How AAC has changed life for Lachie and his family
Lachie was 4 months of age when he started coming to Kids Plus. We spoke to Lachie’s mum, Kylie, about how Kids Plus and Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) has changed their [...]
Welcome to our newest team member – George
When George and his family – who includes mum and dad Jacqui and Todd, and siblings Sara, William and Lachlan – started coming to Kids Plus many years ago, little did George know that he [...]
Noah on communication during COVID-19 and the importance of AAC
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 [...]
Mighty Owen’s New Book Tells the Story of Life with a Disability
The Adventures of Mighty Owen is helping others understand how the world can be processed differently when you have a disability. Born at 32 weeks and weighing only 880 grams, Owen Roehrs entered [...]
Kelly’s infant massage training in Christchurch
Our clinical director, Kelly, recently attended a four-day training program in Christchurch, NZ, as part of becoming a certified infant massage instructor with the International Association of [...]
Jimmy’s ‘Push for Palsy’ with his daughter Lucy
In amongst the thousands of participants at Run Melbourne this year, Jimmy McCowan will be taking part with his daughter, Lucy. Jimmy made the decision to run 21.1km with Lucy in the pram to [...]
Albie’s story as told by his mum Emma
We’ve been really lucky to have Kids Plus on board pretty early in the piece when Albie was about three months old. We first saw Sarah for our evaluation, and got a referral through Dr Peter [...]
$20,000 granted to our baby program by Geelong Community Foundation
Thanks to the Geelong Community Foundation who have granted $20,000 to Kids Plus Foundation in support of our ‘Baby Program’. Unique to Kids Plus Foundation, the program is an early intervention [...]
