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Savage Speech Pathology, Lithgow (2025)

30/04/2025

Thank you to those who have registered for the Preschool Educator Workshop, this workshop is now full!
If you missed out on a spot I will be running another workshop in 2026

19/03/2025

Preschool Educator Workshop 2025
📣Due to the overwhelming response of this workshop, it will now be delivered at The Lithgow Transformation Hub ()
📣Spaces are limited to 20 participants only.
📣Invitations have been sent this afternoon to all Lithgow preschools and early learning centres.
📣Registration for the workshop will open at 6pm tonight and will close on 2nd May 2025. Please email savagespeechpathology@outlook.com to register

11/03/2025

📣 Calling all preschool educators 📣
I WANT YOU

I have been busy creating a Preschool Educator Workshop to support all of our wonderful early childhood teachers who support our little ones on childhood speech, language and play development.

This workshop aims to achieve the following
📣Help educators identify ‘red flags’ for communication development in children aged 3-5
📣Provide ‘tools in your tool-belt’ to help develop children’s communication and play skills at preschool and when to refer to speech pathology
📣Strengthen the relationship between educators, parents and speech pathologists

If this is something that you’re interested in for either yourself or all educators at your centre, please reach out! This is something that I’ve been wanting to offer to the Lithgow community for such a long time and I’m so excited that it is finally ready 🎉

📧savagespeechpathology@outlook.com
📱0419 096 135

16/01/2025

Welcome to 2025 ⭐️
The toys (and speech therapist) have had a wonderful break and are excited to see you all again!

If you are worried about your child’s talking, now is a great time to reach out! There are some appointment spots still available over the holidays before school returns. Get in quick though, they are filling fast!

📧savagespeechpathology@outlook.com
📱0419096135

04/09/2024

I am excited to be attending tonight to talk about all things speech pathology and school readiness as part of Blue Mountains Grammar School’s kindergarten information evening.

If you are unable to attend and would like to have the ‘tips for school readiness’ handout that I have made for families attending tonight please email savagespeechpathology@outlook.com and I will send you a copy!

25/08/2024

Happy Speech Pathology week! 🗣️📖🤟

This year’s theme is celebrating the many different ways people can communicate. I have the best job because I help children find their voices.
Every person has the right to communicate and sometimes, it’s the those little voices, that have the biggest things to say!

I am looking forward to celebrating Speech Pathology Week with other speech pathologists in the Lithgow area and my clients, it’s going to be a fun week 🫧🫧

23/04/2024

Savage Speech Pathology is a finalist in this year’s Western NSW Business Awards.

To have my business recognised at a local level was incredible. To now have my small business recognised and showcased at a regional level, alongside other businesses from Lithgow to Broken Hill, is completely unfathomable. I am lost for words (as a speech pathologist this never happens!)

The awards are on Friday 31st May in Bathurst. I am looking forward to meeting other businesses in the region and cheer on the Lithgow businesses who have also been named as finalists

21/03/2024

21st March is World Down Syndrome Day. The date was chosen to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down Syndrome. 💙💛
This years’ theme is: End the stereotypes - I am very lucky to be able to work with some lovely children with Down Syndrome and their wonderful families. My approach to therapy is always ‘see the able, not the label’ and I work closely with families and carers to set goals that are functional for their child in order for them to be the best that they can be and thrive! 💙🧦💛

To learn more about Down Syndrome, head to worlddownsyndromeday.org. They have some fantastic resources!

12/03/2024

Today is swallowing awareness day 🍼🥛☕️🍹
Dysphagia (dis-fay-jah)can affect anyone regardless of their age. Often when people hear dysphagia they think of older people however did you know that some of our youngest and most fragile infants can have dysphagia?

Did you know?
👶 during pregnancy, the sucking reflex isn’t fully developed until 36 weeks. Babies who are born before this time may have difficulties sucking (dysphagia) and may need to be fed via a nasogastric tube (NGT) and practice sucking on a dummy or empty breast to help develop this reflex
👶sucking is a complex process for our little ones. They need to be able to coordinate their sucking, swallowing and breathing to successfully feed. When this isn’t coordinated babies may: not suck efficiently, not feed effectively, breathe at the wrong time and risk milk going down the wrong way (aspiration). Babies who also suck and swallow but not breathe may fatigue quicker and need to take more breaks during a feed to give their body time to take in oxygen
👶babies are born with wonderful reflexes that give them a little extra help to feed. One reflex is the rooting reflex. When the nipple/teat is touched to baby’s lips/nose/cheek their head will automatically turn to that direction and they will open their mouths to find it, latch and start sucking
👶in the first week of life, if baby has 8 feeds a day, that’s 56 times they get to practice coordinating their sucking, swallowing and breathing!
🚩 coughing, changing colour, watery eyes, a furrowed brow, finger splaying, increased temperature, wet/gurgly cry and being unsettled after a feed are all red flags that something is impacting your baby’s ability to feed safely and successfully. If you see any of these contact a doctor/speech pathologist/midwife immediately! 🚩

Would you like to know more about dysphagia? Head to the Speech Pathology Australia website for more information or reach out: savagespeechpathology@outlook.com

04/02/2024

Welcome back to 2024. 🌸
Building rapport with children (and their families) is very important! Finding out what a child likes (and doesn’t like) and what they’re good at (and would like to be better at) helps me learn more about them!

So…let’s get to know each other a little better!

❓How long have I been a Speech Pathologist for: 7 years!! Time flies when you’re having fun! My first ever job was a lifeguard at the Lithgow Pool.

❓What days do I work: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. I work another job on Monday and Tuesdays (if you call/email me on those days you typically won’t hear from me until Wednesday)

❓Where do I work: I offer school visits(Wednesdays only) and have a clinic room at Lithgow Valley Medical Practice.

❓What is my favourite food: Chocolate (all of my clients would have been able to answer that)

❓What do I do when I’m not at work: I like to work in my veggie garden, spend time with my family and chase after my energetic dog, Rip (he’s a cattle x kelpie so has a lot of energy)

❓What is the best thing about my job: when a child does something for the first time (I love seeing the child’s face and their parent’s face too). Also bubbles, every session always ends with bubbles!!

❓What is my favourite area of speech pathology: I love making sessions fun and working on a bunch of different things but I have a keen interest in paediatric feeding, stuttering and language development

👋🏼Hello I’m Meg and I’m a Speech Pathologist, but I am also a business owner, partner, daughter, sister, friend, dog-mum and aspiring veggie gardener.
I’d love to know more about you all!
📧savagespeechpathology@outlook.com

20/12/2023

I would like to wish everyone a lovely Christmas and a safe, happy and healthy 2024.🎄🎁

Thank you for all of your support and business this year. 2023 has been a phenomenal year for Savage Speech Pathology and I know that 2024 is going to be even better!

🎄Exciting News🎄
I will be adding an extra day in 2024 which will shorten my waiting times for regular therapy! If you are concerned about your child’s communication, now is a great time to refer your child to Savage Speech Pathology.

🎄More Exciting News🎄
I have some availabilities in January for assessments and holiday therapy. If you would like an appointment please contact me. I have times available on the following dates:
🎁Thursday January 18th
🎁Friday January 19th
🎁Thursday January 25th
Please get in quick as spots are filling fast!

📱0419 096 135
📧savagespeechpathology@outlook.com

I will be spending Christmas with my family and will not be checking emails or returning calls from 6pm 22nd December - 7th January.

See you all in 2024
Meg 😊

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