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Speech

Speech Clarity: What’s Normal and When to Seek HelpIt’s perfectly normal for children to make some mistakes as they learn to pronounce new sounds, and every sound has a different age-range...→Stuttering And Its TreatmentStuttering is a communication disorder that involves a breakdown in the continuity of the flow of speech. It is can be quite common,...→Verbal Dyspraxia or Childhood Apraxia of SpeechChildhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) – also known as Verbal Dyspraxia – is a motor speech disorder, which means children with CAS have...→Speech Clarity ServicesBy four years of age a child can be easily understood by unfamiliar listeners. Speech sounds start to develop from 18 months of...→Stuttering ServicesStuttering or cluttering are the names of issues where the flow of talking is negatively impacted. They can be the cause of...→Voice Therapy ServicesAt any age, people may need support to modify their voice quality. Voice quality is different to speech clarity - it relates to the...→

Language

Late Talking Boys: Why We Must Be Proactive… and How!A natural part of early parenthood is to occasionally find yourself comparing children with their peers. Even knowing that all kids develop...→Language Delay: When Good Development Goes BadLanguage delay is actually quite a common issue with kiwi children, and can occur for a number of reasons. A delay can be caused by...→Building Pre-verbal Skills to Create Great TalkersA baby’s first words usually appear around the age of 12 months, but there is a huge amount of pre-language development that needs to...→Understanding and Using LanguageLanguages (both verbal and non-verbal) are the way people communicate with one another. From a speech-language therapy perspective, the...→Is Your Child Ready For School?Starting school is an exciting and monumental time in a child’s life! As loving caregivers, we all want to be sure our children enjoy the...→All about Communication Development“Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something”, goes the old, wise saying.→Supporting Healthy Language DevelopmentThis means an individual has difficulty expressing one’s desires, thoughts, and feelings verbally. Children start by learning simple words then...→Supporting Social Skills (Pragmatics)Communication is so more than just the words we say! It involves tone, body language and many customs related to our culture and...→Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)Augmentative and Alternative Communication, or AAC, is a term that is used to describe various methods of communication that can...→

Literacy

Dyslexia: An Overview and How Speech Therapy Can HelpDyslexia is a disorder that affects all forms of communication, spoken and written. People with Dyslexia have trouble with reading...→Reading SkillsIn the realm of literacy and language development, the role of speech and language therapy is often underestimated. At MySpeech, with over...→Literacy and Dyslexia ServicesLiteracy is the written form of communication which involves reading (decoding) and writing (encoding). There are a number of...→

Processing and diagnoses

Language Processing Disorder: Introduction (1/3)When feeling tired, haven’t we all found it hard at times to concentrate on someone speaking? It’s normal to have occasional difficulties...→Language Processing Disorder: Symptoms (2/3)Language Processing is a term used to describe the series of tasks our brain carries out when we hear and utilise language. Before...→Language Processing Disorder: Treatment (3/3)People with a Language Processing Disorder (LPD) have extra difficulties understanding language and planning the words they need to...→Auditory Processing DisorderPeople with Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) experience issues with the way their brain uses and interprets sound. It can affect their...→Autism Spectrum DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neural developmental disability, which typically causes a person to have difficulty with social and...→ADHD Information for ParentsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a medical condition that affects 5% of all Kiwi children. Its primary symptoms are...→Auditory and Language Processing ServicesA processing disorder is a broad term describing a range of communication disorders. Two common processing disorders are<i><b>...→

About therapy

How Teletherapy WorksTeletherapy is a way of providing therapy through a live video connection over the internet. You are provided with the same...→What to Expect From Speech-Language TherapySpeech-Language Therapists (SLTs) assess and treat speech, receptive and expressive language, literacy, pragmatics, stuttering...→Speech Therapy for AdultsAdults may require a Speech-Language Therapist’s (SLT’s) services for a number of reasons. Certain injuries and medical conditions create...→Who is a Speech-Language Therapist, and How Can They HelpInadequate communication skills can harm personal growth and overall quality of life. But to overcome such difficulties, expert knowledge...→