Communication disorders can be defined as impairments in the ability to receive, send, process, and understand concepts and systems of verbal and nonverbal and written symbols.
These problems can range from very mild to very severe.
It can start from childhood, or it can be acquired as a result of accidents, injuries, stroke, etc. in later ages. Communication disorders may accompany other disabilities as well as being the main problem.
Our mission is to support our clients that will help them improve their communication skills and reach their full potential, and so improve their quality of life.
Delivering client-based, individualised, evidence based services is one of the core values of Better Interact Speech Pathology. We also place a strong emphasis on collaborative working with other professional and continuing professional development.
We believe that evidence-based therapy and caregiver training combined with individualised approach is critical to the long-term success of our clients in need.
Our therapist believe that everyone has the right to communicate. We aim to support your child to communicate their wants, needs and ideas with out without using words. Non-verbal communication includes using signs or pictures.
We support your child and you sometimes by directly working with your child, and sometimes teaching you to carry out the effective strategies to help your child to increase their communication skills.
Parent’s taking active role in the therapy process is very essential for functional and long lasting success in daily life.
If your child does not produce his meaningful words at the age of 1, if he does not have a semi-understandable speech including two words by the age of 2, 3 to 4 and more words at the age of 3, his language skills might be delayed.
Speech Sound Disorder: It is a condition that gathers various subcategories under its umbrella, such as articulation disorder, phonological disorder; it can also be seen as a result of organic causes such as hearing loss or cleft lip and/or palate.
Stuttering can be described as sound, syllable, word repetitions & prolongations, difficulty in starting to speak with symptoms such as problems with fluency and rhythm of the speech.
Autism is a disorder that usually appears in the first two years of life, significantly affecting social and communication skills. Autism is a lifelong developmental problem that affects an individual’s interaction and relationships with the other people around him.
If the cerebrovascular event (SVO), also known as stroke, or brain injuries occur in a way that affects the speech centre on the left side of the brain, the person may lose pre-existing speech or be greatly affected. This disorder is called aphasia.
Voice problems may occur as a result of excessive or abusive use of the voice, neurological disorders and/or structural anomalies. The most common voice problems are; nodule, polyp, cyst, sulcus vocalis, muscle tension dysphonia.
Delivering client-based, individualised, evidence based services is one of the core values of Better Interact Speech Pathology. Evidence-based service helps ensure that therapists are using the most up-to-date and effective treatments.
We also place a strong emphasis on collaborative working with other professional and continuing professional development.
Better outcomes can be achieved when parents feel that they are not alone, are empowered and can share valuable experiences. Parents are a child’s first language teacher. Your child learns to speak by modelling what you say and how you say it. So your child is very used to using you as a ‘teacher’.
Research studies have shown that when parents play an essential role in their child’s intervention – as opposed to being passive observers – children make considerably more progress towards their speech and language therapy goals.
Parents know their child best, their prefered way of learning, struggles and personality.
Parents have the advantage of spending the biggest amount of time with their child. Considering children learn to communicate during everyday activities, no one is better positioned to do that than their family. Learning should happen all day, and is best achieved in natural environment of the child, which is their home.
All sessions (NDIS or privately funded) are billed according to the NDIS Price Guide for Service Providers.
Service | Length of Session | Fee |
|---|---|---|
Initial Assessment(NDIS or Privately Funded) | 30 minutes +travel | $97 + travel fee |
| 45 minutes + travel | $145,50 + travel fee | |
| 60 minutes + travel | $193,99 + travel fee | |
Threapy(NDIS or Privately Funded)(Face-to-Face or Telehalth) | 30 minutes +travel | $97 + travel fee |
| 45 minutes + travel | $145,50 + travel fee | |
| 60 minutes + travel | $193,99 + travel fee |
Our team consists of highly experienced speech pathologists and allied health assistants.
We are currently servicing the inner, northern, and western region of Melbourne.
