by Jenny Edgar | Oct 8, 2025 | Speech Sounds
What Is Childhood Apraxia of Speech? Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a rare motor speech disorder where children know what they want to say but have difficulty planning and coordinating the precise mouth movements needed for speech. The brain struggles to send...
by Jenny Edgar | Oct 8, 2025 | Dyslexia
What Are Blending Skills? Blending is one of the most important early literacy skills for children learning to read. It means combining individual speech sounds (phonemes) to form whole words. For example, recognising that /c/ – /a/ – /t/ blends into “cat.” This skill...
by Jenny Edgar | Oct 7, 2025 | Paediatric Feeding
Are mealtimes stressful or limited to only a few “safe” foods?You’re not alone—and there’s gentle, evidence-based help available in Perth. At Perth Speech Therapy, we support children who struggle with sensitivity to foods, anxiety at meals, limited variety, or...
by Jenny Edgar | Oct 6, 2025 | Speech Therapy for Children
Understanding the Difference It’s common for parents to worry when their child isn’t talking as much as other children the same age. But not all communication delays are the same. Two terms you may hear are speech delay and language delay. While they sound similar,...
by Jenny Edgar | Oct 3, 2025 | Autism, Speech Therapy for Children
Social communication (also called pragmatics) is how we use language in everyday interactions. It’s not just what we say, but how, when, and why we say it. Strong social communication skills help children and adults make friends, share ideas, solve problems, and...
