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Our Values

We are neurodivergent-led Allied Health Practice. 

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We are passionate about helping children flourish and grow, to give them a better shot at learning and build strong relationships to lead a fuller life.​ We fully believe in providing the best care & guidance to your loved ones. As such, we strive to provide neurodiversity affirming evidence-based services. The Nurture team presume competence, respect sensory differences and body autonomy of children. Nurture aims to implement practices that are respectful, culturally competent, trauma-sensitive and empathetic.

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We respect Neurodiversity and follow recommendations given by the autistic community. Neurodiversity affirming approaches are at the core of what we do. We are always learning more about the neurodiversity movement and changing the way we work to align better with neurodiversity affirming practices and be a strong ally for neurodivergents. We do not use/engage in compliance training in therapy as it has been reported by the autistic community that it is trauma-inducing (often leading to PTSD). We adopt strength-based approaches and reporting (avoiding ableist language use), and work on neurodiversity affirming goals (such as self-advocacy). 

Qualifications & Certifications

  • It Takes Two to Talk® — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children with Language Delays 

  • More Than Words® — The Hanen Program® for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder or Social Communication Difficulties

  • DIRFLOORTIME®

  • AEIOU - An Integrated Approach to Paediatric Feeding

  • Sounds~Write© Literacy Program

  • LSVT LOUD® - Speech treatment for people with Parkinson's Disease

All our clinicians are certified practising Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists with full registration with Speech Pathology Australia and/or the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). In addition to that, some of our clinicians have gained additional certification in the following programs and/or attended the following training workshops:

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Areas of practice

Our clinicians have experience working with:

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  • Children 18-months to 18 years of age

  • Children with speech, fluency, voice, language and literacy difficulties

  • Autistic children, and children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy, and Intellectual Disability. 

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (PODD, Eye Gaze, Proloquo2Go/LAMP)

  • ReST Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment Program (Childhood Apraxia of Speech)

  • DTTC Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing Method (Childhood Apraxia of Speech)

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