Adult Speech Therapy
Our qualified Speech Pathologists are experienced in providing assessment, diagnosis and treatment of communication difficulties in adults and children, as a result of disability or disease.
Communication difficulties can be present from birth, childhood, or occur later in life, as a result of injury, illness or progressive disease.
At Mealtime Matters, our Speech Pathologists are passionate about empowering those who are most vulnerable in our community, increasing social participation and building confidence in communication.
Speech Therapy- Tailored to you
Our Speech Pathologists work with people who require support with:
- Improving speech clarity and articulation
- Word finding and expressive language
- Developing reading and literacy skills
- Understanding speech and written information
- Improving voice quality– such as increasing volume, reducing a rough/breathy/hoarse voice
- Communicating with others via phone or text
- Supporting cognition, memory and thinking
- Prescribing Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) to support expression and understanding- such as low-tech or high tech communication aids
We provide the following Speech Pathology services:
Communication Assessment
Our Speech Pathologists conduct comprehensive communication assessments to identify an individual's strengths and areas of communication breakdown. We use these results to inform and support clients, families, caregivers, and the wider care team, as well as making recommendations for ongoing speech therapy
Speech and Language Therapy
Our Speech Pathologists will work with you to identify functional and meaningful communication goals. We will develop an individualised therapy plan and continue to monitor your progress each session to ensure we are on track to achieving your goals.
Voice Therapy
Dysphonia is the medical term for a voice disorder.
Dysphonia refers to changes to your vocal quality such as a breathy, rough, hoarse or strained voice, limited volume or pitch range and vocal fatigue.
Our Speech Pathologists are skilled in supporting people with globus sensation, chronic cough and Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD).
Social Communication
Social communication is the way we use speech, language and our body in social situations and with other people. Social communication can also encompass interacting with others online and via text. A speech pathologist can work with you to develop the skills to achieve functional social goals
Stuttering Therapy
Stuttering is a speech disorder characterised by involuntary repetition of sounds, syllables or words, hesitations and prolongations. Speech therapy focuses on learning smooth speech techniques to empower individuals to speak with confidence
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) refers to techniques or aids which can be used to supplement or replace spoken communication. AAC can be low-tech, such as a paper based system or communication book, or high-tech, such as a speech-generating device or alternative access system (eye gaze, switch controlled etc.).
Adult Speech Pathology in Melbourne
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Tumour/Cancer
Progressive Neurological Diseases
Parkinson’s Disease
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple System Atrophy
Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Huntington’s Disease
Dementia
Alzheimer’s Disease
Frontotemporal Dementia
Lewy Body Dementia
Vascular Dementia
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Early Onset Dementia
Ataxia
Friedreich’s Ataxia
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Functional Neurological Disorder
Psychosocial Disability
Schizophrenia
Anxiety
Dual Disability- Developmental Disability and Mental Illness
Cerebral Palsy
Developmental Disabilities
Intellectual Disability
Autism
Down Syndrome
Genetic Conditions
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD)
Hearing Loss
Mealtime Matters acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands People as the Traditional Custodians of the lands across Victoria where our services are located, and pay our respects to Ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.
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Contact Us
- Suite 196, Level 2/66-104 Springfield Road, Blackburn, VIC 3130
- 0481 106 480
- info@mealtimematters.com.au