It can be a common source of confusion for families to be told your child needs speech therapy when they speak perfectly well! Often we see children who do speak well but may struggle to interact with or talk to others.

This may be due to a social skill difficulty, which is an area speech pathologists can assist with. Much of our communication happens non-verbally, that is, without words, but rather with facial expressions, eye contact, body language, gestures and more. 

We can also help children to develop play skills, in particular imaginative play skills, which are closely linked to language development and social skills.

As a very well resourced clinic, families often ask where we bought a particular toy or game from. While we encourage motivating games that support language development, we also strongly promote the idea of families themselves as the best resource a child can have. This means shifting the mentality of needing a new or different toy to be able to play new things. We suggest how simple change ups to the same toys can create whole new play experiences.