Online Speech Therapy?

Speech Therapy is an effective way of supporting people with  improving verbal and non-verbal communication. Speech Therapy may be needed to help with the following:

• Speech disorders or impairment developed in childhood – If a child has a speech disorder or challenges with communication, getting early support is essential. The earlier children can access therapy, the better.
• Cognitive communication disorders – children with this disorder find it challenging to remember things, have short attention spans, will struggle with perception, organisation and have limited problem solving skills.
• Receptive disorders – children with reception challenges will struggle with understanding and processing language.
• Expressive disorders – Children with expressive disorder often find it challenging to put words together, will have limited vocabulary or unable to use the appropriate language in a socially appropriate way.

Speech Therapy is an effective and proven way to improve interactive and communication skills. You will need Speech Therapy if you are face any difficulties with your speech.

Numerous speech and language disorders can be treated with Speech Therapy. Some of these include:

Articulation Disorders
This manifests as difficulty in making certain sounds during pronunciation which can make them hard to be understood by others. E.g saying ‘bwed’ instead of ‘bread’. This is also the inability to form certain word sounds properly.

Fluency Disorders
When a person has a tough time speaking smoothly and flowingly, he/she is said to be having fluency disorder. Someone experiencing this may speak very fast during communication, in such a way words may get jammed together. It commonly affects speech speed, rhythm, and flow.

Receptive Disorders
People with this condition usually experience a hard time processing, comprehending and understanding what they are told. It is a very dangerous condition that poses a threat to life. This is because victims could have trouble following directions and avoiding dangers.

Expressive Disorders
People with expressive disorder find often find it challenging to express themselves. Under certain situations, they may even find it hard to recall. It can be caused by down syndrome or head trauma. Speech Therapy is very effective in treating expressive disorder.

Aphasia
Stroke and other brain disorders are the common cause of this. It is an acquired communication disorder that affects a person’s ability to speak, understand and interact with others. It can also affects a person’s ability to write and read.

Cognitive-Communication Disorders
Certain issues, such as speaking difficulties, difficulty understanding what is being said, or trouble remembering things, could start to manifest when the area of the brain responsible for communicating, memory, and communication is injured. Biological issues including improper brain development and neurological diseases are also responsible for this condition.

Dysarthria
This is a condition marked by slow or slurred speech caused by a weakness or incapacity to control muscles responsible for speech. It is frequently caused by nervous system disorders and conditions.

Therapy Connect’s speech therapy services are 100% funded by the NDIS. If you have funding for Capacity Building (Improved Daily Living), you can access speech therapy at no out-of-pocket expense to you. Services are charged at the current standard NDIS hourly rate.

Occupational Therapy – Manage everyday tasks and activities through learning skills, modifying tasks or adapting to the environment.

Dietetics – Plan and manage your diet and learn about nutrition to ensure you maintain a healthy diet.

Physiotherapy – Improve movement, reduce pain and speed up healing to increase your quality of life.

Psychology – Develop coping and prevention skills for anxiety, anger, stress and other challenges.