SERVICES

The following can assist with swallowing difficulties encountered while eating and drinking:

- Mealtime management plans

- Mealtime/swallowing assessments to determine the cause of a problem

- Recommendations for improved safety and comfort when eating and drinking

Targeted therapy can improve speech that is difficult for others to understand. 

There are many reasons speech can be difficult to understand, including not saying certain sounds correctly; speaking too quietly; speaking too quickly; not having enough breath support; or not saying sounds clearly ('mumbling' or 'slurring'). 

Therapy for social communication is aimed at improving conversation skills; understanding social cues from other people; and interpreting social situations correctly.

'Expressive language' involves using the right words and sentences when we speak; and 'receptive language' involves understanding what others say to us. Therapy sessions can improve one's ability to express themselves clearly; and provide strategies to better understand what others say.

It can be difficult to control our emotions and express them in a healthy way. Therapy sessions can improve awareness of our emotions; how to label them; how to express them in a healthy way; and how to regulate them.

AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) can involve high-tech devices and apps that improve communication; or low-tech/no-tech communication aids such as picture cards, visual resources, and Key Word Sign. 

Speech Street can help assess and implement AAC, as well lodging applications to the NDIS if a particular device is found to be suitable.

Therapy sessions can assist with increasing literacy skills; and/or providing assistive technology and aids for those with low literacy skills.

Communication is complex. If you have difficulty communicating effectively but are unsure why, a general communication assessment can help pinpoint the reason.

If you have a concern, but are not quite sure which category it falls under, feel free to send an enquiry through here.