Speech & Language therapy

What is a speech therapist?
Speech therapists are health professionals who specialise in all things regarding communication and language. A speech therapist's role involves assessing and supporting speech, language, literacy, meaningful social communication, and different communication methods.

How can a speech therapist help my child?
Our speech therapists can help children with:
  • Finding alternative communication methods and making environments more accessible and inclusive
  • Supporting speech and language to be easier to understand
  • Expressing their wants, needs, thoughts and ideas more clearly
  • Improving reading, comprehension, and spelling skills
  • Expanding vocabulary, grammar and improving sentence structure
  • Building understanding of themselves and other people
  • Using communication to advocate for themselves 
  • Engaging in meaningful social communication and building strong social connections
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