RAW Allied Health

06/10/2026

Well, all good things must come to an end! 🌴☀️

Only a few days left of holidays before I’m back at it, and I’m really excited for another busy term at RAW Allied Health 💚

Over the first few weeks of term, I’ll be touching base with families to update therapy plans for 2027 and confirm ongoing session needs.This helps me start planning next year’s timetable early and liaising with schools to organise session times.

I’ll also be offering some in clinic sessions over the summer school holidays for families who would like to keep things ticking along over the break.

Keeping therapy and practice consistent can be really helpful, particularly for skills that are still new. Regular practice helps children build confidence, strengthen new skills and carry them over into everyday life and it can make coming back after the holidays feel much easier too.

Looking forward to seeing all my little people again soon and finishing the year on a high 💚✨

15/09/2026

🌴I am on leave until the 10th of October for a bit of recharge. If the matter is urgent please email Antonietta on [email protected] see you all next term 💛

11/09/2026

Iv had a few conversations over the last months about why I became a speechie

Communication is about more than words. It supports dignity, autonomy, choice, connection, participation, eating and swallowing.

People communicate through speech, gestures, facial expressions, writing, signing, AAC and many other forms. Every form of communication is valid.

Speech Pathology supports communication, literacy, AAC, eating, drinking and swallowing. It helps people express what they want, need, think and feel including yes, no, stop and I need help.

I love being a Speech Pathologist because I can support children and adults to be understood, participate, advocate for themselves, enjoy food and drink safely, and have greater control over their lives.

I am also privileged to work alongside the neurodiverse community. My role is not to change who someone is, but to support communication access, connection, participation and autonomy in ways that respect their identity, preferences and goals.

Sometimes this means supporting speech, AAC, communication after illness or injury, or helping families and educators better understand and support communication. Sometimes it means supporting safer eating and drinking while respecting comfort, preferences and quality of life.

Everyone deserves to communicate in ways that are respected and valued, and to participate in the things that matter most to them. 🤍

That is why I became a Speech Pathologist.

Bec
Speech Pathologist | RAW Allied Health

31/08/2026

28/08/2026

Over the last few weeks, I’ve had many parents reach out asking similar questions, feeling unsure about what they’re seeing in their child and wanting to know how they can best offer support.
One topic that has come up again and again is neurodivergent burnout.
Burnout can look very different from child to child, and it can sometimes be mistaken for behaviour, avoidance, tiredness, or a sudden loss of skills. Understanding what may be happening underneath the behaviour can help us respond with more support, flexibility and compassion.

04/08/2026

A little look at some of the fun resources we’ve been using in sessions this week at RAW Allied Health

Through Minecraft blocks, story sequencing cards and Duck Detective activities, children have been working on:

✨ Perspective taking and understanding what others may be thinking or feeling
✨ Inferencing and using clues to work out information that is not directly stated
✨ Deductive reasoning, problem solving and flexible thinking
✨ Sequencing events and developing clear, organised narratives
✨ Expanding vocabulary and descriptive language
✨ Explaining ideas, making predictions and justifying their answers
✨ Turn taking, listening and collaborative play

Play based activities allow us to target important communication skills in a way that feels engaging, meaningful and motivating for each child. There is often so much learning happening while it simply looks like we are playing!

Play. Connect. Communicate. Grow!

Happy Tuesday 😊

02/03/2026

Happy long weekend, everyone! Some of my newest game and craft for sessions 😁
Bec
RAW Allied Health