Speech Pathology Services

About Speech Pathology

Speech Pathologists work with children and young people to overcome communication and swallowing difficulty.

How Speech Pathology helps your child?

Speech Pathologists also known as Speech Language Pathologists or Speech Therapists assess, diagnose, treat and help prevent difficulties related to speech, language, social communication, voice, swallowing and fluency.

Speech Pathologists can help with communication and swallowing difficulties. 

Speech Pathologists can support children and families with the following:

  • Speech
  • Language
  • Literacy (reading and writing)
  • Social communication
  • Stuttering
  • Swallowing and feeding

 

We can help children with

Improving their ability to be understood by others

Strengthening their skills in reading and writing

Overcoming difficulties with social communication skills

Increasing their comprehension including ability to follow directions

Creating or recommending assistive devices to support their communication

Safe swallowing of food and drink

Reducing their stuttering

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Our Speech Pathology Services

Assistive technology is a device or equipment to help you do the things you find hard because of your disability.
Speech pathologists can support difficulty with feeding and swallowing (also known as dysphagia).
Language is a structured, organised system which allows people to communicate with each other.
Literacy refers to the ability to read, spell, and write.
Speech is the ability to use your lips, tongue and other parts of your mouth to produce speech sounds.
Stuttering ( also called dysfluency) is the involuntary repetition of sounds, words and phrases when speaking.

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Fees & Funding

While Youthrive is a fee paying service, some Medicare and private health insurance rebates may be available for our services. Families are encouraged to speak with their GP and nominated health fund to find out whether they are eligible various rebates. Please note rebates listed are subject to change without notice.

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