Speech Therapy

As long as your child is receptive to the therapy sessions and family can follow up with home practice, there are always benefits to attending Speech Pathology.

If you are unsure, we encourage you to discuss with our clinicians after your initial session as our clinicians can inform you whether therapy sessions are required for your child.

There is no right time to see a speech pathologist. If you are concerned with your child’s speech/language, get in touch with us to organise an assessment.

If your child requires therapy, early intervention is generally encouraged where possible.

No, being multilingual does not generally affect your child’s speech and language development.

Delays in speech/language can be due to various factors, for example: environmental opportunities, underlying diagnosis of developmental delay or simply learning the ‘rules’ incorrectly.

Being multilingual does not cause speech/language delays.

For your initial appointment, your clinician will set aside some time to get to know you as a client and your concerns.

This usually includes a detailed assessment of your child’s speech/language abilities, depending on your concerns and the clinician’s observations.

For your therapy sessions, our clinician will plan individualised therapy for your child, depending on what was discussed during your first session.

Each assessment is different and will depend on your child’s needs. It usually involves activities that will elicit speech sounds/language use from your child for the clinician to observe.

If your child is able to complete a formal assessment, it will provide scores to help the clinician understand what level your child is at and how they are performing compared to their same-aged peers.

The results are used for goal setting and these scores are also used in report writing.

A brief initial summary will be provided after the initial assessment, which is free of charge.

If you need a formal written report (for NDIS application, ASD diagnosis etc), there will be an additional cost.

We generally ask that you are present for a portion of your first session as the clinician may ask you questions regarding your child and your concerns.

Otherwise, as long as you and your child are comfortable with our clinicians, you do not need to be in the session.

Each child’s therapy session plan is individualised to your needs. For younger children, we often incorporate the appropriate therapy into a play-based activity.

If you have an appointment with us, please feel free to ask your clinician about the therapy being implemented.