Helping Children with Autism
Do you have a child with Autism or Asperger's who is eligible for the "Helping children with autism funding package" through the federal government? Are you looking for a registered service provider experienced in working with children with autism and offering a variety of individual and group therapy options? Read on to explore the range of services provided by Talking Matter's caring and experienced consultants including speech pathologists, teachers, occupational therapists and therapy assistants.
Early Intervention Package
Talking Matters is on the Early Intervention Panel and is able to provide services to eligible families under the Department of Families, Housing, and Community Services' 'Helping Children with Autism Early Intervention' funding. For more information about this funding go to the page in the Autism section. For more information, or to register for any of these services call our office on 8255 7137 or speak to your Talking Matters speech pathologist. These places are limited and are expected to fill quickly.
Talking Matters provides the following services under this package:
- Individual speech and occupational therapy in the Talking Matters office
- Home/Child care centre visits for therapy sessions
See below for details:
Individual Therapy Every child on the autism spectrum is different, but many need support to develop their communication skills.
Children who work with Talking Matters consultants in individual sessions all work to achieve goals which have been specifically developed by their speech pathologist for them. No two programs would look the same or be delivered in exactly the same way. At Talking Matters we know your child is special and will get the most out of sessions when the program is developed with their strengths and needs in mind. Individual sessions are based on an assessment of your child's abilities in comprehension, expressive language, speech and for older children literacy skills. Individual sessions can cater for children who have no speech, right through to highly verbal children who need support with social skills or literacy.
Home or Child Care Centre Visits (pdf) Many families find it difficult to attend a speech pathologist’s office for speech therapy sessions. Families are now able to organise home and centre based service within a 15km (or less than 30 minutes) radius from our office. Having speech pathology sessions at your child's home or child care facility allows access for parents who work full time or who have difficulty with transport. It allows sessions to occur in a familiar place and the opportunity for childcare workers to be involved. Home or childcare visits are hour long appointments commencing when the therapist arrives and concluding when she leaves. Set up and pack up time is included in the hour. Families