Child & Family TherapyCommunication & AAC
Tools that give a child a reliable way to be understood—whether or not they use speech.
The right tool can change an ordinary day.
Communication boards, adaptive toothbrushes, sensory supports and daily living equipment—available at the centre, chosen with your therapist, and made to be used at home and at school.
Why we stock them
Therapy shouldn't stop at our door.
Families often leave an appointment knowing exactly what would help, then spend weeks trying to find it. We keep the practical equipment we recommend so support can start the same week.
Daily living & self-care
Everyday equipment that makes brushing, eating, dressing and washing more manageable.
Sensory regulation
Calming and alerting supports that help a child stay comfortable and regulated.
Fine motor & learning
Supports for grip, handwriting, cutting, and sitting comfortably at a table.
Seating & positioning
Simple positioning aids that support posture, attention and safe participation.
What's available
Browse the tools we keep at the centre.
Filter by what you're looking for. Prices and stock change, so each item sends a direct enquiry to our team rather than showing a fixed price.
Communication & AAC
Low-tech communication boards
Helps: Children who are non-speaking, minimally speaking, or hard to understand
Printed core-word and topic boards a child points to in order to make requests, comment, refuse and choose. Durable, wipe-clean, and available in English and Kiswahili layouts.
Keep one board where the activity happens—kitchen, bathroom, play area—so it is always within reach.
Communication & AAC
Picture exchange cards & visual schedules
Helps: Children who find transitions, waiting or open-ended instructions difficult
Photo and symbol cards with a hook-and-loop strip board, used to show what is happening now, what comes next, and when an activity is finished.
Run the same morning and bedtime sequence at home that the school and centre use, so the routine is predictable everywhere.
Communication & AAC
Speech-generating AAC devices & apps
Helps: Children who need spoken output to be understood by unfamiliar people
Tablet-based AAC with a symbol vocabulary that speaks aloud when selected, plus a protective case and mount. Set up and programmed with your speech therapist around your child's own vocabulary.
The device travels everywhere the child does. It is their voice, not a therapy-room item.
Daily living & self-care
Adaptive toothbrushes
Helps: Children with limited grip, or with oral sensitivity around brushing
Chunky non-slip handles, three-sided heads that clean several surfaces in one pass, and softer bristle options for children who find standard brushing painful.
Pair with a visual tooth-brushing sequence and a consistent time of day to reduce daily resistance.
Daily living & self-care
Built-up cutlery & non-slip mealtime sets
Helps: Children building independence at mealtimes
Weighted or thickened spoon and fork handles, angled cutlery, scoop plates with a raised edge, non-slip mats and lidded cups that reduce spills.
Let the child self-feed for part of every meal, even when it is slower and messier than helping them.
Daily living & self-care
Dressing aids
Helps: Children working on independent dressing
Button hooks, zipper pulls, elastic laces and long-handled shoe horns that let a child finish the last step of dressing without adult hands.
Use backward chaining—you do the first steps, your child completes the final one, then works backwards over time.
Sensory regulation
Chewable jewellery & oral tools
Helps: Children who chew clothing, hands or objects for regulation
Safe, textured, food-grade chew pendants, bracelets and pencil toppers that give a safer alternative to chewing on collars, sleeves or stationery.
Offer the chew tool before the stressful part of the day rather than only after chewing has started.
Sensory regulation
Weighted lap pads & body socks
Helps: Children who seek deep pressure to settle
Lap pads and stretchy resistance body socks used for short, supervised periods to provide calming proprioceptive input during seated work or wind-down time.
Weight and duration must be matched to your child by a therapist—more is not better.
Sensory regulation
Ear defenders & noise-reducing headphones
Helps: Children overwhelmed by noise in class, at church, or in matatus and markets
Lightweight over-ear defenders that lower background volume without blocking speech entirely, in child sizes with adjustable headbands.
Let your child choose when to put them on and take them off—control is part of what makes them work.
Sensory regulation
Fidget & regulation tools
Helps: Children who focus better with something in their hands
Quiet, classroom-friendly resistance and texture tools that support attention without becoming a distraction to other children.
Agree one 'school-safe' tool with the teacher so it is allowed rather than confiscated.
Fine motor & learning
Pencil grips & writing supports
Helps: Children with an awkward or tiring pencil grasp
A range of moulded grips, triangular pencils and weighted pens, chosen by trialling several rather than assuming one shape suits every hand.
Short, frequent writing practice beats one long session—stop before the hand gets tired.
Fine motor & learning
Loop & self-opening scissors
Helps: Children learning to cut who cannot yet open scissors independently
Spring-loaded scissors that reopen on their own, plus double-loop training scissors that let an adult guide the same cut from behind.
Cutting playdough strips and paper straws is easier than paper for a first attempt.
Fine motor & learning
Slant boards & therapy putty
Helps: Children building hand strength, endurance and wrist position
Angled writing surfaces that bring work into a better line of sight and wrist position, with graded-resistance putty for a daily hand-strength programme.
A ring binder laid on its side works as a slant board when you are away from home.
Seating & positioning
Wobble cushions & footrests
Helps: Children who slump, fidget, or cannot keep feet supported at a desk
Air-filled seat cushions that allow small movement while seated, and adjustable footrests so feet are flat and stable rather than dangling.
Feet flat, hips and knees near right angles—stability at the base improves hand control at the top.
Seating & positioning
Supportive seating & corner seats
Helps: Younger children who need trunk support to play and eat safely
Floor-level supportive seating that frees a child's hands for play instead of using them to hold themselves upright.
Positioning equipment is prescribed individually after assessment and reviewed as your child grows.
A note on choosing equipment.Adaptive equipment works best when it is matched to a specific child and a specific goal. Items marked fitted after assessment—including AAC devices, weighted products and supportive seating—are provided after a therapist has assessed your child, because the wrong size, weight or setup can do more harm than good. Ask us before buying similar items elsewhere; we are happy to advise even if you buy nothing from us.
How it works
Bought in one place, supported in three.
Equipment on its own rarely changes much. What makes the difference is everyone knowing what it is for and using it the same way.
See how home, school and the centre stay aligned01Try it with a therapist
Where it matters, we trial the tool in a session first. The right pencil grip or chew tool is the one that suits your child's hand and needs, not the most popular one.
02Take it home with a plan
Every tool leaves with a short, plain explanation of when to use it, how long for, and what it is meant to help with.
03Use the same tool everywhere
With your consent we tell the school what your child uses and why, so the same support is allowed and encouraged in class.
We’re here when you’re ready
Not sure which tool would help?
Tell us what part of the day is hardest right now and we'll suggest what to try first.