Discovery Health, Momentum Health and Profmed will pay psychologists their normal face-to-face fees for virtual consultations during the national lockdown.  This after the HPCSA changed its rules to allow for first-time consultations to take place virtually to avoid the spread of Covid-19.  Discovery health, however, said due to privacy concerns on Skype and Zoom, it...Read More

Speech therapy is an intervention method that focuses on helping children with impaired speech or swallowing capabilities. Speech therapists, commonly known as speech-language pathologists (SLPs), are highly educated, trained, and experienced professionals that can provide such services to children and adults. They often work as a team to help patients overcome a wide range of...Read More

Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This “million word gap” could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, lead author of the study and...Read More

Speech therapists are widely known for helping youngsters “learn to talk.” But many people don’t realize that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) also work with adults to help them communicate, think, and safely eat and drink. Q: What is speech therapy? A: Speech therapy involves the evaluation and treatment of people who have trouble with speech, language,...Read More

Schedule a Time Put homework on the calendar like any other important appointment. Pick a time of day when you have energy and can focus. Schedule your speech therapy exercises for that time every day to establish a habit. If your goal is an hour of practice every day, don’t feel that you have to...Read More

There are lots of activities parents and carers can do to stimulate and encourage speech and language development. We recommend you speak to your child’s speech and language therapist if you have any questions or concerns regarding any of the following information. There are a number of stages children pass through as they develop their...Read More

A speech therapist can help kids with different kinds of speech difficulties as well as language issues like dyslexia and dyspraxia. Speech therapists have at least a master’s degree and must be licensed to practice. Speech therapy can improve communication skills in kids with language issues. If your child has trouble reading and spelling, speech...Read More

If your child has a speech disability that includes trouble pronouncing words, speech therapy may help improve language development, communication, and pragmatic language skills.Read More