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Speech errors can make children difficult to understand and impact their ability to express themselves, therefore it is important to seek treatment.

A ‘late talker’ is child under 18-30 months who is delayed in their expressive language, but who seems to be typically developing in all other areas.

The rate of diagnoses amongst males has always exceeded that of females. Girls who present with similar autistic traits to males, are also less likely to receive a diagnosis. The research has found that the girls need to face more significant difficulties to receive a diagnosis.

Play-based therapy most often starts with an assessment. During this assessment, the speech therapist will often observe and interact with the child during play. While it may not seem as though the speech therapist is directly assessing anything, there are many skills they are observing and looking at, including:

The Camperdown Program is a behavioural treatment recommended for use with adolescents, that has had clinical trial evidence to support its effectiveness in children. It is a form of speech…

At Kid Speak, we view neurodiverse presentations, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD or Autism) as a part of the beautiful diversity of human experience. In our practice in Perth,…