p: +61 (02) 8320 3022
About.
We are speech pathologists with special interests in feeding difficulties and complex communication needs for infants, toddlers, and young children.
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Our team are at the forefront of evidence-based innovative practice, involved in generating new research with particular interests in infants and children with a history of prematurity,
medical complexity, and disabilities.
development - health - care
Services.
Feeding & Swallowing.
Contact us if you are concerned about your child's:
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Eating, drinking or feeding
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Breastfeeding or bottle feeding
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Swallowing, choking, or frequent gagging
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VitalStim and neuromuscular electrical stimulation
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Tube feeding or tube weaning
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Introduction or progression with solid foods & baby lead weaning
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Food refusal, stressful mealtimes, & picky eating
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Cup or straw drinking
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Cleft lip, cleft palate, or other oral-facial anomalies
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Tongue tie or other tethered oral tissue
Communication.
Contact us if you are concerned about your child's:
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Minimal, no talking, or if they are a late talker
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Complex communication needs
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Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems incl. eye gaze & Key Word Sign
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PROMPTS for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) therapy
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Speech sounds, pronunciation, or speech clarity
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Ability to understand words or follow instructions
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Developmental language disorder (DLD)
Service Delivery.
We provide services in Bondi or in-home care to Sydney's Eastern Suburbs,
North Shore, Inner West, and St George areas, plus online via telehealth
Intensive therapy available
Professional Development.
Mentoring and training are available for professionals looking to develop their skills and knowledge in
complex disabilities, paediatric feeding, and AAC
Acknowledgement of Country.
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At The Chirpy Swallow, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country of the land on which we live and work, and the lands across Australia. The Chirpy Swallow recognises their continuing cultural, physical, spiritual and emotional connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to the First Nations people and Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the nation.
The Chirpy Swallow celebrates the rich cultures of the First Nations people, their contribution to society, and thanks them for sharing their beautiful land and waters with us.