Speech Therapy For Kids at Chatterbox
At Chatterbox we want the best for your child. Our speech therapists in Wentworth Point and speech pathologists are caring and kind. They are passionate about children and helping them reach their full potential. Our clinics are located in 5 clinics across Sydney in Rosehill, Bella Vista, Oran Park, Kingswood and Penrith.
Our speech pathology clinics are warm and friendly environments where children’s needs can be met and their achievements celebrated. All of our Speech Pathologists and speech therapists share a passion for working with children and families to best support their learning goals.
Speech Therapy Wentworth Point
Our speech pathologists and speech therapists are dedicated to helping children and their families develop communication skills. This will foster learning and encourage them to participate in activities both at home and in the community. We are able to provide assistance for children with stuttering, autistic spectrum disorder, lisps, and expressive language disorders.
We believe every child has the right to have access to therapy no matter where they live, so we offer online therapy services as well as services within our clinics in Rosehill, Bella Vista, Oran Park, Penrith & Kingswood, we proudly also offer our services to the local suburbs of Western Sydney.
What is a Speech Pathologist?
Paediatric Speech Pathologists have the ability to assess and provide speech therapy for children with speech and communication difficulties. Language, communication, language, socialisation, communicating with others, speaking, writing and reading, as well as using your voice could all be affected.
These difficulties could be due to developmental issues, brain injuries or intellectual disabilities, dementia, and other problems related to speech-language development.
What Conditions Can A Speech Pathologist in Wentworth Point Help Treat?
The common issues Speech Pathologists can help with are:
- Speech sound disorders
- Language disorders
- Stuttering treatment
- Stammering treatment
- Reading and spelling disorders
- Difficulty with feeding and swallowing
- Lisps
- Receptive language disorders
- Difficulty with repeating what is repeated back to them
- Expressive language
- Language development issues
- Reading comprehension
- Listening and attention
- Speech impairments
- Apraxia of speech
- Phonological dyslexia
- Producing speech sounds correctly (articulation)
- Using the correct sentence structure
- Speech impediments
What To Expect In Your Initial Speech Therapy Consult
- Identify what is going on for your child and identify what some of the causes might be
- Prepare a plan that will get your child moving in a positive direction.
- Design a solution that is tailored to you
Paediatric Speech Therapist in Wentworth Point
Who will be my child's speech pathologist?
We care about you and your family. We want your child to reach his or her full potential. Each time you visit our clinic, you will see the same therapist. This will allow your child and their family to become acquainted with the therapist that will be leading your child’s journey through communication. This will allow the therapist to learn how your child learns and changes as they grow.
All of our therapists have a university degree at a minimum and are members of our professional body, Speech Pathology Australia. Our therapists are familiar with working with children of all ages, with different communication needs such as language, speech and spelling.
Our Therapists must continue to update their skills. Regular Professional Development Workshops are required to ensure that our Therapists can provide Chatterbox families with the best, most current, research-based therapy.
Speech Pathologists are specifically trained to evaluate and treat communication skills in children.
Don’t wait. Early intervention is proven to be a key factor in helping children succeed now and for future success. These difficulties don’t simply ‘go away”. These difficulties are not caused by your child being lazy. You may find they are starting to avoid situations where they have to talk, or will become frustrated when they have to do their homework.
It is simply because they find it difficult These difficulties are not caused by a parent. However, if a parent has the right support and advice, they can help their child succeed.
Speech Pathology Funding Options
There are options available to help you support your child with Occupational therapy in Wentworth Point and
speech therapy services. We are able to process:
