Julie Gilmore is a chartered physiotherapist with 20 years experience and a special interest in sensory integration. She is a member of a physiotherapy special interest group in Paediatrics and also an intellectual disability group.
She is a member of the Sensory Integration Network. She is a mother to 4 children the eldest of whom has DS.
The physiotherapy is delivered as both a domiciliary (home visit) and a clinic based service. Please contact Julie Gilmore directly on 086- 8934841 or email for any enquiries about the service.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
The Stepping Ahead Clinic which is based in Cork provides Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Counselling, Therapeutic and Parenting Support as well as Paediatric Fitness Training and Art Therapy to children, adolescents and young adults. This service aims to provide access to immediate individual assessment or therapeutic intervention and/or group work and also offers multidisciplinary team assessment, diagnosis and intervention. Please see their website for further details. You can also speak with the team in DSCork to discuss the Social and Motor groups currently being run by their Occupational Therapists & Fitness Instructor for children & adults with down syndrome.