SERVICES
Tel Speech Pathology offer a wide range of services including:
EARLY INTERVENTION
Support from an early age can change a child’s developmental path and improve outcomes for the child and their family and/or carers.
LANGUAGE
Receptive language refers to the child’s understanding of language. Expressive language refers to the child’s use of language (e.g. putting words together to make meaningful sentences).
SPEECH OR ARTICULATION
Refers to the ability to produce speech sounds required for communication, some children may present with speech distortions (e.g. a “slushy /s/”) and/or substitution’s (e.g. “fis” for “fish”).
LITERACY
Children learning to read must learn how letters and letter patterns represent the sound structure of spoken language, so that they can read and learn unfamiliar words.
AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC)
AAC addresses the needs of individuals with significant and complex communication disorders and is a way of providing alternative methods to communicate.
For children who may require an alternative way to express their needs, AAC can be unaided systems (e.g. signing, body language, gesturing) or aided systems (e.g. a tool or device tailored to meet your child’s needs).
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Refers to the way in which children use language within social situations. Children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD, including Asperger’s syndrome) often find social communications (pragmatics) challenging.
FLUENCY
Also commonly known as ‘stuttering’ involves the repetition, elongation or blocking on a sound, word or even a phrase. It may even involve involuntary movement of your face or avoidance of words.
FUSSY EATING
Refers to children who may present with some anxiety surrounding mealtimes. The child may only be eating a restricted range of foods and may present with food refusal or aversion.
TELE-HEALTH
Support for families who are outside the travel zone, including rural and interstate services.
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A versatile option for those who are unable to travel, are unwell, but well enough for their session, or those who require this flexibility.
