Naomi McCann Speech Pathology

18/12/2025

I would just like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. I hope everyone is able to spend some fun, relaxing and rejuvenating time with friends and family over the holiday period.

Please note that I will be closed from Friday 19th December 2025, and returning on Monday 12th January 2026. I will be checking emails and phone messages intermittently over this time.

02/12/2025

Today is International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD).
IDPwD is a global United Nations day that encourages all of us to learn more, build awareness, and support inclusion for people with disability.

Read some amazing stories of PwD's doing wonderful things in our community:

*Brenton is a person who uses alternative and augmentative communication (AAC). This story was written using… Read more

26/11/2025

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20/11/2025

Sadly, the NDIS are disadvantaging and denying people the right to effective augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). They are doing this by making participants and allied health professionals provide ridiculous amounts of evidence in their justification of prescribed communication devices.

Below is a petition created by a speech pathologist calling on the NDIS to simplify the process in accessing AAC for people across all stages of life, by recognising that these high-tech communication supports are essential supports.

Please get behind this petition to help our most vulnerable have a voice, because "every word matters" (no matter how it is produced).

Fund high-tech AAC in the NDIS - Communication Supports Are Essential

21/10/2025

It’s Invisible Disabilities Week (19–25 October)! 🌻

Around 80–85% of people with a disability have one that isn’t visible. These include neurological, cognitive, sensory, mental health, and chronic conditions that aren’t always immediately apparent.

Not all disabilities are visible — but a little understanding and kindness can go a long way in making everyone feel seen and supported.

Image description: A green graphic with sunflower design promoting Invisible Disabilities Week, 19th–25th October. It features a Sunflower lanyard, a person icon with a sunflower, and the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower logo.

16/10/2025

15/10/2025

It's great to see that October is the month for shining a light on different conditions that many of us experience either personally, as a carer of someone with these difficulties, or a friend/family member offering and providing support🙂

15/10/2025

With DLD Awareness Day fast approaching - 17th October, I thought it was time to provide some information about Developmental Language Disorder, affecting 1 in 14 children.

15/10/2025

Myths vs Facts About Dyslexia

Did You Know?
❌ Myth: Dyslexia is just letter reversals and a visual problem, people "see or write letter backwards"
✔️ Fact: It’s about fluent reading and spelling, not simple swaps.

❌ Myth: Dyslexia and DLD/ADHD can’t co-occur.
✔️ Fact: Co-occurrence is common. These conditions are distinct but often overlap.

❌ Myth: Kids will “catch up if they try harder.”
✔️ Fact: Dyslexia is neurodevelopment, not laziness. Intervention is essential.

❌ Myth: Dyslexia only affects reading and spelling.
✔️ Fact: It can also impact reading comprehension, learning new languages, and even maths.

❌ Myth: Dyslexia and intelligence are linked.
✔️ Fact: Dyslexia occurs across all levels of intelligence.

27/08/2025

Speech Pathology Week

31/07/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AoU7dVjjP/

Over 60,000 people have now signed the petition to stop the NDIS pricing cuts. Thank you all! Today, I’ll table your signatures in Parliament. Each and every name now will then be on the parliamentary record. Together, we’ve made this impossible to ignore.

Haven't signed yet, or want to learn more? ➡️ change.org/p/stand-up-for-disability-support-stop-the-ndis-cuts

[ID: Jordon sits in front of his Canberra office door, smiling holding a box that has "STOP NDIS PRICE GUIDE CUTS" written boldly on the side. Graphic text next to Jordon reads "Our Petition," with an arrow that points inside the box. Behind Jordon, a rainbow striped Greens loo and Save Scott Reef Poster is displayed on his door.]

08/07/2025

This week is NAIDOC Week 6-13 July 2025. The theme is "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy".
We have the privilege of providing support to several Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, and we do so with deep respect and cultural awareness.

At Naomi McCann Speech Pathology we acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land, the Jagera and Turrbal people, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.