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25.01.2022 This week is National Stroke Week. The key to surviving a stroke is to get treatment AS SOON AS YOU NOTICE THE SIGNS. SIGNS OF STROKE IN MEN AND WOMEN:... Sudden numbness or weakness in the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body. Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or difficulty understanding speech. Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes. Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance, or lack of coordination. Sudden severe headache with no known cause. OTHER SIGNS THAT WOMEN HAVE REPORTED ARE: Fainting or loss of consciousness Seizures or hallucinations Shortness of breath General body weakness Nausea or vomiting Hiccups (Yes, seriously) Call 000 right away if you or someone else has any of these symptoms. Acting F.A.S.T. Is Key for Stroke Acting F.A.S.T. can help stroke patients get the treatments they desperately need. If you think someone may be having a stroke, act F.A.S.T. and do the following simple test: FFace: Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? AArms: Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? SSpeech: Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is the speech slurred or strange? TTime: If you see any of these signs, call 000 right away.

25.01.2022 During such strange times when we feel so much is out of our control, its nice to step back and look at all the things WE CAN control. I certainly needed to read this today

25.01.2022 No easy thing to do. What a brave BIG boy you are Charlie!

24.01.2022 Ive had my fair share of toothaches!

24.01.2022 Its been a busy weekend moving offices, but we finally got there! Just finishing up the final touches. You may see me walking around tomorrow with a hammer hanging wall art, but we are open for business! Thank you to our wonderful helpers! We will see you all in our new space this week! More pics to come.

23.01.2022 LOOVE THIS! What a gorgeous surprise for this speech pathologist. Just beautiful. All the feels

22.01.2022 Happy birthday to our wonderful speech therapist, Amelia! You are an absolute rockstar therapist and I think I speak for all of our Changing Tides families when I say WE LOVE YOU! We hope you have had a great day. Enjoy the cake tonight! @ Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia

22.01.2022 Cannot wait to get my hands on these bad boys tomorrow! A HUGE thank you to the wonderful Casey Dale (based in Frenchs Forest) for making these fun face masks for our therapists within a two day turn around! You are a lifesaver! As speech pathologists its so crucial that our patients can see our mouths - and these designs match our personalities well . Mine is the one with donuts Which one is your fave?... If anyone is after a mask I strongly recommend Casey! Happy weekend!

21.01.2022 Happy Monday! Our talented speech pathologist Amelia Laurendet teamed up with SATB2 Gene Foundation in the U.S. to provide a webinar discussing AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) and how to best support families who use it. Thank you SATB2 Gene Foundation for the wonderful work that you do with our families!... You can check out the video here or on YouTube

21.01.2022 A very important message from a mother of a daughter with cerebral palsy. Making playgrounds accessible to ALL of our kids is a MUST. Thank you Nabanita Sen Bekkers for making this video all the way from The Netherlands!

20.01.2022 Who loves to eat and drink?! Now imagine you couldnt? Imagine your throat couldnt physically swallow properly to safely eat a burger or drink a cup of coffee? ... This is called dysphagia, and it affects thousands of Australians. You may know someone. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an adjunctive modality to traditional exercise - it combines electrical stimulation with the benefits of typical swallowing exercises. This helps to accelerate strengthening, restore function, and help the brain remap the swallow. Research supports the combination of these therapies to improve treatment outcomes. The use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the treatment of dysphagia is one of the most researched dysphagia therapy interventions. It is supported by compelling clinical data published in peer-reviewed literature. Our speech therapist Carly demos the electrodes on her swallowing muscles

20.01.2022 Still relevant 4 years later. Breastfeeding is the most natural way of feeding a baby, and mothers shouldnt feel self conscious doing this in public. I think we are moving forward but we still need more awareness and education around this with the general public. We wouldnt want to eat our lunch in the bathroom or a stuffy room...why should they??

19.01.2022 So cool. Choose your thoughts wisely!

18.01.2022 ** Linguistics ** Just one area Speech Pathologists cover!

18.01.2022 Welcome to our new videos! DYSPHAGIA QUESTION Whats the difference between a TENS machine (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) and an NMES machine (neuromuscular electrical stimulation)??... Here is your answer! Please comment with any questions you have or further topics youd like us to discuss

17.01.2022 Pssst....guess what? We have some exciting news..... WE ARE MOVING!! We will be relocating to a bigger and better space in Brookvale over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime we will be busy making our new digs look all pretty and ready for you all. ... We cant wait to share it with you! Watch this space

17.01.2022 Happy FriYAY! Cheeky little after work drinks with our wonderful speechies and clinical psychologist. From left to right - Susie, Amy, Carly, Amelia. ... Sending everyone lots of good vibes going into the weekend, and hoping you get some time to relax or do something fun. Much love Xx

16.01.2022 An impromptu photo op (while the girls are trying to run out the door) to commemorate the very last time me, Carly and Amelia are altogether in our old clinic! On to bigger and better adventures - stay tuned! #newclinic

16.01.2022 FUSSY EATERS AND PROBLEM FEEDERS... theres more to it than just putting food straight into the mouth! For some kids, there are LOTS of steps they need to go through first. This can be because of both sensory (sight, smell, touch, sound, taste of foods) and psychological components like anxiety. Start with creating POSITIVE experiences during mealtime, which means making it FUN and MESSY.... In this video you see us move through different stages: > tolerating food in front of us (sight) > interacting with the food (using my hand) > touching the food, smelling the food, and finally tasting the food. Check out our little superstar, Flynn! Video by Flynns dad #speechpathology #slpeeps #slps #speechies #alliedhealth #alliedhealthprofessionals #alliedhealthcare #speech #language #feedingtherapy #problemeaters #fussyfeeders #sensory #sosapproachtofeeding #sosapproach #feedingtherapist #feedingstrategies #mumsofinstagram #pickyeaters #mealtime #feedingkids #foodaversions #foodexperience #feedingtips #newfoods #changingtidesspeech

15.01.2022 Our new space is open for business! You can find us at 115/20 Dale St, Brookvale. Heres a little sneak peak @ Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia

14.01.2022 Today is R U OK, day. See below video of Amy Wheaton from Noohra Psychology explaining how we can spot the signs that someone may not be OK, how to start a conversation, and how to help take action and find support for someone in need. Amy works in our clinic on Wednesdays and Fridays.... #RUOK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51wqbWsDjKw

13.01.2022 July is FRAGILE X awareness month. . Fragile X-associated Disorders are a family of inherited conditions. These disorders include a wide range of physical, intellectual and behavioural symptoms that can affect family members in different ways. .... About 90,000 people in Australia are impacted by Fragile X in some way as carriers of Fragile X, or with Fragile X syndrome. . Fragile X syndrome is the leading cause of inherited intellectual disability, affecting about 1 in 4,000 males and about 1 in 6,000 females. . Both males and females can be carriers of the Fragile X gene alteration, and are called premutation carriers. About 1 in 250 women and 1 in 800 men are Fragile X premutation carriers. . Visit fragilex.org.au for more info See more

12.01.2022 We love building on our professional skills! In early October our talented speech pathologists Amelia and Carly completed their formal training in PROMPT Therapy. PROMPT is an acronym for Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets. ... The PROMPT Therapy technique is a tactile-kinesthetic approach that uses touch cues to a patient's articulators (jaw, tongue, lips) to manually guide them through a targeted word, phrase or sentence. This is one of my FAVOURITE therapy tools for speech goals as tactile cues give crucial feedback to the brain which allows for faster, more effective progress. Because of COVID Amelia and Carly completed a live course online, and got to practise on each other - fun times! #prompttherapy #promptinstitute

12.01.2022 Today kicks off Speech Pathology Week for 2020! This is one of my favourite weeks as its an opportunity to promote the wonderful world of what we do as Speech Pathologists. For me personally, I had no idea of the scope a Speech Pathologist actually covered (speech, language, fluency, voice, social skills, literacy AND feeding to name a few), until I started studying it as a mature age student, later in my 20s. Now I can say with my hand on my heart, that I cannot ima...gine working as anything else. After a failed attempt at high school and then later Event Management (seriously who was I kidding??), my job now entails helping people to communicate and eat. How GOOD is that?? Those who know me, know just how perfect this job is The theme for Speech Pathology Week in 2020 is: COMMUNICATING WITH CONFIDENCE! Here are some facts: 1.2 million Australians live with communication disability. communication disability is largely invisible. Unseen and out-of-sight. more confident communication helps maximise educational, health and social outcomes. And our last IMPORTANT fact: communication is MORE than just speech Ive taken the @speechpathaus social media challenge and posted a pic of our boy Flynn, who is COMMUNICATING WITH CONFIDENCE, using ProloQuo2Go (a speech generating app on the ipad). Flynn cant use verbal words with his mouth, so he gets to communicate using an assistive communication device. Here he selects buttons to say Hi Cookie (his dog). Other pics show Flynn during a feeding session - getting comfortable with new food and drink! @ Brookvale, New South Wales, Australia

12.01.2022 How to talk to kids about their food We need to use THEIR LANGUAGE. So as much as we want to tell them its good for you, sometimes this just doesnt have as much pull as it gives you a strong brain or it helps you see in the dark! ... Love this post by @kids.eat.in.color

09.01.2022 Say hi to Yuma He has a tracheostomy to help him breathe and a nasogastric tube for feeding. When you have a tracheostomy, air from the lungs passes out of the tracheostomy tube instead of travelling through the voice box (larynx) and out of the mouth. ... This impacts Yumas ability to use his voice and make sounds. Amelia is supporting Yuma to communicate and interact in alternate non-verbal ways. LOOK AT THAT LITTLE FACE! @speechpathaus #communicatingwithconfidence

09.01.2022 AM I YOUR BABY? I am a picky eater or problem feeder. I am not misbehaving or naughty ... I just lack the skills necessary to eat like you do Eating is the only physical task that uses all my organ systems, all my muscles, and ALL 8 SENSES, yes 8! smell taste touch sight sound body awareness in space balance/spatial orientation internal state of the body e.g. hungry vs full) 1 in 5 kiddos have trouble learning to eat new foods and only half resolve without support. But there IS support out there! Contact your local speech pathologist who specialises in feeding difficulties to gather more info and go from there. Xx

09.01.2022 One of our Changing Tides families was on 60 minutes last night. You may recall their story from the news back in 2016, involving a hospital mix up with oxygen and nitrous oxide. Her parents have fought hard to introduce a new law in Australia that has just now been passed, which requires any tradesperson installing medical gas lines to be LICENSED. Amelia Khan is a FIGHTER, against all the odds. And we love her dearly. Her family want her story shared, so please feel free t...o share on your pages. https://www.9now.com.au//20/clip-ckb4ygeaq001h0in4bqow74y4 https://www.9now.com.au//20/clip-ckb4yjk56001m0gm9od8sq5xy

07.01.2022 This week is World Breastfeeding Week Check out this gorgeous pic of fellow Speech Pathologist Rosemary Hodges with her beautiful bub! (Photo credit: Melrose Lane Photography) The theme of World Breastfeeding Week 2020 is Support breastfeeding for a healthier planet. ... Breastmilk is a natural, renewable food that is produced and delivered to the consumer without pollution, packaging or waste. When we protect and support mothers and breastfeeding, we are also reducing the impact on our air, water and land, protecting our young ones and future generations. Breastfeeding provides every child with the best possible start in life. It delivers health, nutritional and emotional benefits to both children and mothers. And it forms part of a sustainable food system. But while breastfeeding is a natural process, it is not always easy. Mothers need support both to get started and to sustain breastfeeding. Skilled counselling services can empower mothers and ensure that they receive this support, along with the information, the advice, and the reassurance they need to nourish their babies optimally. Breastfeeding counselling can help mothers to build confidence while respecting their individual circumstances and choices. For more info, head to the Australian Breastfeeding Association https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/world-breastfeeding-week

05.01.2022 KEYWORD SIGNS We love them! But what is it? Keyword sign is the use of signs and natural gestures to support communication and the language development of children and/or adults with communication difficulties. ... It is a form of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (i.e. a communication method other than speech e.g. using pictures, sign or a communication device). Speech pathologists regularly use keyword signs in therapy. We especially love teaching parents and siblings so everyone can use them at home! Keyword signing uses signs from Auslan (Australian Sign Language). So you could share them with the whole family and let them know that they are learning a new language! Our sign of the week is happy https://youtu.be/VqxAWpn8Uc0

05.01.2022 Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for the treatment of swallowing disorders (dysphagia). What an incredible little device this is. Watch our page for upcoming videos about what this treatment is and how it works (side note, this is one of my favourite areas!)

05.01.2022 Its International Left Handers Day! Lets give a big shout out to my fellow emotional, creative, musically talented and imaginative lefties! Share this post and tag your left handed friends and family to wish them a happy day!... #lefthandersday

05.01.2022 What are FIVE things that Speech Pathologists do, you ask? 1. Assess levels of speech, language, voice, social skills, literacy, feeding or swallowing difficulties 2. Identify treatment options... 3. Create and carry out an individualised treatment plan that addresses specific functional needs 4. Educate and train children and adults on how to achieve their goals 5. Counsel individuals and families on how to cope with communication and feeding/swallowing disorders Feel free to leave any questions or comments you may have about the role of a speech pathologist and our scope of practice

04.01.2022 Its been an exciting week in our office as our wonderful therapists played around with some fun assistive communication technology! We had the honour of doing a Zoom training session with Control Bionics, the creators of Neuronode Trilogy. Neuronode Trilogy combines the worlds first wearable EMG assistive communication device AND eye gaze software. Which basically means, when you wiggle a finger/toe/eyebrow or look at a button on your computer, IT WILL TALK FOR YOU. ... It benefits those living with paralysis or loss of speech. It gives those with motor neuron disease, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy and many others a connection to the world again. In the pics our speech therapists Carly, Amelia and Susie are having a play. Amelia is concentrating hard as she makes the computer talk by using her eye gaze and by moving her wrist. We even got a special visit from the lovely Rima from The Speech Spot!

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01.01.2022 Love this summary for introducing textured foods #repost from @chikidsfeeding ... Solving feeding struggles: gagging My toddler has texture issues. He gags on everything unless its blended. Is your child having trouble transitioning off smooth pures? Does he continue to gag during meals? If so, start here: . Work on mouthing. This typically starts around 5 months, and continues. Babies should be mouthing all the time. Maybe your baby skipped this step, or only did it a little. If so, thats ok. But, start now! Give your child a variety of stick shaped objects to hold and bring to his mouth. Help him bring these to his mouth by gently guiding his hand. If this is hard, add a favorite flavor to entice him, use a mirror, and/or practice on a doll! Mouthing will help your child: - Move the gag reflex back - Desensitize the mouth - Learn the borders of the mouth - Improve tongue movement - Advance and strengthen chewing. Its SO important!! . Gradually change your childs preferred smooth pures! Make tiny tiny changes, one step at a time so he barely notices a change. Try: Using a hard solid (like a long, raw carrot, frozen bagel strip, long celery stick) that he wont bite into. Hell use this to scoop the food and will get a slight change in taste. Add a very small amount of fork mashed table food (fork masked banana shown here, or try avocado, steamed carrots, sweet potato). Start small and mix in. Gradually add more over time. Add crumbs of a meltable solid (like graham cracker, ritz cracker, rice risks, puffs). Again, little by little! Try a textured spoon (not pictured here). Textured spoons add a very subtle texture sensation when your child takes a bite. . Another key: Make sure your child is feeding himself!! Many times when kids struggle with gagging its because a parent is feeding them. When a child feeds himself, he wont be surprised by whats coming! . Does your little one struggle with this? Let me know in the comments and Ill try to provide suggestions for you! I promise it will get better. Just be patient and follow your childs lead!