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Focus On<br />
Hopscotch Children’s Therapy Centre<br />
- Swinging into Action<br />
You, our customer, undertake some of the most worthwhile,<br />
challenging yet rewarding tasks there are to do. Here at<br />
ROMPA ® we are proud to assist, be associated with and support<br />
you. The all new “Focus on” section aims to highlight some of<br />
the excellent work our customers do in order to share ideas, best<br />
practice and to hopefully make things better. Some things are<br />
worth shouting about and we certainly think that the work that<br />
Dimitiros Mylonadis MScOT (paediatrics), CEO at Hopscotch<br />
Children’s Therapy Centre in Harley Street and Finchley, London,<br />
definitely fits the bill.<br />
Dimitrios is dedicated and passionate about developing the<br />
field of Sensory Integration and has become renowned for his<br />
clinical expertise. He collaborates with a wide range of<br />
professionals and clinics specialising in child development<br />
including Great Ormond Street and the Child and Family<br />
Practice, in London. He has recently entered into a<br />
collaboration of three centres in Tunbridge Wells, Kent to form<br />
Starjumpz, a multi-disciplinary venture, offering SI therapy, as<br />
well as a range of paediatric assessments and associated<br />
therapies.<br />
His passion and skill<br />
were only too apparent<br />
when Gillian Loughran<br />
from London was asked<br />
to give her views on the<br />
work Dimitrios and his<br />
staff had undertaken…<br />
"We turned to Hopscotch<br />
in desperation to find<br />
answers and help for our<br />
son who has autism<br />
and sensory processing<br />
disorder. We knew that<br />
our son still needed help<br />
and that he if we didn't get the help while he was young his<br />
sensory processing difficulties would have a devastating effect<br />
on him for the rest of his life.<br />
On assessing our son, Dimitrios Mylonadis was confident that<br />
he could help him and told us what we could expect. Just over<br />
one year on our son has made improvements far beyond our<br />
expectations. He has grown in self confidence, is more<br />
connected and socially aware and has made huge<br />
improvements in his gross motor skills."<br />
Collaboration with ROMPA ® allows his children to experience<br />
Sensory Integration using multi-sensory technology, creating a<br />
unique learning environment in which they rapidly progress.<br />
Dimitrios believes that design and provision of SI or sensory<br />
products is not an “off the peg solution”, only through proper<br />
consultation and sharing of ideas between parents, care givers,<br />
experts and equipment providers does true inspiration<br />
and breakthrough occur.<br />
Dimitrios put this across<br />
quite eloquently…<br />
Focus On | Hopscotch<br />
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“ROMPA ® has been<br />
pioneering equipment that<br />
caters for the needs of<br />
individuals with a range<br />
of learning, developmental<br />
and motor challenges for<br />
over 25 years. A significant<br />
contribution has been made<br />
to the domain of Sensory<br />
Integration Therapy and in order to provide proper treatment<br />
and maximise therapeutic benefit, specialised equipment is of<br />
paramount importance. Working closely with Southpaw<br />
Enterprises in the US, ROMPA ® is at<br />
the forefront of therapeutic<br />
resources. I have been using<br />
ROMPA ® ’s range of equipment in<br />
a wide range of projects, nationally<br />
and internationally. Their<br />
equipment is durable, fun and<br />
cost-effective. Proper equipment is<br />
the fundamental for Sensory<br />
Integration therapy as it provides<br />
unique opportunities for the child to<br />
take in and process controlled<br />
sensory input. Safety also is a high<br />
priority. Made to the highest<br />
standards, ROMPA ® ’s range of<br />
equipment adds another dimension<br />
to treatment provision. Children are having fun and learn how to<br />
develop their behaviour, learning, and motor skills! Just watch a<br />
child playing on the platform swing and you will be amazed at<br />
the effort, fun and sense of enjoyment that is experienced.<br />
ROMPA ® equipment transforms therapy to a fulfilling<br />
experience!”