At Embolden kids, our desire is to see kids filled with courage and confidence to live their best life!
OUR SERVICES
Speech Pathology
Embolden Kids offers a variety of speech and language services in the Perth area that can be tailored to suit your individual needs and busy lifestyle.
As part of your child’s speech therapy journey we work in a multidisciplinary team, often involving parents, teachers and other professionals at different stages of the decision-making process.
We aim to engage with your family in a creative, fun and practical way that is enjoyable for your child.
Services we offer
- Assessments
- Therapy
- Home programs
- Consultations with teachers/ other professionals
Funding Options
Private Fee Paying
We offer therapeutic services for fee paying clients. Private health funds accepted.
Medicare Subsidised
We offer Medicare subsidised therapeutic services for clients with a GP care plan.
NDIS Participants
We offer therapeutic services for families that are Plan Managed or Self Managed.
Who may see a speech pathologist
Language Delays
Persisting Language Difficulties
Persisting Language Difficulties
A language delay is when a child has difficulties understanding and/or using spoken language. These difficulties are unusual for the child’s age.
The difficulties might be with:
- responding to language
- understanding words or sentences
- saying first words or learning words
- putting words together to make sentences
- building vocabulary.
Some language
A language delay is when a child has difficulties understanding and/or using spoken language. These difficulties are unusual for the child’s age.
The difficulties might be with:
- responding to language
- understanding words or sentences
- saying first words or learning words
- putting words together to make sentences
- building vocabulary.
Some language delays are associated with conditions like autism, Down syndrome and deafness or hearing loss. But many language delays happen on their own.
Persisting Language Difficulties
Persisting Language Difficulties
Persisting Language Difficulties
If a child has a language delay that doesn’t go away, it might be a sign of a developmental language disorder. Children with a developmental language disorder have difficulties with understanding and/or speaking that affect their everyday lives.
Speech Sound difficulties
Persisting Language Difficulties
Speech Sound difficulties
A speech (sound) disorder is when children have difficulty pronouncing the sounds in words. This can make their speech difficult to understand, although they understand words and sentences.
Embolden Kids will work with you to support the development of your child’s speech sound skills, to increase intelligibility and effectiveness in thei
A speech (sound) disorder is when children have difficulty pronouncing the sounds in words. This can make their speech difficult to understand, although they understand words and sentences.
Embolden Kids will work with you to support the development of your child’s speech sound skills, to increase intelligibility and effectiveness in their communication with others. and can form phrases and sentences the right
Stuttering
Global Delays
Speech Sound difficulties
Stuttering is a speech problem that makes it hard for children to speak smoothly.
- Stuttering most commonly starts when children are 2-4 years old.
- It’s important to seek help for stuttering as early as possible.
Autism
Global Delays
Global Delays
Children on the Autism Spectrum may have communication difficulties, narrow interests and repetitive behaviour.
Early signs of autism might include lack of interest in other people, including lack of eye contact.
Autism can be diagnosed in some children from around 18 months of age.
Early autism diagnosis means children can have early intervention, which can make a big difference.
Global Delays
Global Delays
Global Delays
All kids develop skills at different rates. There are five main areas of development in which kids can have delays.
- Cognitive (or thinking) skills: The ability to think, learn, and solve problems.
- Social and emotional skills: The ability to get along with others, communicate needs, and show and express feelings.
- Speech and language skills:
All kids develop skills at different rates. There are five main areas of development in which kids can have delays.
- Cognitive (or thinking) skills: The ability to think, learn, and solve problems.
- Social and emotional skills: The ability to get along with others, communicate needs, and show and express feelings.
- Speech and language skills: The ability to use and understand language.
- Fine and gross motor skills: The ability to coordinate small and large muscles to explore the world.
- Daily living activities: The ability to manage everyday tasks.
Delays in multiple domains (2 or more) could indicate global delays.
