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Allied Health Partnerships (AHP) is celebrating 40 years of partnering with schools throughout Australia, ensuring that rural NSW schools are not missing out! Sue Wilks, CEO of AHP, has been supporting rural and remote communities for more than 20 years. AHP provides school-based therapies, including Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Music Therapy, Counselling, and more. In…

My child should be reading by Kindergarten…  That Sounds-Write! By Speech Therapist from Allied Health Partnerships, Nicole “When should my child be reading by?” “Why can’t my child read yet?” “How can I tell if they’re having trouble with reading?” “How can I help my child’s reading difficulties?” These are just a few questions that…

Unlock the Power of Teletherapy: Transform Your Child’s Therapeutic Experience Teletherapy is not just a modern alternative to traditional therapy—it’s a revolution that’s changing how we access our allied health support. Although teletherapy has existed for longer than we might realise, it has surged in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming one of the leading…

Advice for Aspiring Sp’s Over the course of my career, I have had the privilege of being a Clinical Educator – partnering with Universities to supervise students on their clinical placements. The most eye-opening part of the whole experience is how reciprocal the supervisory experience is. Initially, I thought the trade would just be my…

The AAC Connect Project was designed to address significant challenges in Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) for children with special needs. Focused on fostering community engagement, the program aimed to bridge the gap between AAC device use in schools and at home. With a particular emphasis on empowering families, the Project sought to enhance caregiver’s…

In a world where we are surrounded with an abundance of information every single day, the ability to read proficiently has never been more important. So as a passionate advocate of literacy working in schools, it really is disheartening to hear that 1 in 3 of our students are failing to learn how to read…

Did you know that a person could be Left handed, Right Handed, Mixed Dominant or Ambidextrous? A lot of people who think they are Ambidextrous are actually what is classified as “Mixed Dominant.” This means you use different hands for different tasks. For Example you might use your left hand for writing and right hand…

Well it’s January again, and soon our children will be heading back to school – for some its their first time and for others its just another year. But it usually means they will have a new teacher, a new set of personalities and a new set of adventures ahead of them. My 3 children…

Thanks for following up from our previous blog!So your child is now ready to write – how do you make sure they learn to write their name well and without stress?? You use a lot of PLAY! Here are some tips! 2. Move to writing– 3. Then when they are comfortable with the order of the letters,…

For Children, writing their own name is a huge milestone. They can identify themselves, they can identify their belongings and… if they are anything like most kids, they can graffiti it on tables, walls, toys and beds and then blatantly deny it to your face! But even we, as parents, feel this sense of achievement…

My husband and I were out the other week with our 3 kids and we were excessively praising our 4 year old daughter for eating a hot chip that actually had some potato inside it (AKA a fat chip) and it got me thinking how weird we looked to other people at the club… Why…

It’s that time of year again – Our children are off to school!I can already hear some parents cheering, some crying and others cursing that they have to start setting alarms again! But for those with children starting Kindergarten for the first time it can be stressful and confusing for both you and your child!…