Speech and Language
Pamela Mam Health Centre offers speech support for Mob of all ages.
Our speech pathologists work with children to support their speech and language development as well as help their eating, reading and spelling skills. They also work with people who may have difficulty communicating because of developmental delays, a stroke, brain injuries, learning or intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, dementia and other conditions that can affect speech and language.
What can we support you with?
For Jarjum
- Eating – chewing foods, sucking or swallowing
- Identifying early learning difficulties
- Speech – making sounds and talking clearly
- Stuttering
- Understanding what people say.
For Adults
- Changes to vocal quality (e.g. husky or hoarse sounding voice)
- Meal support – eating and drinking safely
- Speech and talking clearly
- Stuttering
- Understanding what people say.
What happens at your appointment?
For Jarjum
At your first appointment, the speech pathologist will yarn with you and your child, and watch your child play. They will then yarn with you about areas where your child will benefit from speech pathology and what that might look like.
For Adults
The speech pathologist will yarn with you to look at your strengths and challenges with speech, language and/or swallowing. If you need support, a speech pathologist will do some activities with you. They may visit your home during mealtime to monitor eating and drinking and provide safe options.
Where to start?
If you have had your 715 Health Check, or have a GP management plan, you can request a referral from your doctor.
You can also yarn with your doctor or nurse about speech support for Mob at our clinic.
