Services
Voice Disorders
For Adults:
- Assessment and therapy for hoarseness, vocal strain, and voice loss.
- Support for professional voice users (teachers, singers, public speakers).
- Therapy for voice difficulties due to neurological conditions (e.g., Parkinson’s disease, stroke).
For Children:
- Support for children with voice disorders caused by vocal misuse or medical conditions.
- Strategies to promote healthy voice habits in children with frequent hoarseness.
Speech Disorders
For Adults:
- Therapy for dysarthria (slurred speech) and apraxia of speech (difficulty planning and coordinating speech movements).
- Strategies to improve speech clarity and intelligibility, making communication more effective.
For Children:
- Treatment for speech sound disorders, speech delays, and articulation difficulties, helping children pronounce sounds correctly and communicate clearly.
- Early intervention for childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) to support speech development through structured motor speech therapy.
Language Disorder
For Adults:
- Rehabilitation for aphasia (difficulty understanding and expressing language) following stroke or brain injury, improving word-finding, sentence formation, and comprehension.
- Therapy for receptive and expressive language challenges related to neurological conditions.
For Children:
- Support for late talkers and children with delayed vocabulary and difficulty understanding or using language.
- Therapy for language-based learning difficulties, helping with sentence structure, storytelling, and following directions.
- Intervention for developmental language disorders (DLD) to improve long-term communication skills.
AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
For Adults:
- Assessment, prescription, and training for individuals who have difficulty speaking due to stroke, brain injury, motor neuron disease, or progressive conditions like ALS.
- Support with low-tech (e.g., picture boards, communication books) and high-tech (e.g., speech-generating devices, apps) AAC systems to enhance communication.
For Children:
- AAC assessments and implementation for children with developmental delays, autism, cerebral palsy, or other conditions affecting verbal communication.
- Training for families and educators to integrate AAC into daily communication.
Literacy Development
For Adults:
- Support for individuals with reading and writing difficulties following a stroke, brain injury, or neurological condition, helping them regain functional literacy skills for daily life.
For Children:
- Therapy for reading and writing challenges in school-aged children, including phonics, spelling, comprehension, and written expression.
- Support for children with dyslexia or other literacy-related learning difficulties.
Cognitive-Communication Challenges
For Adults:
- Therapy for memory, attention, problem-solving, and processing speed for individuals recovering from stroke, brain injury, or living with conditions like dementia.
- Strategies to support planning and organisation for daily tasks and improve functional independence.
For Children:
- Intervention for attention, memory, and executive functioning difficulties that affect learning and social interactions.
- Support for children with ADHD, autism, or brain injury to develop problem-solving and flexible thinking skills.
Dysphagia (Swallowing Disorders)
For Adults:
- Assessment and management of swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) caused by stroke, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, motor neuron disease, and other neurological conditions.
- Strategies to improve safe swallowing and reduce the risk of aspiration (food or liquid entering the airway).
- Modified diet and fluid recommendations to ensure safe and comfortable eating.
For Children:
- Support for infants and children with feeding difficulties, including difficulty transitioning to solids, tongue thrust, and food aversions.
- Therapy for oromotor coordination issues that impact chewing, drinking, and swallowing.
- Collaboration with dietitians and occupational therapists to support safe and positive mealtimes.
OUR SERVICES
Sound and Strength is an Adelaide-based speech pathology clinic dedicated to providing exceptional health services to clients, families, and carers in the home, community, or via telehealth. Our certified practicing speech pathologists and allied health assistants provide comprehensive assessment, intervention, and education tailored to individuals with a variety of complex diagnoses.
Located in Prospect, we provide all-ages speech pathology services throughout metropolitan and regional South Australia. Our team specialises in treating individuals with acquired and traumatic brain injuries, strokes, progressive neurological conditions (such as dementia and Parkinson’s), head and neck cancer, developmental disabilities, mental health issues, and other complex medical concerns. We also support pediatric conditions, including autism spectrum disorder, speech and language delays, stuttering, developmental disabilities, and articulation disorders.
At Sound and Strength, we are committed to enhancing communication and improving the quality of life for you and your loved ones!
We aim to support our clients in achieving their goals and improving their independence.
Service Areas
Understanding that access to speech pathology services can be difficult to get to and limited in remote areas, we deliver a tailored service to empower individuals to overcome communication challenges and achieve their goals in the home, community, or via telehealth. See our serviced regional areas or make an inquiry if your location is not listed.
Metropolitan Adelaide in addition to:
Adelaide Hill Regions
Barossa Hills and Adelaide Plains Regions
Fleurieu Peninsula Regions
Yorke and Northern Adelaide Regions
Get In Contact With Us Today
If you or a loved one are experiencing communication and/or swallowing challenges, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're passionate and devoted to caring for our clients. We work to help clients in Adelaide and remote regions unlock their communication potential and live fulfilling lives. Contact us today to schedule an appointment or learn more about our services.
Social & Emotional Communication
For Adults:
For Children: