Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections”) is a subset of PANS and was first reported by a team at the National Institute of Mental Health (part of NIH) in 1998. PANDAS has 5 distinct criteria for diagnosis, including abrupt “overnight” OCD or dramatic, disabling tics; a relapsing-remitting, episodic symptom course; young age at onset (average of 6–7 years); presence of neurologic abnormalities; and temporal association between symptom onset and Group A strep (GAS) infection. The 5 criteria usually are accompanied by similar comorbid symptoms as found in PANS.

(Source: PANDAS Physician Network, pandasppn.org/what-are-pans-pandas/)