Need help with Early Interaction & Play?

We provide play based early intervention therapy for children who are “late talkers” or children who are at risk of speech and language delays.

We provide our services from a Family Centred approach.  If your child needs additional support to get language happening we further encourage this through a supportive Learning Allies Framework where as many people as needed are aware and educated about how to best interact with your child to encourage their language learning.

We deliver DIR Floortime – Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-based therapy for children with difficulties engaging in the acts of social and communicative play, preventing experiences and learning of speech and language . The intervention is called Floortime because the therapist/parent gets down on the floor with the child to play and interact with the child at their level. This approach is often provided to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. To find out more https://www.stanleygreenspan.com/

We use strategies and resources from the Hanen Progarm: It Takes Two to Talk  to facilitate language learning for children 0-5 years who present with a delay in language onset or development. Through education and one-on-one therapy with the child we provide program knowledge and modelling for parents who provide ongoing support to their young children at home. Parents/Learning Allies are very involved in the sessions and take home practical strategies to help their children develop language naturally throughout their day together.  To find out more http://www.hanen.org/Programs/For-Parents/It-Takes-Two-to-Talk.aspx

We use Augmentative or Alternative Communication (AAC) methods to develop language and will often a variety of systems as a temporary means of communication for late talkers. Research shows that use of AAC may aid in the development of natural speech and language (Lüke, 2014; Romski et al., 2010; Wright, Kaiser, Reikowsky, & Roberts, 2013) and reduce a child’s frustration.