In the literature of journal articles, news stories and websites, animals are often reported to have the ability to improve the well-being of people. Components of wellbeing that include improved […]
Speech Therapy
Tips for Social AAC
Seize the Moment to be Social by Jane Remington-Gurney Seize the moment because the moment can be a golden opportunity to grow language and self esteem and even relationships. This […]
Team Approach article (InFocus magazine 2021)
A Team Effort: An application of communication partner training to support a young woman, K, with significant communication and interaction needs. by K’s family members, the support worker team (Jodie, […]
Speech and Language Therapy for Children with Oro-motor Needs
Sometimes a person does not have the same muscle tone or oral structure to produce clear speech. Rather than aim only to adopt AAC, Dr Remington-Gurney recommends that strategies that […]
Using Technology to
Communicate in
Speech Therapy
The iPad is only one of a number of tools and strategies that may assist some people to better communicate. Ultimately a person needs multimodal communication so that they can […]
Making Speech Therapy Visual and Meaningful: Some Examples of Information Sheets a Mother Assembled from Jane’s Session with her Son
Speech therapy – Nic & Jane 27/05 Movement – Breathing – Sounds – Words How many syllables for “movement” – how many beats (2 beats). Do big movements vs little […]