Our Services

At Teamwork Speech Pathology, we provide comprehensive assessments that are tailored to each client's needs. Our process includes detailed observations, standardised testing, and interviews with families/educators to gain a complete understanding of a child's communication abilities.

By collaborating closely with the client’s support network, we ensure that our assessments are thorough, accurate, and aligned with each client's unique presentation, allowing us to create targeted and effective therapy plans.

We provide early intervention support in alignment with the ECIA (Early Childhood Intervention Australia) guidelines. This ensures that our approach is evidence-based and tailored to each child’s needs.

By delivering therapy in naturalistic environments such as their home, school, or community settings, we not only enhance learning and skill development but also facilitate close collaboration with the child’s support network (including teachers, caregivers, and other service providers).

This collaborative approach ensures consistency, reinforces progress, and makes the learning experience more meaningful and sustainable for long-term success.

A language disorder refers to challenges with understanding and using language. Language disorders commonly occur alongside other diagnoses such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Hearing Impairment and Global Developmental Delay. In isolation, it is referred to as a "Developmental Language Disorder".

Language is a way of communicating with others using spoken or written words, signs, symbols or gestures to share thoughts, feelings, and information.

Expressive language refers to our use of language and receptive language refers to our understanding.

Once a language disorder is identified, Speech Pathology sessions may target skills such as early language skills, vocabulary, sentence structure, grammar, inferencing, problem solving and social communication.

Speech is the ability to produce sounds to create spoken words. A speech sound disorder affects the ability to pronounce speech sounds. Children with speech sound disorders may experience frustration when communicating.

Speech therapy focuses on improving the pronunciation of sounds to help children communicate with more clarity.

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) refers to supplementary tools that can be used to communicate instead of spoken or written language.

Speech Pathology sessions can support individuals to use these tools so they can effectively communicate their needs, thoughts, and feelings.

Commonly used AAC devices include TD Snap, Proloquo2go, SimPODD, LAMP, low tech communication books, Chat boards, eye gaze systems, key word sign and PECS systems.

Phonological awareness is the ability to recognize and manipulate the sounds within spoken and written language, including rhymes, syllables, and the beginning and ending sounds of words.

Speech Pathologists support children and teens in developing these skills, helping them improve their reading and writing by understanding how sounds function in words.

Mealtime therapy focuses on supporting challenging behaviours around mealtimes and food preferences.

Speech Pathologist's work with children to develop healthy mealtime routines, improve their ability to try new foods, and identify any difficulties with chewing or swallowing. Our goal is to make mealtimes more enjoyable for both the child and their family.

Social communication is the skill of using language and non-verbal cues to interact effectively with others.

Speech Pathologist's can support children and teens to build confidence with social interactions, manage emotions, and express themselves clearly and freely in various social situations.

Teamwork Speech Pathology is a neurodiversity affirming service that supports and respects diversity within the community.

Gestalt language processing (GLP) is another way of learning and using language, where children learn by imitating whole chunks or phrases rather than building language word by word. This is often referred to as scripting or echolalia and is commonly seen in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

Speech therapy can support language development through targeted GLP approaches, encouraging the gradual breakdown of these phrases into more flexible, meaningful, and functional language over time. The goal is to help the child expand their language skills and communicate more effectively in everyday situations.