Early Days Therapy

20/10/2025

It’s Invisible Disabilities Week (19–25 October)! 🌻

Around 80–85% of people with a disability have one that isn’t visible. These include neurological, cognitive, sensory, mental health, and chronic conditions that aren’t always immediately apparent.

Not all disabilities are visible — but a little understanding and kindness can go a long way in making everyone feel seen and supported.

Image description: A green graphic with sunflower design promoting Invisible Disabilities Week, 19th–25th October. It features a Sunflower lanyard, a person icon with a sunflower, and the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower logo.

19/10/2025

This week is Invisible Disabilities Awareness Week!

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a neurological motor speech disorder that makes it hard for children to speak. Children with the diagnosis of apraxia of speech generally have a good understanding of language and know what they want to say. However, they have difficulty learning or carrying out the complex movements that underlie speech. There are often co-occurring challenges that can last into adulthood in the areas of residual speech errors, language, reading/literacy, academics, and social skills. There is no cure, but with intensive and appropriate speech therapy, most children learn to produce intelligible speech and can overcome many of their challenges.

Learn more about by visiting: https://www.apraxia-kids.org/new-to-apraxia/

23/09/2025

23/09/2025

We’re taking a short break from social media while our team are on leave. At the same time, we know there will be conversations globally around autism, that may share harmful and inaccurate ideas about the “cause” of autism. These kinds of narratives can feel heavy and damaging for our community.

We want to leave you with these protective reminders:
💛 Autism is not caused by vaccines, parenting, or diet. Autistic people have always been part of humanity.
💛 Harmful claims do not change the truth of our lived experience, or the strength and beauty in our community.
💛 You don’t need to engage with every harmful comment or headline. Protect your energy.
💛 Surround your feed with autistic voices, affirming psychologists, trusted researchers, and good allies. Look to the people who reflect your values and share accurate information.
💛 Choose if, when, and how you wish to advocate in response. You don’t need to enter every discussion you are invited to. But if you do want to respond, know you have a community behind you.
💛 Focus on the communities and organisations that affirm who you are, not those that drain you.

Take gentle care of yourselves. We stand with you in love and solidarity, and we’ll be back online soon after the school holidays. 💛🐞

11/09/2025

29/08/2025

🌻 Happy Speech Pathology Week! 🌻
I wanted to take a moment to share one of my amazing clients and the work we do together to highlight the impact Speech Pathology supports can have.

Holley is a bright, bubbly and cheeky 12 year old who has been a client for over 4 years. She has a rare neurodevelopmental disorder called CHD2, causing epilepsy, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder. Holley’s wellness, cognitive and motor skills are ever changing in response to her seizure activity and medications, meaning that her supports need to be dynamic and flexible.
Holley has an extensive team of allied health and medical professionals supporting her and her family.
Speech Pathology sessions support Holley to:
🌻 Communicate her wants and needs verbally or through Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) methods like her voice output device
🌻 Always have a means to communicate with the world around her, selected based on her capacity at the time
🌻 Maintain relationships with her family and friends, making sure her cheeky nature shines through
🌻 Safely maintain her nutrition orally or via her PEG
🌻 Feel empowered to advocate for herself to maintain her safety and wellbeing as a person who relies on assistance for all of her daily activities

Holley is just one of the many young people that I have the pleasure of teaming with to positively impact their lives by developing their communication skills.

26/08/2025

In Brisbane on Turrbal Country, Sienna is a vibrant teenager with cerebral palsy and a love for Taylor Swift.

With the support of her speech pathologists, Jemma and Kirsty, she uses a communication device to share her ideas, express her humour, and connect with friends and family.

Communication has given Sienna greater independence and the ability to show her true personality.

25/08/2025

It’s Speech Pathology week!
Connection is part of our 5 basic human needs and one that Speech Pathologists endeavour to enable their clients to meet through various methods

Communication is how we build relationships, share ideas, and strengthen our communities. Speech pathologists support people of all ages to connect with the world around them.

This , we’re recognising the role of speech pathologists in building stronger connections and communities through communication.

https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPweek

18/08/2025

Book week is our favourite week!