Our Speech Pathologists support people who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties.
Our Speech Pathologists work with a range of people with communication differences, including difficulties with speaking, listening, understanding language, social skills, stuttering and using their voice. Our Speech Pathologists can also support individuals who have difficulties swallowing food and drinking safely.
Our Speech Pathologists work with people with developmental delays, stroke, brain injuries, learning disability, intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, dementia and hearing loss, as well as other difficulties that can affect speech and language.
Some ways in which our Speech Pathologists can help improve your daily life are:
- Mealtime management support, including assessments, reviews and mealtime plans;
- Swallowing assessments;
- Safe swallowing strategies and recommendations
- Individualised mealtime management plans;
- Strategies to assist ‘fussy eating’
- Communication assessments;
- Supporting communication across different environments;
- Encouraging positive social interactions;
- Supporting the use and development of functional language skills;
- Assessment and recommendations for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC);
- Supporting the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Formal assessments with comprehensive details about an individual’s speech and or language difficulties.
