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Autism

Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and verbal and non-verbal communication, and by restricted, repetitive or stereotyped behaviour.

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What is Hyperlexia?

About Hyperlexia Hyperlexia refers to when a child prior spontaneously learns to read without being explicitly taught. Children with hyperlexia will often have poor comprehension of what they are reading as well as difficulty comprehending what is being said to them verbally. Hyperlexia was initially identified by Norman E. Silberberg and Margaret C. Silberberg (1967), […]

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What is the NDIS and how can it help adults with speech difficulties

What is the NDIS? The NDIS is a national scheme, which is being implemented across Australia to provide targeted support and better coordination and access to services for people with a disability. The scheme is a single national system catering people with any kind of disability anywhere in Australia with the aim of providing equal […]

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The impact of language delay at school

One of the most popular misconceptions about children with speech and language delay is that taking a ‘wait and see’ approach cannot hurt. While this approach may not lead to anything life threatening, it can have serious repercussions for a child’s entire future following poor performance at school leading to decreased opportunities in further education, […]

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Children With Language Disorders: Missed Or Mis-Identified?

A recent study led by Professor Courtenay Norbury assessed children in primary schools across Surrey, has found that roughly two children in each Year 1 class has a clinically significant language disorder that his or her learning. This roughly equates to 7.58% of all children. This was found to be vastly different to the statistical […]

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How to Make Speech Therapy Effective

From time to time, I come across parents of children that have shopped around to different speech pathologists after finding that their child does not seem to be making progress with their communication or feeding concerns. There are many reasons why this may be the case and even times where progress has been made however […]

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No Spanking, No Time-Out, No Problems

Many parents struggle to find the right way to discipline children that have challenging or negative behaviours. These behaviours can range from simply refusing to complete a task to hour-long screaming tantrums with the child screaming, kicking and hitting. Some parents turn to punishment in order to provide discipline; however, most parents still report that […]

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