Committee Member Spotlight | Vice Chair & PAIG Rep | Jackie Jenkins
Meet Jackie Jenkins the owner of Subiaco Speech Pathology Services. Jackie studied at Curtin University and graduated with a degree in Speech and Hearing Science in 1988. She also won the Clinical Prize for her year. Jackie has attended numerous PD events over the...
Committee Member Spotlight | Treasurer | Simone Dempster
Meet Simone Dempster the owner of Splice Therapy based in Darlington.
Committee Member Spotlight | Chairperson | Di van der Walt
Meet Di van der Walt the owner of Perth Hills Speech Pathology Di obtained her Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy in Auckland, New Zealand. Since then, she’s completed lots of additional training. She is qualified in Sounds-Write. She’s a Certified...
Life Member Spotlight | Liana Gunzburg
Meet Liana Gunzburg the owner of Dianella Speech Pathology Liana obtained her Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech & Hearing) at WAIT [now Curtin University]. She has completed further training in Sounds~Write, Talk 4 Writing courses, and regular attendance at...
Keeping Communication Going when People have Dementia
On the long and distressing journey that is dementia, one of the key issues is keeping communication going. Over time, all communication skills learned over a lifetime are lost. People forget the names of things, lose their understanding of words and sentences, and...
Dyspraxia
Dyspraxia occurs when the brain is not able to adequately plan actions. In adults, this can be acquired as a result of a stroke (CVA) or disease or brain lesion of some kind. The severity can range from mild to severe, and so the symptoms will vary accordingly.
Aphasia
Imagine if you lost your ability to communicate with everyone around you. If a person loses their ability to communicate, they suffer a significant and distressing loss. In fact, loss of speech and language is one of the most distressing life events that can happen....
School Aged Children Who Stutter
Children who have been stuttering for longer than 3 years are less likely to grow out of stuttering. For these children it is important they have the techniques to manage their stuttering and minimise any anxiety it may cause.
