Speech
Pathology

Benefits of Speech Pathology

With a neurodiversity affirming lens, using evidence-based strategies, play-based activities, and family involvement, these services aim to enhance meaningful communication, promote social engagement, and support overall development.

Speech Pathologists specialise in assessment, diagnoses and therapy to support children with differences in their speech, language, voice, fluency, social communication, cognitive communication and swallowing food or drinking safely.

Ashton’s Place Offers Paediatric Speech Pathology Support for children that focus on enhancing multimodal communication skills and social connection through play.

Speech pathologists specialise in assessment, diagnosis and therapy to support children with differences in:

  • Speech & language
  • Voice & fluency
  • Social communication
  • Cognitive communication 
  • Eating and drinking

Ashton’s Place Speech Pathologists can assess each child’s individual communication profile and develop individualised intervention plans that can support with:

Alternative Communication

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (e.g. sign language, pictures, or symbol-based low and high-tech communication systems)

Developing Early Communication

  • Foundational Interaction, Engagement And Early Communication Skills.
  • Pragmatic Language Or Social Communication.

Cognitive Communication

  • Early Literacy Skills (i.e. reading, spelling, writing)
  • Cognitive Communication Including Difficulties with Memory, Attention, Problem-Solving, and Organisation

Fluency Voice Skills

  • Fluency (Also Known as Stuttering).
  • Voice (How Our Voices Sound)

Speech and Language Development

  • Receptive (Understanding) and Expressive (Using) Language.
  • Speech Sounds Including Articulation, Phonological or Motor Speech Disorders

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