Sarah Chierico

Sarah is a registered Occupational Therapist and Sensory Integration Practitioner. She holds an undergraduate combined master’s degree in Medicinal Chemistry with Spanish, a BSc in Occupational Therapy, and post graduate certificates in both adult education (TESOL), and Ayres’ Sensory Integration. Sarah strives to be a neurodiversity informed and trauma informed practitioner. She has several years’ experience of multidisciplinary diagnostic assessment of autism and associated neurodiversity’s. Her areas of professional interest include diagnostic assessment, neuroscience, Ayres’ Sensory Integration, and sensory-based eating difficulties.

Sarah has significant lived experience of neurodevelopmental conditions, which has been a key driver in her personal and professional development. She is passionate about supporting and empowering individuals, parents, and families to achieve the best outcomes through accurate diagnosis, education, and training. Over the last decade, Sarah has invested in her local community, working with local organisations to support families through the diagnostic process. Sarah contributed to the development of Liverpool’s Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Pathway, the establishment of Liverpool’s Sensory Integration pilot, and developed the first Sensory Integration therapy space in Liverpool.