Speech Pathologists near Sun Valley
At Chatterbox Speech Pathology we appreciate that every child is unique and different. We are here to guide you and your family and provide regular support for your child’s communication needs. Located near Sun Valley, our passionate (and fun) Speech Pathologists collaborate with those most important in your child’s life to adapt and implement individual goals for your child. By working together as a team and following our recommendations, we will ensure that your child can achieve their goals as quickly as possible.
What does a Speech Pathologist do?
Paediatric Speech Pathologists are trained to assess and provide therapy for children who may experience communication and speech difficulties. The disorders could be related to language, socialising, communicating with other people, speaking, listening, writing, reading, and even using your voice.
Some of these difficulties may be caused by developmental issues, brain injuries, intellectual disabilities, dementia, or other problems that could be related to speech and language.
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
- Apraxia of speech
- Phonological dyslexia
- Producing speech sounds correctly (articulation)
- Using the correct sentence structure
ABOUT CHATTERBOX SPEECH PATHOLOGY
Our clinics provide a warm friendly environment where your child’s needs will be supported and their gains will be celebrated. All of our Speech Pathologists share a passion for working with children and families to best support their learning goals.
Our therapists are committed to empowering children and families with communication skills which foster learning and encourage your child to join in on activities at home and within the community. We can provide care for children suffering from stuttering, lisps and assist with literacy development in early childhood, expressive language disorders, receptive language disorders and articulation disorders.
Our attitude towards ongoing learning, growth and development ensures that our Speech Pathologists regularly attend Professional Development events to enhance their skills so that they can continually provide therapy for our families that is supported by research.
There are options available to help you support your child with Speech Pathology and speech therapy services. We are able to process: Medicare, Private Health, National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), FaHCSIA, Better Start and Helping Children With Autism (HCWA) funding for both assessment and therapy in our clinics.
Your child will be seen at the earliest, most convenient time for you and your family. A referral from your doctor is not necessary for an appointment.
Chatterbox Speech Pathology is a family friendly practice where we believe learning should be fun! We are excited to begin working together as a team to help your child realise their true potential!
With clinics in Bella Vista, Oran Park and Penrith, we proudly also offer our services to local Sun Valley residents.
Speech Therapy may focus on:
If you have concerns for your child’s talking, understanding or speech sound development contact Chatterbox Speech Pathology to book an assessment.