Cross Care Speech Pathology Smithfield
WINNER - Best Occupational Therapy & Speech therapy Provider - Sydney 2021

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NDIS SPEECH PATHOLOGY  

Medicare SPEECH PATHOLOGY  

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Looking for a Speech Pathologist near you?

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- We provide Home Visits - We come to you

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We have a dedicated team of mobile therapist ready to come to you wherever you are! How good is that?!

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- Child Speech Pathology available 

- Adult Speech Pathology available 

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Speech Pathologists study, diagnose and treat communication disorders, including:
 

• Difficulties with speaking,

• Listening,

• Understanding language,

• Reading,

• Writing,

• Social skills,

• Stuttering and using voice

• Difficulty communicating because of developmental delays,

• Stroke,

• Brain injuries,

• Learning disability,

• Intellectual disability,

• Cerebral palsy,

• Dementia and hearing loss,

• Problems that can affect speech and language

• Difficulties swallowing food and drink safely

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Did you know cross care has Formalised Assessments for Speech Pathology that include:

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CELF-5 (Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals) Language assessment

* For ages 5-21;11

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- A combination of 5 key sections assessing a different component of language, yet all
contributing to the overall picture of a person’s language ability
- 5 key sections include core language, receptive language, expressive language,
language content and language memory 

Provides an assessment for receptive and expressive language. Can determine if a language disorder is present, the nature of the disorder and its severity. This assessment is norm-referenced so can compare a clients speech to typically developing children of the same age

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PLS-5 (The Preschool Language Scales Fifth Edition) Language assessment + articulation (speech) screener

* For ages birth - 7;11

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A comprehensive, interactive and play-based developmental language assessment that
investigates both a child’s understanding of language and expressive communication, in
addition to the child’s speech sounds
- 3 sections include: auditory comprehension, expressive communication and total
language score

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This is an interactive, play-based assessment that determines if a language disorder is present. It can also provide information on a child's interaction, attention, gestures, vocalisations, play skills and literacy (e.g. letter naming etc). This assessment is norm-referenced so can compare a clients speech to typically developing children of the same age.

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DEAP (Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology) Speech Assessment

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* for ages 3- 6;11

Detects and differentiates between articulation problems, delayed phonology and
consistent versus inconsistent phonological disorders
- Provides the clinician with the sounds that a child can and cannot produce, or is not
producing, and gives an overview of their oral-motor skills

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Provides assessment for articulation, phonology, promotor ability and inconsistency of a speech disorder, thus it assists with differential diagnosis of speech disorders. This assessment is norm-referenced so can compare a clients speech to typically developing children of the same age. 

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Here at Cross Care, we care about your Speech. 

Give us a call to find out more about how we can help 

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The CELF–5 Metalinguistics

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* For students 9-21 years 

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The CELF–5 Metalinguistics is designed to identify students 9-21 years old who have not acquired the expected levels of communicative competence and metalinguistic ability for their age. It assesses higher-level language skills that is embedded in upper-grade curricula and critical to classroom success.

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