Just Say It Speech Therapy Services

22/08/2025

“Why are so many kids autistic now?” 🤔

Must be the vaccines. Or the tablets. Or Cocomelon. Or whatever TikTok told you to panic about today.

Nah, babe. What’s really wild is how y’all act like autism just popped up outta nowhere — when in reality, you grew up surrounded by undiagnosed autistic people. You just called it something else.

Your cousin wasn’t “lazy.” He just couldn’t function without routine.
Your uncle didn’t “give you the creeps.” He struggled with social cues.
Your grandpa with the strict breakfast routine and same chair every morning? That was sensory comfort and hyperfixation.
That classmate who was brilliant but never spoke?
The sibling who had meltdowns over scratchy clothes or loud sounds?
The kid who knew more about dinosaurs or trains than the teacher?
The adult who wears the exact same outfit every single day because it feels right?

You didn’t miss autism. You mislabeled it.
Autism isn’t new — but diagnosis is.
Awareness is.
Acceptance is.

So yeah, go ahead and keep blaming screen time or Tylenol if it makes you feel better — while entire generations of folks were dismissed as “weird,” “bad,” or “slow.”

It’s not a rise in autism.
It’s a rise in people finally being seen for who they really are. 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

11/12/2024

Please be aware of sensory and reactionary differences this Christmas

25/08/2024

It's Speech Pathology Week! Over the next seven days join us as we celebrate the wonderful speech pathologists who work with the more than 1.2 million Australians with communication and swallowing support needs.

Effective communication is key to building connections and understanding. This Speech Pathology Week, learn more about the vital role speech pathologists play in helping people of all ages. Get involved and spread awareness about the importance of communication.

This year's theme 'Communicate Your Way' explores the many ways that people communicate.

Happy Speech Pathology Week everyone. 💫

https://bit.ly/471vRHW

20/08/2023

Did you know that more than 4 million Australians will experience communication difficulty at some stage in their life? That’s a lot of people who may need the support of a certified speech pathologist.

Everyone can overcome communication barriers and live a good life with the right support.

This Speech Pathology Week (20 to 26 August) we celebrate certified speech pathologists who optimise quality of life for people with communication difficulty.

Speech Pathology Week seeks to promote the speech pathology profession and the work done by speech pathologist with the more than 1.1 million Australians who have a communication or swallowing disorder that impacts on their daily life. Communication

11/06/2023

27/08/2022

Communication is a basic human right.

We all benefit when everyone in our community can participate.

The theme for Speech Pathology Wee in 2022 is ‘Good Communication, Better Communities’.

There is no one universal disability experience, everyone with a communication disability has a story to tell.

Greater public dialogue about communication disabilities broadens awareness and helps create more informed and empathetic communities.

https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/week

16/02/2022

Some excellent strategies to deal with/minimise any meltdowns, not just for after school. Keep in mind that for some, this can be a daily struggle, not just a start-of-year or start-of-term struggle.

25/08/2021

Learning to read and write is a crucial part of a child’s development. Reading and writing (literacy) are essential skills for adults. Being literate means that people can understand and follow written instructions, find out information online or in books, write letters and emails, and send text messages. It also means that a child or adult is able to participate fully in their education and learning.

As the professionals who support children with communication difficulties, speech pathologists are a useful part of any literacy team. With literacy as the bedrock of communication, it is why speech pathologists understand that “communications is everyone’s right!”



https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/SPAweb/whats_on/Speech_Pathology_Week/SPAweb/What_s_On/Speech_Pathology_Week/Speech_Pathology_Week.aspx?hkey=bda669cc-f0ed-4c09-ba3f-58623572a886

22/08/2021

Today is the start of Speech Pathology Week (22-28 August). The week aims to promote the speech pathology profession and how speech pathologists work with the 1.2 million Australians who have communication disability to ensure that ‘communication is everyone’s right’.

speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/week

21/08/2021

Communication disability is largely invisible. Unseen and out-of-sight. That’s why in August every year we host Speech Pathology Week to make more Australians aware of the 1.2 million Australians with communication disability.

The speech pathology profession plays a critical role working with Australians with communication disability to ensure that “communication is everyone’s right”.

Speech Pathology Week seeks to promote the speech pathology profession and the work done by speech pathologist with the more than 1.1 million Australians who have a communication or swallowing disorder that impacts on their daily life. Communication

16/11/2019

Check out this example of how to include Key Word Sign to story time. We love language, reading and rhyming!

23/10/2019

So I'm a couple of days late, but the message is the same.

Please open the attachment for the basic "Mythbusting" and How to Help.

Research supports early intervention for the best outcome, but therapy at any age, including adults, can still make a difference.

This is one area where I do work with adult clients, so no matter your age, contact me to see how I can help increase your fluency.