Paediatric Speech Pathology Services

Early Childhood Intervention (0-6 years)

Paediatric Speech Pathology Services

Early Childhood Intervention (0-6 years)

About Pumpkin House SP

Speech Pathologist

Danica is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist who has been practising as a paediatric speech pathologist since 2011. She holds a Master of Speech Language Pathology (Honours) degree from the University of Sydney.

Danica is trained in various speech therapy approaches such as Hanen It Takes Two to Talk, Hanen More Than Words, PROMPT for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetics Targets, Social Thinking, Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering and Relationship Development Intervention.

Pumpkin House Story

You might be wondering why the name 'Pumpkin House'? There is a story behind the name. In my first year working as a speech pathologist back in 2011, I met a very lovely four-year-old boy who had Autism, with whom I developed a special bond with. He used to call our therapy space a 'pumpkin house' - one of his first few words at the time. Why he called our space a pumpkin house remained a mystery to me until today. Nonetheless, the name stuck with me. I would like to think that a pumpkin house represents a happy and safe place for a child to learn, play and thrive.

I begin my private practice as a sole trader in 2014 in Point Cook, and subsequently opened up Pumpkin House Speech Pathology in Williams Landing in 2020.

I look forward to welcoming you to Pumpkin House.

- Danica Djaja -

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist

Speech Pathology Services

Speech Pathology Assessment

Our speech pathologists provide assessments in the areas of speech, language, and pragmatics (social-communication) are available for toddlers, preschool and school-age children.

Therapy Services

Our speech pathologists work with children with various communication difficulties such as difficulties with speech, receptive language, expressive language, and social-communication.

Pumpkin House Speech Pathology provides paediatric speech pathology services, with a focus on early childhood intervention services (0-6 years). We offer mainly centre-based, individual speech therapy sessions carried out on a weekly or fortnightly basis, during school terms.

At Pumpkin House, we believe in being family centred and we take a neurodiversity-affirming approach in our practice.

Communication Difficulties

Speech difficulties

Language difficulties

A child with speech difficulties often has difficulties producing speech sounds accurately. Consequently, family members, peers or teachers may have difficulties understanding him or her.

Language difficulties

When a child has language difficulties, he or she may have difficulties in understanding spoken or written language, or difficulties in using spoken language to express his or her wants, needs, thoughts, emotions or ideas. He or she may have trouble understanding verbal instructions and stories or may have trouble stringing words together to form sentences.

Social communication difficulties

A child who has social-communication (pragmatic) difficulties often has impaired social interactions with his or her peers. A child with such difficulties often has trouble in initiating an interaction or a conversation, maintaining an engagement, reading subtle social cues, and behaving in a socially-appropriate manner.

Stuttering

Social communication difficulties

Stuttering typically begins in children younger than 6 years of age, and most commonly in three year olds. A child who stutters often talks with repetitions (e.g., 'ba-ba-ball'), prolongations of sounds (e.g., 'baaaall') or blocks (e.g., 'b.....ball'). Treatment is essential for young children who stutter.

Funding

NDIS

Private health fund

Medicare

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is now available across Australia for eligible children with disability or developmental delays to get funded services from a speech pathologist. Applications to access the NDIS are taken on a case-by-case basis. For further information, please contact our LAC, the Brotherhood of St Laurence if your child is below 9 years of age, or contact NDIS if your child is above 9 years.

https://www.bsl.org.au/

https://www.ndis.gov.au/

Medicare

Private health fund

Medicare

Your child may be eligible to access 5 speech therapy sessions with Medicare rebates under the Chronic Disease Management plan. Please consult with your GP.

If your child has an Autism diagnosis, your consultant paediatrician or psychiatrist may be able to issue a care plan for 20 sessions with medicare rebate for Item 135 or 137. Please check with your specialist.

Bulk billing is not available at the clinic. However, we do offer Medicare Easyclaim which allows you to claim for medicare rebate on the spot.

Private health fund

HICPAS facility is available at our clinic. This facility allows you to just pay for the gap fee, if your private health fund covers for speech therapy services. Please use the link below to check for HICAPS participating health funds.

https://www.hicaps.com.au/private_health_insurers

For new enquiries, please complete the Enquiry Form below.

Pumpkin House Speech Pathology

Unit 311/101 Overton Road, Williams Landing, Victoria 3027, Australia

P: (03) 7035 6204 E: admin@pumpkinhousespeech.com W: pumpkinhousespeechpathology.com.au Email is our preferred method of communication.

Hours

Tuesday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm

Saturday, Sunday, Monday: Closed

Paediatric Speech Pathology Services

Paediatric Speech Pathology Services

Welcome

About Pumpkin House SP

Speech Pathologist

Pumpkin House Story

Speech Pathology Services

Speech Pathology Assessment

Therapy Services

Communication Difficulties

Speech difficulties

Language difficulties

Language difficulties

Language difficulties

Language difficulties

Language difficulties

Social communication difficulties

Social communication difficulties

Social communication difficulties

Stuttering

Social communication difficulties

Social communication difficulties

Funding

NDIS

Private health fund

Medicare

Medicare

Private health fund

Medicare

Private health fund

Private health fund

Private health fund

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