Sydney Speech OT
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Our Services
Speech Pathology
Communication is the foundation of connection. At Sydney Speech OT, we provide thorough diagnostic assessments and evidence-based speech therapy tailored to the unique needs of children, adolescents and young adults. Our certified practising speech pathologists are here to help with the following family-centred services.
Early Language Development: Suitable for infants and toddlers (15 months to 3 years). Early communication intervention is best for late talkers, children who are slow to reach their communication milestones, use fewer words, or form shorter phrases than their peers.
Speech Sound Disorders: For preschoolers, school age children and older students who have poor articulation, phonological processes, lack speech clarity, are ‘difficult to understand’ or have specific speech errors such as a lisp.
Stuttering (Fluency): For children and adults who have difficulties with ‘getting words out’ and will benefit from smooth speech techniques such as the Lidcombe Program.
Language Disorders: For people of all ages who have difficulties with learning new words, using accurate grammar, understanding spoken or written information, following instructions, forming sentences, expressing simple to complex ideas, describing experiences and sharing a sequence of events.
Social Language (Pragmatics) and Social Skills Support: For people of all ages who need support with communicating in social situations, understanding facial expressions, tone of voice, proximity (e.g. personal space), conversation strategies and techniques to interact with family members, make friends, participate in conversations or interact with colleagues in the workplace. Infants and toddlers who have little or limited engagement with their parents, and appear to be ‘in their own world’ will also benefit from this support.
Literacy Support: For school -age students and young adults experiencing difficulties with phonological awareness, reading, writing and spelling.
Assistive Technology (AAC): For people of all ages who require assistance with using their communication system more effectively or may need an assessment to identify an AAC system that is suitable for them and their family to use long-term.
Voice Disorders: For children, teenagers and young adults who have difficulties with using their voice effectively, e.g. rough or breathy vocal quality.
Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapy is about enabling independence through infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood by supporting the need to-do’s and want to-do’s in your daily life.
At Sydney Speech OT, our Occupational Therapists tailor everyday activities and goal-oriented strategies to grow a ‘can do‘ mindset and bring meaning and purpose to life’s occupations.
Our Occupational Therapists can help you build skills to reach milestones for development and/or recovery. We can help adjust the environment so you can cope better with changes and function at your best.
Meet your team
Experienced in giving you and your children the best start
Ilona Sim
Principal Speech Pathologist
B.App.Sc (Sp Path) Hons I., MSPA, CPSP.
Ilona is a certified practising speech pathologist who graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours in 2015. She has clinical experience in providing diagnostic assessments, early intervention and therapy to children, adolescents and young adults in home, clinic, community and school settings.
She supports families with their therapy through her experience in the disability sector, ECEI (NDIS) planning and early childhood education across community health, private practice and not-for-profit organisations.
Ilona enjoys working with people who have complex communication disorders (e.g. speech, language, stuttering, voice, literacy, social skills needs), autism, developmental delay, intellectual disability and various genetic conditions or chromosomal disorders. She also provides coaching to empower parents, caregivers, teachers and support workers in their roles.
She delights in enabling people of all ages and abilities to communicate meaningfully and effectively through verbal speech, written language, Key Word Sign and personalised AAC systems. These might include visuals (e.g. PECS, choice boards) or their own speech generating device with language software programs that unique to their needs (e.g. LAMP Words For Life, Proloquo2Go, Unity).
Isabel Sim
Principal Occupational Therapist
B.App.Sc (OT) Hons I.
Isabel is an AHPRA registered Occupational Therapist. She graduated from the University of Sydney with first class honours and a research publication with the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.
She has clinical experience since 2012, working in Sydney with paediatric and adult clients across private practices, NSW Mental Health, NDIS and the disability sector.
Isabel provides Occupational Therapy support for infants, children, young people, adults and families with a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach.
She is passionate about enabling and promoting family connections, sensory regulation, early intervention, child development, chronic pain management, functional independence, healthy lifestyles, activity re-engagement, inclusive community participation, mental health wellbeing and neurodiversity affirming practice. She is versed with coaching parents and teachers, creating safe spaces, and providing Occupational Therapy supervision to health professionals.
In her field of practice, she partnered with non-profit organisations as a volunteer and travelled to developing countries to provide humanitarian aid and short-term allied health care services.
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We are at 4-6 / 17 Brooks Cct, Lidcombe NSW 2141
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