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By Speech Pathologists Jenna and Mikayla. In a previous article, we talked about the importance of reading books for building literacy skills, improving language and for social interaction. In [...]

  By Jenna O’Brien (Senior Speech Pathologist – Kids Plus Foundation) and Eleanor Francis (Speech Pathologist, Therapy Consultant – Liberator). It seems hard to quantify just how [...]

I like cooking at home. I like chatting with my carers using our communication devices. It makes me feel like a celebrity. Something that has been hard for me during COVID-19 is when my [...]

The recent introduction of our virtual story time group has the speech pathology team thinking about the importance of reading and how much fun books can be! We all know books are great for young [...]

Well, hello there! My name is Noah, I have cerebral palsy quadriplegia and I am nonverbal. During these crazy times, it has been difficult not seeing friends and loved ones, but thanks to the [...]

Being a good communication partner becomes especially important when you are communicating with someone who uses Alternative and Augmentative communication (AAC) and when you are stuck at home [...]

We would like to thank everyone for their interest in the inaugural Kids Plus Conference Changemakers 2020: Community implementation of developmental disability practices, which was scheduled to [...]

Our fifth Surf Coast Trek would have taken place yesterday. Unfortunately with State and Federal regulations and to do our part in minimising the spread of COVID-19, the event wasn’t able [...]

In light of the current situation surrounding COVID-19, we have put together a resource page for families and carers to find information on sourcing important supplies, finding support and [...]

Kids Plus is fully committed to client, family and staff safety and wellbeing, and as such we have suspended all face-to-face client sessions until further notice. The decision to suspend client [...]