Our team of speech therapists Rhodes and Ryde provide Assessment and diagnosis of speech and language delay. We then work with parents to create meaningful goals which are targeted at our Speech Pathology Clinic Rhodes. You can access a Speech Pathologist Online and use your ECEI funding to support your child.

ECEI is an acronym which stands for Early Childhood Early Intervention. It is a separate arm of the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) to support children under 7 years of age who present with a developmental delay or disability. A developmental delay includes areas of development which take longer for children to develop, or appear naturally harder in areas such as difficulties walking, talking, eating or playing.

One of the trickiest questions we ask ourselves is, “is my child developing at the rate of his peers, or does he present with delays?” Statistically we know that potentially 1 in every 5 parents will correctly be answering “yes” to the second part of that question.

Speech and language delay in children is natural and it is expected. If you’re reading this you are probably a parent or grandparent. You have children and you know how challenging, exhausting and rewarding raising a child can be.

Hearing Loss One of the FIRST things a Speech Pathologist or GP will recommend is a HEARING ASSESSMENT. Hearing assessments are important as they not only look at if a child can HEAR, they look at what TYPES of SOUNDS they can hear. They also determine if an ear is working PROPERLY.