Brilliant Star Speech Pathology provides therapy in a safe and familiar environment in Sydney’s Inner West and Hills District. Services are provided mostly in the home, and with permission at the child’s preschool, childcare centre, or school. We provide comprehensive assessments, treatments and consultations for children and adolescents with speech and language difficulties.
We assess and treat infants through to adolescents in the areas of:
Language (expressive and receptive/understanding)
Speech (articulation and phonology)
Fluency/stuttering
Literacy
Social Skills and social use of language (pragmatics)
Attention and listening
EXPRESSIVE AND RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE
This refers to understanding instructions, directions and language, putting sentences together correctly and using correct grammar forms such as: pronouns, verbs and prepositions.
Literacy
Reading, writing, spelling, rhyming, syllable counting, sounding out and knowing what sounds letters make.
SPEECH (ARTICULATION AND PHONOLOGY)
Using the correct sounds, substituting sounds, leaving sounds out or producing extra sounds in words
SOCIAL SKILLS AND SOCIAL USE OF LANGUAGE (PRAGMATICS)
Conversation skills, understanding social cues and relationship building based on communication strategies.
FLUENCY/STUTTERING
Repeating sounds, syllables, whole words or phrases. This also includes non-verbal stuttering such as blocking and facial grimacing.
ATTENTION AND LISTENING
Listening and attention are essential for the development of speech, language, communication skills and learning.
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Do I need a referral from my GP?No. You can refer your child to Brilliant Star Speech Pathology yourself. You only need a referral if you want to claim a Medicare rebate, or if you are using third party payments. Please call or email us to make an enquiry.
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Can I claim payments from my private health fund?Yes, we are registered with all major private health funds, however you should check with your fund to make sure you are covered for Speech Therapy. We do not use a HICAPS terminal for direct processing of rebates. Instead we will provide a receipt that you can use to claim your rebate.
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How many therapy sessions will my child need?Unfortunately it’s hard to estimate how long your child will require therapy. This will depends on the nature of your child’s communication difficulty. We will monitor and discuss their progress each session, and when your child is using speech and language at an age appropriate level we will stop therapy.
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Where will my child be seen?We are a mobile practice and offer speech therapy at your child’s child care centre, preschool, school, or at home. Please call or email us to make an enquiry.
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Is there any government funding available?Your child may be eligible for Medicare rebate. Only clients with a Chronic Disease Management Plan (formally EPC) referral from their GP are eligible. Please ask your GP about referring your child to Brilliant Star Speech Pathology. We provide speech pathology services for self managed and plan managed NDIS participants.
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Helpful Linkswww.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au www.speech-language-therapy.com raisingchildren.net.au http://k6.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/wps/portal/go/english www.hanen.org www.humanservices.gov.au https://sydney.edu.au/health-sciences/asrc/clinic/parents/lidcombe.shtml
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