SPEECH THERAPY

Through individual therapy, we use a range of techniques (such as role-playing and scripts) to help children improve their social skills. It is often the case that we just need to hear from a person of trust that how we sound when we speak is acceptable and normal. Our caring team can help build speech technique and improve self-confidence.

MouthWorks speech therapists use a variety of techniques similar to Camperdown and Smooth Speech, to improve speech fluency. These methods are also known as speech restructuring treatments and have been used effectively for many years to control stuttering.

MouthWorks speech therapists can provide therapy to treat vocal strain, nodules and vocal fold paresis by improving speech quality and projection.

MouthWorks speech therapists diagnose and treat literacy difficulties. Our testing is tailored to the person’s age, skill level and individual needs. Speech Therapy can include the use of rhyming words, improving phonemic awareness skills, reading comprehension and decoding difficulties.

If you or your children suffer from issues like immature swallowing or unusual tongue posture our speech pathology team can provide therapy sessions that exercise and strengthen jaw muscles, retraining the tongue to stay back from the front of the mouth and teach you a new way to swallow and form speech sounds.

Saliva is necessary for digestion and lubricates the throat to make swallowing easier. It also contains chemicals which help break down food. In the instance where the body produces too much saliva our speech pathology team can provide strategies to combat this.

We offer assessments, recommendations and education on adult swallowing problems – including positioning, diet modification and communication. Mouthworks offers a team approach to your care which includes access to our team of qualified dieticians.