Paediatric Speech Therapy at Happy Dots is a specialised service designed to nurture and enhance communication skills in children. Our team of expert speech-language pathologists is dedicated to providing personalised and compassionate care, addressing a range of speech and language challenges. From articulation and language development to social communication skills, we focus on fostering clear, confident, and effective communication in young individuals. Discover the tailored support your child needs to thrive in their communication journey with our Paediatric Speech Therapy services.
The earlier that issues with a child’s communication and learning ability development are identified, the better their chances of overcoming them.
The Speech Pathology team at Happy Dots supports children, families and educational professionals through a holistic approach through screening, assessment and collaborative interventions at our clinic, in the home, online or at school.
As part of our holistic approach to speech therapy, we proactively support and educate parents, children and professionals through a number of fun and exciting ways.
Speech pathologists at Happy Dots can offer the following individual services; initial consultation, comprehensive language, speech and/or literacy assessments and ongoing intervention sessions.
The ability to use correct sounds to say words that are understood by others.
Understanding of words and using words correctly in sentences to express meaning.
The ability to effectively read, write and spell.
Smoothness with which sounds and words are joined together during speech. Difficulty in this skill presents as a stutter.
An initial assessment is booked for 90 minutes where a series of specifically chosen standardised and non-standardised tests are carried out on your child.
Our meet & greet sessions are designed for those families who may not be sure on whether or not OT will be best suited to them.
We feel that it is important to conduct review assessments for children who have participated in therapy on an ongoing basis.
Following an assessment, individual therapy sessions of 45-minutes each may be recommended for your child.
Screenings can be conducted at various schools and reschools upon request. An Occupational Therapist will come to you on site, and screen each child.
Our group therapy programs include school readiness programs, music and movement groups, Motor Skills groups, fussy eating groups and social skills groups.
School-based therapy is beneficial for the child as it allows for a direct relationship between the therapist and the teacher. (School visits are subject to availability.)
We stock a wide variety of OT based resources & products that we feel your child would benefit from a result of attending our therapy sessions. We have a selection of resources available in each of our clinics.
We are able to offer home visits on a regular basis, or as a one off consultancy based visit to help set up strategies for your home environment. Home visits are subject to availability & location.
