Meg Engel Speech Pathologist

11/04/2026

A good article that reflects the realities of the proposed new service models.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-12/moderate-children-at-risk-under-thriving-kids-ndis/106385602?fbclid=IwY2xjawRHvklleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF0VmlUTWh2b01odjNMWk0wc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHtrHuYjXenxeft6BGkAEJvWfmg-utSS0CdSm0DZkd6_dhmSBQ2kNDpO1u6Kv_aem_k-h0RxKvir3FqsJEeIkY4g

With just months to go until Thriving Kids starts, parents and experts are warning a particular cohort of children is at risk of falling through the cracks.

22/02/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CYkUsyS2y/

28/12/2025

https://www.princeton.edu/news/2025/07/09/major-autism-study-uncovers-biologically-distinct-subtypes-paving-way-precision

Interesting article!

The research is a transformative step toward understanding the condition's genetic underpinnings and potential for personalized care.

10/09/2025

https://www.acd.org.au/a-good-life/

An online information hub for young people with disability and their families, to help with the transition to a good post-school life.

10/09/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Z8rdpheZN/

02/08/2025

Great story
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17DCbQ3UC7/

12/06/2025

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16P933Un2j/

10/02/2025

Great story! Can't wait to see the research results.

 Isaiah Grewal was in speech classes by the time he was two. He wasn’t saying the words other kids his age were saying, or responding normally when people spoke to him. When publicly funded speech classes didn’t work, his parents got him into special, private classes. Still, he did not speak....

18/01/2025

27/10/2023

https://neurosciencenews.com/zoom-conversations-social-neuroscience-24996/?fbclid=IwAR1YUz8zw3am9HemdKl9Qsz37B8wREqjA_h8W8g5RTLvdUp7LSfUVr8zWMs

The research suggests online faces, with present technology, don't engage our social neural circuits as effectively.

04/09/2023

When we see a child with "challenging" behaviours, we must ask ourselves a few questions first.
* What's causing this behaviour? (We need to understand what a stress/nervous system response looks like)
*What is the expectation being placed on them, and are they able to meet that expectation? (If not, we will see behaviour to communicate that.)
*What's getting in the way? (Quite often, its a lagging skill)
*How do I help them?

When we ask questions and get curious about exactly what it is they are having difficulty with, and we don't mention the behaviour, it's amazing how much we can find out about what they are struggling with.

Dr Ross Greene is heading to Aus in November. I highly recommend his training to teachers, school counsellors, psychologists, ADHD coaches and parents.