In an effort to try and provide a variety of service options for our families we are pleased to announce our latest initiative. From January 12th 2015 for 6 weeks we will have 2 Speech Pathology students providing speech pathology consultations at very affordable rates. This is a great option for families for whom finances …Continue reading

From October 7th Chatterbugs and Holistic Solutions OT will be relocating around the corner in town to Level 1, 164 Margaret St (above Sofra’s restaurant). The new premises will be bigger, better and brighter. See you there!

Rachel Tosh (CPSP) has just published her first eBook entitled “The Essential Sight Words Guide for Parents”. The guide aims to provide parents with: 1. An understanding of how children learn sight words 2. Loads of simple and engaging games and activities for sight words 3. Skills to apply sight words into real-life contexts to …Continue reading

Great news. We now have new appointments available for clients with some of our staff. Just call Julianne on 1300 66 1945 to make an appointment.

Just got back after a great day at a workshop with Kristy Goodwin, “iPads are Appsolutely Amazing”. Here is my take on a few of the key points to consider: 1. Technology is not inherently good or evil it is just a tool and therefore it all depends on how, when and why we use …Continue reading

Counting and identifing how many things there are – it seems like a simple concept to those of us who mastered it many years ago but for some of our little people it can be extremely challenging. The most common difficulty I see with young children who are struggling with these concepts is a parent …Continue reading

Welcome to our newest team member Bethany. You may have already met Bethany as she has been training with us as a Allied Health Therapy Assistant (AHA) over the past three months and is now available for therapy sessions. AHA sessions are billed at approximately half the price of our regular therapy rates. Your child …Continue reading

Our new receptionist, the lovely Julianne, is ready to take your call regarding new appointments, rescheduling or cancelling an appointment. She will be taking calls from 8am until 5pm every weekday. If you require assistance outside of these hours please leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

For any interested paediatric speech pathologists and/or speech pathology students Rachel Tosh will be presenting on behalf of Speech Pathology Australia on 28th March 2014 in Brisbane. The presentation is titled, “Paediatric Home Programs: Evidence, Practice and Clinical Use”. This workshop aims to provide an overview of the literature as well as practical ideas for …Continue reading

We are pleased to announce that Claire Montague (Speech Pathologist) will be commencing a few sessions each week with Chatterbugs from Janaury 2014. Claire will be sharing her time across her work at Chatterbugs and ongoing employment with AEIOU Toowoomba. Welcome Claire!