Does your child use jumbled word order or language that is underdeveloped for their age? Do they struggle to follow instructions, understand concepts or questions? Perhaps they have difficulty understanding or telling stories or battle with sentence structure and grammar?

Children and teens who struggle to understand and use words and language may find it hard to communicate their thoughts and ideas. As most activities in life require language skills, it’s important that your child receives professional assistance. Our qualified and empathetic therapists will provide the tailored services and supportive environment they need to succeed.

Literacy skills are vital for children and teens to succeed in school and beyond since much information (from the prices of items on store shelves to road signs and world news) is provided to us in written form. Reading also develops language skills, exposing children to new words and deepening their appreciation for new concepts and ideas.

A reluctance towards books, reading and writing activities could be a sign that your child is struggling. Literacy intervention helps children and teens develop foundational literacy skills such as reading, spelling and writing so they can feel confident communicating in written form.

Stuttering and cluttering are forms of dysfluent speech that can lead to frustration as the child finds it hard to express themselves and listeners find it hard to understand them. Conversations with others become difficult which can lead to social isolation and low self-esteem.

Some mild stuttering can occur for children between the ages of 3 and 5. Professional assessment is important to identify whether therapy is required for children who are stuttering. Our empathetic and experienced speech pathologists will help your child to manage their stuttering with confidence.

Play and social interactions are an important part of development. Children learn to follow rules, pay attention, take turns, and give and receive information through socialising.

Neurodivergent children and teens in particular have a different set of social communication skills compared to most other neurotypical young people.

They often can communicate well with other neurodivergent children and teens, but can be misunderstood in conversations with neurotypical people. This challenge is known as the ‘Double Empathy Problem’.

To assist neurodivergent children and teens, we lean into neurodiversity affirming practices that support their social communication skills in ways that allow them to be understood while still being true to who they are as individuals.