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NDIS Speech Therapy Sydney

All around Sydney, the NDIS has a large volume of service providers that can offer clients speech therapy. NDIS speech therapy Sydney services can be provided in centres or clinics where clients visit for sessions or the therapist can travel to see the client in their community. Mobile services can be delivered at the person’s home, school or place of employment. NDIS Speech therapy can also be distributed via online sessions if the client is agreeable and suitable for interventions that are not face-to-face. With the growing number of participants involved in the NDIS, NDIS speech therapy Sydney service providers continue to advance and engage with clients in a variety of ways to accommodate the constantly changing and evolving needs and expectations of the community.

How do I receive NDIS speech therapy funding?

For an application to become an NDIS speech therapy participant to be successful, the Australian citizen or permanent resident must fit specific requirements. The most crucial requirement is that the applicant must provide evidence of their permanent and serious disability or medical diagnosis (or multiple diagnoses). This involves providing the NDIS with a doctor and/or specialist reports, assessments or letters, as well as assessments or reports from allied health clinicians (e.g. psychologists, physiotherapists or occupational therapists) supporting their diagnosis and how it is affecting their daily functioning. Thus, the NDIS is not only interested in the person’s disability or medical condition, but the applicant must further prove how this condition is interrupting their ability to engage with others in their community and perform the everyday tasks that they want or need to. Moreover, as the NDIS is still being rolled out across the country, what you may have access to may vary depending on where you live. Also, while the scheme is intended to provide supports and services for Australians with chronic and lifelong conditions, NDIS participants must be 65 years old or younger to receive funding.

NDIS speech therapy Sydney

The level of supports and services a participant receives depends on the supports they are currently receiving, including informal supports such as assistance from family or friends, and the impact their disability has on their daily life and self-sufficiency. To get funding for NDIS speech therapy in Sydney, an individual must demonstrate deficits in communication skills or have diagnosed with speech or language disorders. Usually, NDIS speech therapy funding involves supports for speech and language assessments, ongoing therapy sessions with qualified speech therapists and/or assistive technology resources and equipment.

What does an NDIS speech therapist do?

Speech therapy (also known as speech pathology) helps people who have complications in communication to engage communicate and with others more effectively. Speech therapists work with people of all ages to improve deficits in language, speech, use of voice or fluency, or people who have problems with swallowing. They also commonly work with children to assist speech development and build strategies to aid non-verbal people (or those with limited/minimal verbal skills) to find other ways of communication.

NDIS speech therapy practioners frequently work with people who have intellectual disabilities or delays, learning deficits or difficulties, developmental disorders (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder), brain injury or stroke, dementia, cerebral palsy or auditory deficits. As with all health conditions or issues, the earlier that an individual can receive supports and therapeutic services, the increased likelihood that the person can build the skills and abilities necessary to live as independently as possible.

How can an NDIS speech therapist specialist in Sydney help and what therapy methods do they use?

NDIS speech therapy SydneySpeech therapy can diagnose and treat speech, language and communication disorders. NDIS speech therapists ensure to utilise current and relevant evidence-based practices and methods to deliver assessments and interventions to help individuals with all types of communication difficulties.
They also make use of the latest in therapy equipment (e.g. computer hardware and software resources, assistive technology) when working with clients. NDIS speech therapists work with people with a wide variety of communication deficits such as stuttering, phonology, dyspraxia, written language, attention, listening, literacy, social skills, and developing early language in young children. Moreover, NDIS speech therapy professionals can also facilitate the transition into the school system for children to make this experience smoother and more supportive for the child.

Like other health clinicians, NDIS speech therapy specialists develop specialised therapy goals and plans that are unique to the individual and their present personal/social situation and environment. The therapy strategies used will depend on the person’s needs, support networks available and current level of functioning. It is therefore important that the speech therapist has comprehensive knowledge of the person’s social and health histories, as well as their personal goals moving forward. For instance, for people with deficits in articulation, NDIS speech therapy often centres on increasing the strength and control of muscles in the mouth, throat and tongue, which often involves using objects (e.g. straws or paddle pop sticks) to promote these abilities. For children (particularly those with global delays), play-based therapies may be used. In clients with limited speech or who are non-verbal, NDIS speech therapy practitioners usually work towards finding other methods of communication, such as using customised charts, developing gestures or sign language, or using electronic resources (e.g. iPads or other assistive technology) to facilitate communication and engagement. NDIS speech therapy Sydney aims to strengthen the communication and language skills of a person so that they can form relationships, engage with others in their community and perform the daily activities that are most meaningful and essential to them. Enhancing these capabilities helps to ensure that the person has increased choice and freedom to make important decisions regarding the manner in which they want to live their lives.

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