Trudy Richards is a HCPC registered Occupational Therapist, who has worked as a children’s Occupational Therapist for the last 20 years. Trudy provides assessments and interventions to help people achieve functional independence and quality of life and specialises in children’s sensory processing and fine motor difficulties.  She has completed her Sensory Integration Level 3 training, Sensory Attachment Intervention Level I and is a qualified Bobath therapist.  Trudy works with children with varied and complex difficulties including autism, cerebral palsy, dyspraxia, ADHD, chronic fatigue syndrome and learning disabilities.  Trudy also has experience of working with children in care and with adopted children.  She has previously worked in the NHS within the Child Development Centre in Plymouth, working autonomously across a variety of settings.  Trudy is family and child centred and has a holisitic and positive approach to her work.  She has delivered training to managers, peers and students and has previously acted as a moderator for student’s coursework at the University of Plymouth.