We Have Speech and Occupational Therapy Appointments Available!
Speech Pathology
What is Speech Pathology?
A Speech Language Pathologist (or Speech therapist) is an allied health professional with expertise in assessing, diagnosing, and supporting individuals with communication and swallowing needs. This may include individuals who need support with communication, using and understanding language, speech production, reading, writing, social communication, stuttering, voice, and feeding and swallowing.
How can SPOT help?
Our Speech Language Pathologists are skilled in helping children with a wide range of support needs. Our speech pathologists are skilled in working with children's strengths to bring out their best selves, and we prioritise helping the children we see with understanding their own strengths and challenges. The areas we can support at SPOT include:
Speech
Production and clarity of sounds
Language (Receptive & Expressive)
Understanding and use of words, sentences, questions, stories, grammar, concepts
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Literacy
Understanding of the relationship between sounds and letters, early literacy, reading, spelling and writing
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Social Communication
Understanding and exploring personal social communication styles and the social communication styles of others to support social connection.
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Alternative forms of communication both low tech and high tech such as communication boards, Key Word Sign, switches, and Speech Generating Devices that use communication apps such as Proloquo and LAMP Words for Life.
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We can provide 1:1 in clinic therapy, off-site visits for observations and collaboration with teachers and educators, and parent-only 1:1 sessions to dive deeper into strengths and challenges and provide practical support.
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