Start Smart Tasmania

04/04/2025

A fascinating podcast with Vincent Fantauzzo, one of Australia’s most successful portrait artists, in which he reflects on how dyslexia and ADHD have influenced his life.

*Language warning

When artist Vincent Fantauzzo was a boy he was a street-fighting petty criminal with dyslexia and a blazing talent for drawing. He escaped jail time, and grew up to become one of Australia's most well-known portrait artists. VIncent Fantauzzo is one of Australia's most successful portrait artists. F...

01/04/2025

Congratulations to Tania on successfully completing her BreathCoach Mini Residency. She is now BreathCoach Level One Certified in the Buteyko Method, and looking forward to using her skills to support our clients with speech and breathing concerns.

20/03/2025

Last chance to book for our Dyslexia 101 workshop!
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Upcoming Dylexia workshop for educators!

15/03/2025

A beautiful message, likely to resonate with many families of ND individuals.

18/02/2025

Upcoming Dylexia workshop for educators!

13/02/2025

An amazing opportunity for any Year 7 students diagnosed with dyslexia. Book quickly as it will sell out.

05/02/2025

Escape room fun at our recent team meeting. Great way to kick off 2025!

24/11/2024

It is with both sadness and excitement that we farewelled our fabulous speech pathologist, Steph Jones, this week. We wish Steph all the very best as she begins her maternity leave. We can't wait to meet the newest addition very soon!

29/10/2024

It was a pleasure to last night present a workshop for Square Pegs Tasmania Dyslexia Support & Advocacy on Advocating for your dyslexic child in Tasmanian schools. Keep an eye out for the Devonport workshop early in 2025.

20/10/2024

We are delighted to welcome Jessica Terry, our new Speech Pathologist, to the Start Smart Tasmania team! Jess has experience in supporting children and families to overcome communication challenges, in NSW and Tasmania, and has already started working with our clients. Welcome Jess!

13/10/2024

The small but dedicated team at Start Smart Tasmania help children speak and learn to read.

They’ve used a grants program to develop an app to ensure Tassie youngsters overcome challenges with communicating and literacy.

We back our small business because we want Tassie to be a great place to start, run and grow a business 💙🙌🇦🇺

07/10/2024

A couple of articles from yesterday’s Examiner and Mercury on our newest app.

02/10/2024

Late night working on our new app! Keep an eye out - it’s coming soon! 👀

25/09/2024

Now taking bookings for our high school transiton group program!

20/09/2024

We are thrilled to welcome our newest Allied Health Assistant, Alysha, to the Start Smart Tasmania team! Alysha brings extensive experience in education and care settings, and especially enjoys working with our younger speech pathology clients. Welcome, Alysha!

14/09/2024

Now taking bookings for our school holiday Dyslexia Awareness workshops. Perfect for students who are still learning about their dyslexia diagnosis. We cover the strengths and challenges, and share strategies and experiences.

11/09/2024

We are delighted to welcome Kate Allen, our new Allied Health Assistant, to the Start Smart Tasmania team! Kate appreciates the crucial and diverse role that speech pathologists play in children's lives, and the impact that early intervention can have on helping them reach their potential. She is looking forward to supporting this important work. 🌟👏

05/09/2024

Welcome back to Emily, our wonderful speech pathologist, from maternity leave. Emily works with clients from our Scottsdale office. Give us a call on 63888457 for more information on how Emily may be able to support your child.