Speech Pathology

At The Children’s Doctor we provide speech pathology services that make language, learning and literacy fun every step of the way. We are an innovative clinic offering a wide range of services to children, including an experienced speech pathologist.

With experience in the assessment and treatment of communication difficulties in children, our aim is to design therapy goals and strategies to enable your child to gain the most from sessions. We work closely with families, teachers and other professionals to ensure your child reaches their full potential.

We provide speech therapy services for children aged 12 months to 18 years of age with the following communication difficulties:

  • Speech and articulation delays
  • Receptive and expressive language delays/disorder
  • Apraxia
  • Voice disorders
  • Stuttering
  • Autism/PDD-NOS
  • Developmental/delays
  • Literacy difficulties: reading, spelling and writing
  • Phonological awareness
  • Auditory memory delays
  • Paediatric feeding therapy for children

 

Assessments
If your child is not meeting their developmental milestones and/or is having difficulty with any of the following areas it is recommended that you contact our speech pathologist to discuss your concerns.

  • Using grammar
  • Following instructions
  • Producing sentences
  • Clearly articulating their words/sounds
  • Literacy (reading, spelling and writing)
  • Completing school work
  • Stutter or fluency
  • Social skills/playing with other children
  • Answering questions and understanding stories.

Did you know?

As a Family General Practice, we can serve the whole family, offering a range of paediatric, adolescent and adult GP, nurse and allied health services.