• Screening within kindergarten’s, Early Learning Centres and schools to identify children with communication difficulties

• Staff training

• Parent training and support

• The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) (a semi-structured assessment of communication, social interaction and play typically used for individuals suspected of having autism.)

• Assessment and intervention in the following areas:

 

Speech Skills
•    Difficulty being understood by others
•    Trouble saying sounds in words
 

Language Skills
•    Talking less than other children their age
•    Difficulty using words and sentences to express themselves
•    Difficulty understanding what is being said  or following directions
 

Stuttering
•    Repeat sounds, syllables, words or phrases
•    Struggle to get a sound or a word out
 

Literacy Skills
•    Difficulty learning sight words or knowing which sound letters make
•    Difficulty in reading and spelling  or comprehension
 

Social Skills
•    Difficulty making friends
•    Require support in knowing what to do or what to say in different situations
•    Difficulty expressing emotions

 

Developmental Disabilities:
•    Autism Spectrum Disorders or other development syndromes or disabilities e.g. Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy.
 

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