Speech Pathology Services

Speech Therapy - Ropana Therapy

Ropana Therapy strives to take a respectful approach to all assessment and therapy and continually listen to the lived experiences of those within the neurodiverse community. 

Ropana Therapy can provide paediatric speech pathology services across the following areas:

Language

Literacy

Speech

Stuttering

Social Communication

Please note, we can provide adult services in some areas. Contact us to discuss your needs.

  • Language skills are measured across two areas:

    • Receptive (understanding)

    • Expressive (speaking)

  • Children with a language delay may experience difficulties:

    • Following instructions

    • Understanding others

    • Using words to form sentences and stories

What is language?

We typically commence with an assessment to determine the areas of language that require support.

We will then work with you to form goals based on assessment findings and your concerns. This may include increasing your child’s vocabulary and sentence structure or expanding understanding of questions.

We can also support higher level language skills such as writing stories or texts, comprehension and summarising skills.

How can we help?

  • Stuttering is characterised by breaks, pauses or repetitions in speech.

  • A stutter presents differently for all individuals, so our approach is individualised.

  • We also understand the greater impacts that a stutter can have on an individual, including anxiety or feelings of isolation, so we ensure a holistic approach to therapy.

What is stuttering?

We will work with you and your child to not only implement strategies to encourage confidence with speaking, but also support an understanding of any feelings and impacts the stutter may have.

How can we help?

  • Speech relates to the individual sounds used when we speak.

  • A child with a speech delay or disorder may have difficulty forming sounds or may substitute sounds for others, making it difficult for listeners to understand them.

What is speech?

We will implement evidence based therapy to encourage the development of sounds. We utilise a variety of strategies and play based supports to make therapy fun! We will also consider structural impacts or barriers that may be impacting the overall development of speech sounds and refer to other specialists if needed.

How can we help?

  • Literacy relates to skills in reading, writing and spelling.

  • Children who have literacy difficulties may find it hard to engage with written material at school, home or in the community.

  • Children with early literacy difficulties may have trouble with skills such as rhyme or breaking up the syllables in words.

What is literacy?

We will complete assessments to determine where your child’s skills lie, to create the most appropriate therapy plan. We will then use a targeted and evidence based approach to support your child with their reading, writing and spelling.

How can we help?

  • Social communication involves engaging with others and also learning about different communication styles.

What is social communication?

How can we help?

Ropana Therapy takes a strength-based approach to align with neurodiversity affirming practices. This involves supporting individuals to build skills in a variety of areas including self-advocacy, perspective taking and self-awareness.

Please get in touch to find out how we can support you or your child with their communication goals!