Speech therapy

Speech therapy can also support their social interactions with peers and  the development of safe eating and drinking skills. Engagement and forming connections is an important part of this process.

We can help with:

• Young children who are late talkers

• Children who have difficulty following instructions or understanding

• Children who struggle to play with and engage with peers

• Babies and young children with difficulties eating safely or who are selective eaters

• Children with speech sound errors or unintelligible speech

• Educating kindergarten teachers and childcare workers about the development of communication and how to support children’s understanding and expression

Some children who have difficulty speaking can benefit from Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). This involves the use of techniques other than speech to communicate with others, and includes everything from hand gestures (sign language) to advanced devices. A speech therapist from Leaps & Bounds can provide:

• Training sessions about AAC and how to include the use of communication devices and key word signs into the home, kinder and childcare

• Investigation of the most appropriate communication device, application for funding through NDIS, and implementation of the device with your child

Children who often benefit from speech therapy include those who:

• Have developmental delays

• Have genetic or chromosomal anomalies

• Are non-speaking or minimally-speaking

• Are gestalt language processors

• Use key word signs or other AAC

• Have hearing loss

• Are autistic or neurodivergent