We provide speech therapy online for children, adolescents and adults with apraxia of speech.
We are a registered NDIS provider and use an inclusive approach to therapy, where the person can be in the comfort and familiarity of their own home.
How can speech therapy benefit people with apraxia of speech?
Speech therapy can provide significant benefits for individuals with apraxia of speech, which is a motor speech disorder that affects the ability to plan and coordinate the movements necessary for speech. Here are some ways in which speech therapy can help:
1. **Individualized Assessment and Treatment**: A speech-language pathologist (SLP) can perform a thorough assessment to determine the specific challenges an individual faces with speech production. This tailored approach ensures that therapy targets the person’s unique needs.
2. **Motor Planning and Coordination Exercises**: Therapy often focuses on improving motor planning through specific exercises that help individuals learn to sequence the movements required for speech. Techniques such as modeling, repetition, and breaking down words into smaller components can be effective.
3. **Use of Visual and Tactile Cues**: SLPs may use visual aids, gestures, and tactile feedback (such as prompting with touch) to help individuals understand and produce sounds and words more effectively.
4. **Consistent Practice and Repetition**: Regular practice is crucial for individuals with apraxia. SLPs provide structured activities that encourage repetition, helping to reinforce learning and motor pathways critical for speech production.
5. **Alternative Communication Strategies**: In some cases, speech therapy may incorporate alternative communication methods, such as sign language or communication devices, to support individuals who have significant challenges with spoken language.
6. **Building Confidence and Reducing Anxiety**: Therapy can help build the individual’s confidence in their communication abilities, reducing frustration and anxiety that may arise from difficulties speaking. Supportive environments foster better learning and progress.
7. **Family Involvement and Education**: Involving family members in therapy sessions can help them understand the individual’s challenges and learn strategies to support communication at home, reinforcing skills learned during therapy.
8. **Generalization of Skills**: SLPs work on generalizing the skills learned in therapy to everyday situations, enabling individuals to use their improved speech abilities in different contexts and settings.
9. **Regular Monitoring and Progress Tracking**: Ongoing assessments help track progress and adjust therapy goals as needed, ensuring that individuals continue to make strides in their speech abilities.
Overall, speech therapy provides valuable support to individuals with apraxia of speech, enabling them to improve their communication skills and enhance their overall quality of life.
Services for children, adolescents and adults
We have speech therapists who work with children, adolescents and adults, and we have therapists who have experience with apraxia of speech. Read more about our therapists here.
NDIS registered provider
We are a registered NDIS provider and work with self-managed, plan-managed and agency-managed clients.
If your are an NDIS provider or support coordinator we can provide reliable speech therapy for clients with apraxia of speech in any location. Refer a client and we’ll connect you to the right clinician.
Is online speech therapy effective?
Yes! A growing body of evidence shows that online delivery of therapy can be as effective as face to face. Online therapy has many other benefits too, including being convenient and accessible for people in regional and rural areas.
How does online speech therapy work?
At Umbo online therapy is not just zoom plus business-as-usual. It’s much more diverse than simply videoconferencing. Umbo therapists provide an individualised approach to each person, using the latest evidence, and a variety of technologies and engagement techniques.
Umbo champions person-centred therapy. It means the person and their family/support people leads the conversation. We believe that the most effective therapy occurs when support is given in the environment where the person lives, learns, works or plays. Therefore we work with the family, and teach skills to you or to other supporters. This means you’re achieving real-life goals, rather than just achieving goals in a clinic.
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