Should you send your child to school or hold your child back? Child Psychologists at Kids First Children’s Services in Sydney’s northern beaches explain the legal age at which your child can start Kindergarten in NSW. Many parents we work with in schools...
Not sure if your child aged 0-6 needs to see a speech therapist or not? This free checklist, from the paediatric speech pathologists at Kids First Children’s Services in Brookvale, is an excellent resource for parents and teachers. Get it below… and if you need...
When a child is diagnosed with autism, speech therapy is often one of the first treatments recommended by doctors. Speech Pathologist Hannah Pemberton explains how speech therapy can help a child with autism. Speech therapy can play a key role in treating autism...
When you suspect that your child might need some help with their speech, you might not be sure exactly what the problem is. You might not know who to ask for help, either. Kids First’s paediatric speech therapists offer answers and information for worried...
Wondering if your child, or a child you care about, might be showing early signs of autism? In this brief article, the Kids First team shares some of the early developmental clues to watch for. Social Communication Challenges Children with autism often encounter...
Occupational Therapists from Kids First Children’s Services in Sydney’s northern beaches explain how OT helps children with ADHD. In order to explain how Occupational Therapy helps children with ADHD, we need to define two things – Occupational Therapy and...