Assessment and treatment for anomic aphasia after TBI
Aphasia is relatively uncommon after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), with incidence estimated between [...]
Travel Bug – Helping You Travel After Brain Injury
Are you a person with a brain injury or disability who likes to [...]
How to talk to a person with Dementia
Dementia is more than just memory loss. It is a collection of symptoms affecting [...]
What is Cognitive-Communication?
When a person experiences communication difficulties because of a cognitive problem, they may [...]
Mealtime Support for Adults with Disabilities
Like breathing, swallowing is essential to everyday life. Humans swallow at between 500-700 [...]
All about AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication)
For some individuals, verbal communication is not feasible or effective. Does this mean [...]
Dementia Services in the Illawarra
Join us in celebrating International Day of Older Persons 2022, with a focus [...]
Evidence based therapy for Mild Aphasia
Aphasia is caused by damage to parts of the brain responsible for language, [...]
Speech Pathology Allied Health Assistant
The speech pathology Allied Health Assistant, or AHA, can aid the delivery and administration [...]
Christmas Hours 2021
Merry Christmas for 2021! Thanks for another wonderful year We are passionate about our [...]
Wollongong Speech COVID Recovery October 2021
After a long and sometimes tough COVID lockdown, NSW is set to "reopen" [...]
Speech Pathology Intervention In Dementia
Speech pathologists play a key role in dementia management. Speech pathology intervention in [...]
Rehabilitation goals and accountability
This is an article for any person delivering or receiving rehabilitation. If you [...]
Our Top 5 Apps For Adult Speech Pathology
There are hundreds of available apps for adult speech pathology. How do you [...]
Are you thinking about speech pathology telepractice security?
Speech pathology telepractice really took off during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for good [...]
Christmas Hours 2020
Merry Christmas for 2020! Thanks for another wonderful year We are passionate about our [...]
The 5 things adults with a stutter should know
Are you an adult who stutters? Or do you know someone who stutters? [...]
Speech Pathology Week 2020
There are 1.2 million Australians with communication disability. Speech pathologists support these Australians to [...]
‘COVID safe’ home visits
Wollongong Speech Pathology is gradually returning to face-to-face services! This article explains the [...]
Communication Partner Training
They say that communication is a two-way street. There are always two or [...]
Speech Pathology Telepractice
Wollongong Speech Pathology is now offering speech pathology telepractice. In this article we [...]
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Aphasia Therapists
Aphasia is a communication disorder that often occurs after stroke or brain injury. [...]
Christmas Hours 2019
Merry Christmas for 2019! Thanks for another wonderful year We are passionate about our [...]
Speech pathology and Parkinson’s disease
As many as 50-90% of individuals with Parkinson’s disease will develop speech and [...]
Communicating with Confidence: Speech Pathology Week 2019
There are 1.2 million Australians with communication disability. Speech pathologists support these Australians to [...]
Adult Stuttering Treatment
Have you watched the movie "The King's Speech"? If you have not, it’s based [...]
What is a speech pathologist’s role at end of life?
Caring for a person at the end of their life can be a [...]
Communication accessibility is communication for all
In Speech Pathology Week 2018, we call for greater action towards national communication accessibility. [...]
Why talking together is better! Here’s the evidence for group therapy for adults
We are big fans of group therapy for adults at Wollongong Speech Pathology. There [...]
How can speech pathology help an adult with speech problems?
Speech pathologists are well known for helping children with speech problems. This is an area [...]
My top five tips for working with the NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme)
With the National Disability Insurance Scheme now in full-swing down in the Illawarra, I’m [...]
Lung Disease and speech pathology: what can we do to protect your voice?
How can speech pathology help a person with lung disease? Do you have lung [...]
It’s here! Celebrating the NDIS Illawarra
About the NDIS Illawarra Family Fun Day On Saturday 26th August I was out [...]
What’s it like having a speech pathology placement in private practice?
What is it like to have a speech pathology placement in private practice? Great [...]
Group communication therapy
We have wanted to offer group communication therapy for a long time now, and [...]
Engineering & Speech Pathology: an interesting collaboration
Below is an article written by speech pathology student Terissa Morgan, about an interesting [...]
The (mostly) good and the (sometimes) bad of speech pathology students in private practice
Our first pair of speech pathology students - Jaimie and Lizzy - have now [...]
Why take Student Speech Pathologists?
Wollongong Speech Pathology is now taking Student Speech Pathologists on clinical placement. Let's talk [...]
Christmas Hours 2016
Merry Christmas for 2016! Thanks for another wonderful year We are passionate about our [...]
Speech pathology & dementia diagnosis
Making a dementia diagnosis is not a straight-forward process. Sometimes it can take years for [...]
Niki McDonagh: Occupational Therapy
Interview Series: Collaborative practice in the Illawarra Working in private practice, especially out in the [...]
Dysphagia in Disability
Our speech pathologist, Di Lam, attended a workshop in Melbourne this year. It was [...]
Student placements in Disability
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is changing the face of Disability services in [...]
What is a speech pathologist?
Speech pathologists work with individuals across the lifespan, from newborn babies to palliative care. [...]
Oral hygiene, communication, and swallowing
Ever stopped to think about the importance of your oral hygiene? That is, how [...]
What is the role of the speech pathologist in dementia care?
Dementia is already the leading cause of disability in Australians aged over 65 years. [...]
Speech therapy after brain injury
Communication and swallowing problems are common after brain injury. This means that speech therapy [...]
Aphasia support
Here is a wonderful booklet written by people with Aphasia, a communication disorder as [...]
What is Aphasia?
Ay-fay-zia is a communication disorder that is common after stroke. We are lucky to have [...]
Nutrition, Swallowing and Aged Care
About swallowing and aged care Up to 60% of people in nursing homes have [...]
Speech Pathology Week 2014
In Speech Pathology Week 2014 we are building a "Nation for Communication". Every day more [...]
Join the Nation for Communication!
What is the nation for communication? Right now more than 1.1 million Australians are [...]