Your child might benefit from seeing 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 pathologist 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 pathologist 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 pathologist 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 we support?
For those families with NDIS funding, we can support children 0-8 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. We are currently taking appointments at our Sunbury, Kyneton and Romsey sites.
For other families, we can support children 0-6 years of age, providing short term supports. We accept referrals from enhanced maternal health nurses, the Royal Children’s Hospital and preschool field officers only.
Learn more
Call 5421 1666
Email: admin@scchc.org.au
Visit us at 12-28 Macedon Street, Sunbury or 1 Caroline Chisholm Drive, Kyneton.
