The Speech Pathology Assistant

09/09/2023

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01/09/2023

Friday Funnies! 😂

The best line from a conversation overheard this week. At least the year ones are putting some boundaries in place.

30/08/2023

Huge thank you to St John's for this little gift last week. 🥰

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24/08/2023

24/08/2023

📚🗣️ Celebrating both Book Week and Speech Pathology Week with our fantastic Book of the Week: "Ruby Roars"! 🦁📖

Dive into the enchanting world of "Ruby Roars," a cute Australian set story that also serves as a powerful tool for learning. 🌟✨

👥 With its expertly crafted character introductions, budding readers get a front-row seat to meet Ruby and her friends. 🦊🐯

🤔 As the plot unfolds, children are introduced to the classic narrative structure—encountering a relatable problem that Ruby faces and joining her on a journey to find a solution. 🌈🔍

🗣️ But that's not all! "Ruby Roars" is a treasure trove for speech development. Packed with /r/ sounds, this book provides ample opportunities for sound practice, making speech sound learning an engaging adventure. 🗣️💬

📚🔤 It also has something for our younger clients as it opens doors to the world of phonetics. With Ruby's roars and the exploration of non-words, young learners can experiment, mimic, and play with sounds—building essential skills along the way. 🎉🎈

Join us in celebrating a week dedicated to the magic of both books, language speech and literacy. 📚🗣️ A must have for any good children's book collection 🦁📖✨

22/08/2023

📚🦁 Embracing the Magic of Words and Imagination! 🦉✨

Join TSPA in celebrating Book Week and Speech Pathology Week with Jorja, our incredible speech pathologist. 📖🗣️

Jorja's Book Week inspiration comes from her recent SPA Conference in Tasmania and one of our favourite therapy resources - Ruby Roars, which reminds us that with dedicated practice, we can achieve our goals even if it is a little scary! 👻🌟

21/08/2023

Happy Speech Pathology Week!

24/06/2023

17/06/2023

06/06/2023

🌟These sometimes subtle early signs of dysregulation can be easily missed. Often they can be misinterpreted as a child “acting out” (especially by people other than you), when in fact it’s their nervous system heading into a fight/flight/freeze state of dysregulation.

❓Has your child ever had a meltdown or become dysregulated and you think "Wow that came out of no where!" (I have!) Guess what, chances are it didn't!

💫There is always some kind of preceding trigger, stressor, or a build up of over stimulation that led them to that point. It may have been something that happened minutes, hours or even a build up of a few days that led them to that point.

➡️Then later after everyone is regulated you think "Wait a minute I should have seen that coming.” I find this usually happens when I am distracted, dysregulated myself, or tired and I am not fully attuning to my child’s needs.

⭐️Attunement is the ability to be responsive, present and aware of someone's emotions. It is vital in the coregulation process. By attuning to your children and to yourselves we can begin to recognize the subtle changes in their level of arousal that are leading to dysregulation.

🎯Dysregulation can take
on many different looks and it presents differently in everyone. When you begin to attune to your child that's when you notice the little shifts in their level of arousal.

➡️When you start to notice those signs and see them drifting out of the "Just Right" or optimal level of arousal that's when you can step in and coregulate before it gets to a full fight, flight, freeze response often leading to a meltdown. That's when sensory strategies can be best used!

😊Don't beat yourself up if you miss some of the signs, we all do. Take note of it, so next time you will know how to respond, it’s a constant learning process!

🙋🏻‍♀️Are your child’s signs of dysregulation sometimes misinterpreted by others? Let me know in the comments!

Give this a share if this resonates with you and as a reminder for others!

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