Assessments and treatments are provided to both paediatric and adult populations. Sessions in Mandarin can be offered to Mandarin-speaking clients. Mandarin resources have also been specifically developed to treat communication disorders for this group of clients.
The following childhood communication disorders arising from autism, developmental delays and/or cognitive impairment are seen:
- Speech Sounds Disorder(发音困难)
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech (言语失常)
- Specific Language Impairment, Pragmatic Language Impairment (语言发展迟缓)
- Reading Disorders, Dyslexia (阅读障碍)
- Childhood Stuttering (儿童结巴)
The following adult communication disorders are also seen:
- Adult stuttering(成人结巴)
- TBI cognitive-communication disorders (脑部受伤后引起的失语症)
- Aphasia (中风引起的失语症)
- Apraxia of speech (言语失常)
- Dysarthria (构音障碍)
Therapy sessions are highly individualised and conducted mostly within a one-on-one clinic setting. Group treatment sessions and Conversation Partner Training are used with post-stroke and brain injured adult clients. The Speech Pathologist also collaborates with families and other involved professionals to further extend the clients’ communication goals to their daily, practical environments.