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Occupational Therapist
Natalija Lypolt is an occupational therapist who obtained her professional qualification at the University of Applied Health Sciences in Zagreb. She developed her professional training and clinical experience while working at Goljak Special Hospital for Children with Neurodevelopmental and Motor Disorders, where she gained valuable expertise in the rehabilitation of children with a wide range of developmental challenges.
She further expanded her professional experience through her work with children with developmental difficulties in a Speech and Language Therapy Practice, where she participated in therapeutic interventions focused on the development of communication, sensorimotor skills, and everyday functional abilities.
Natalija continuously advances her professional knowledge through specialized training in paediatric occupational therapy, sensory integration, play development, and feeding therapy, including:
• Normal Movement
• Learn to Play
• Infant Regulatory Disorders
• Feeding Difficulties in Children with Neurological Conditions
• Ayres Sensory Integration® (SIAT®)
• Othmer Method® Neurofeedback
• TalkTools® – Oral Placement Therapy (Orofacial Stimulation)
She places particular emphasis on orofacial stimulation and feeding therapy, utilizing the tools and methods of the TalkTools® approach. In her clinical practice, she most frequently works with children with neurodevelopmental difficulties, sensory processing challenges, feeding difficulties, self-regulation challenges, and delays in the development of functional skills. Her work is characterized by an individualized approach to each child, as well as close collaboration with parents and the multidisciplinary team.