Speech therapy for children

We offer a child speech therapy service from our Sunbury, Kyneton and Romsey sites.  Your child might benefit from seeing a speech therapist (also known as a speech pathologist) if they have speech and language issues including:

  • Difficulties being understood by other people
  • Difficulties understanding what people say
  • Stuttering

A speech therapist can also help your child if they:

  • Have an intellectual disability and/or need help finding alternative ways to communicate
  • Suffer from a history of ear infections and need help with communication
  • Need assistance learning to read

Our speech therapist will assess your child’s ability and then design a program that will help them develop the language skills they need.

During the assessment, the speech therapist will:

  • Talk with you and your child about what they are experiencing trouble with
  • Ask you about your child’s development, including their medical history
  • Enquire whether anyone else in your family has speech or language difficulties
  • Look at how well your child understands instructions and questions
  • Listen to your child talking to get a good idea of the words and sounds your child uses

Who can our speech therapists support?

For those families with NDIS funding, we can support children 0-18 years of age, providing up to 12 months of supports.  We accept parent/carer self- referrals and referrals from GPs, paediatricians, specialists and maternal and child health nurses.

For other families, we can support children 0-12 years of age, providing short term supports.  Families can refer themselves or attend with a referral from another health professional.

Locations

Our staff are based at our offices in:

  • Sunbury
  • Romsey
  • Kyneton

Learn more

Call 5421 1666
Email: admin@scchc.org.au

Visit us at:

  • 12-28 Macedon Street, Sunbury
  • 142 Main Street, Romsey
  • 1 Caroline Chisholm Drive, Kyneton.

You can download a brochure about our child and youth health services here.  If your child is on an NDIS plan, you will find a brochure about our services here.

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