Nambucca Valley Speech pathology
Individualised Speech therapy services for Children
Speech and Language Pathologist
Speech and Language Pathologist
Speech and Language Pathologist
Speech and Language therapists or Speech Pathologists work with children who have communication difficulties, or difficulties eating and swallowing food and drink.
How we can help
Speech and Language Pathologist
Speech and Language Pathologist
Nambucca Valley Speech Pathology is here to support your child and family through your speech pathology journey.
We will provide you with the support, skills and guidance to help your child reach their potential.
Children's Therapy Services
Speech and Language Pathologist
Children's Therapy Services
Nambucca Valley Speech Pathology offer individualised children's speech therapy services where we assess your child's skills and challenges, provide advice and offer ongoing therapy and support to your child and family.
FAQ
Speech and Language Pathologist
Children's Therapy Services
It is normal to have many questions in relation to your child's development.
Please contact our service to discuss any questions.
Our Therapy Services
Speech Sounds
Social Communication
Receptive Language
Speech sound production is the way we make sounds to form syllables and words. We use our lips, teeth, tongue, palate and voice to make speech sounds so that people can understand what we say.
Receptive Language
Social Communication
Receptive Language
Receptive language is the ability to understand words and gain meaning from information in spoken and written language. Receptive language is important in order to communicate successfully with our communication partners.
Expressive Language
Social Communication
Social Communication
Expressive language is the ability to request objects, make choices, ask questions, answer questions and describe events. Speaking, using gestures, writing, using facial expressions and vocalisations are all variations of expressive language.
Social Communication
Social Communication
Social Communication
Social communication or pragmatics is the way in which children use language within social situations. Social communications is important in order to be able to build social relationships with peers.
Voice
Paediatric Feeding
Stuttering
Children may have a voice disorder or problem if they experience a hoarse, husky, croaky, strained, strangled or shaky voice.
Stuttering
Paediatric Feeding
Stuttering
Stuttering is a speech disorder where the flow or fluency of speech is interrupted.
Stuttering is characterised by the repetition of sounds, syllables or words, prolongation of sounds or interruptions in speech known as blocks.
AAC Communication
Paediatric Feeding
Paediatric Feeding
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is any type of communication strategy for people with a range of conditions who have significant difficulties speaking.
Many different conditions result in a person having little or no speech and needing AAC to communicate.
Paediatric Feeding
Paediatric Feeding
Paediatric Feeding
Infants & children can have a range of difficulties feeding, including with breast or bottle feeding, eating solids and/or swallowing difficulties.
Challenges can range from typical age expected behaviour such as fussy eating to not being able to swallow.
Our Partners
