Speech

Over the years, Jamahl Ali has thrived with support from his teachers, family and therapists. Now this boy with "a very kind heart" is leading his peers at Toronto Public School.

Hayley Battisson put Nate's name down on waiting lists at nearly every speech pathology practice in Rockhampton years ago. She fears a dire shortage of regional clinicians has put him at a disadvantage.

The Australian-first camp creates community, connection and a safe space for young people with a stutter to speak without judgement, at a property near the regional Victorian township of Creswick.

When writer Az Cosgrove started his transition journey, a shocking tumour led to a devastating brain injury that put him in a wheelchair. But that didn't stop him affirming his true identity.

Doctors and friends dismissed Jessica's concerns when her son stopped talking. When he was eventually diagnosed with autism, she wished she hadn't agreed to take a "wait and see" approach. 

Emergency services and locals are searching for speech therapist Wendy Richardson, who is missing after a boating accident in the Torres Strait.

The aphasia rehabilitation program that helped stroke survivor Paul Fraser learn how to speak again is about to be expanded from one Queensland hospital service to eight hospital and health services across three states.

After training as a speech pathologist in Adelaide, Jasmin Przibilla is bringing her skills home to South Australia's Mallee region, which is why an allied health body wants more investment to encourage rural health students.

Demand for speech pathology services across the country has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with wait lists for private practices ranging from "six months to over two years".

Demand for speech pathology services across the country has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with wait lists for private practices ranging from "six months to over two years".

WA researchers are developing a new mobile app programmed to detect speech issues in children, to make early diagnosis easier and help children like Daisy Hameister get targeted therapy from a young age.

Little Shara knows what she wants to say, but her brain is not able to tell her mouth muscles how to move to make the sounds. And living in Tasmania means her family struggles to find speech pathology services. Hopefully, that soon will change.

The number of speech pathologists and occupational therapists in Australia have soared in recent years, but they are still unable to keep up with growing demand from NDIS participants like toddler Jud.

Aphasia affects a person's ability to communicate and is in the spotlight after movie star Bruce Willis shared his diagnosis. A new rehabilitation centre aims to transform the recovery of thousands of Queenslanders, offering new treatments and social connections.

Jane Linturn was hopeful that her deaf daughter would get the help she needed when her NDIS funding was approved. She soon realised it wouldn't be that simple.

When Megan Smith's daughter collapsed on a trampoline, it never occurred to her that the 11-year-old was having a stroke. But strokes in children are more common than people realise.

It's World Hearing Day, but concerns remain about a spate of avoidable childhood deafness due to delays in non-urgent surgery in response to the pandemic.

Speech pathologist Kelly Makepeace is labelling books at her local library with an important purpose for kids.

A unique project recording how Australian children talk could improve how devices respond, and lead to better access to technology for the speech impaired.

In the wake to two terrorist attacks, anti-French protests erupt across the Muslim world in an escalating backlash against the European nations strict form of secularism.

Andrew Forrest speaks with Australian Speak Easy Association president Vikesh Anand about having a stutter.

Promotional video for the Find the Right Words campaign which is a global initiative started by United Kingdom-based organisation Stamma.

Australian mining tycoon Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest approached his stutter with a "crash or crash-through mentality" saying joining his school's debating team was one of the most terrifying things he has ever done.

Vikesh Anand didn't know anyone else talked like him until he was in his late twenties. His journey from shame to acceptance to stand-up comedy says a lot about overcoming stigma.

Group speech therapy sessions online are a game changer for saving voice for people living with Parkinson's disease