Chatterbox Early Intervention Hearing Loss Program

Chatterbox is a family-centred program committed to empowering parents and caregivers with the essential skills to support their child’s development and success.

Chatterbox offers families the flexibility and benefit of a comprehensive range of services to meet their child’s needs. The Chatterbox team consists of speech pathologists, auditory verbal therapists, audiologists, psychologists, occupatioanl therapists, early childhood educators and education assistants. Families are able to choose the service that works best for them through individual sessions within our therapy playgroups.

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TSH provides therapy groups as an option for families throughout their journey.

  • Grow and Connect (0–1-year-olds)
  • Move and Groove (1–2-year-olds)
  • Let’s Play (2–3-year-olds)
  • Ready, Set, Learn (3–4-year-olds)
  • Skills for School (4–5-year-olds)

Our Services

A child in an APD test.

Individual Sessions

During one-on-one sessions, parents and caregivers will learn strategies and skills to support their child’s development. These sessions are tailored to the individual child and provide opportunities to identify areas of need, and support parents with clear next steps.

A child undergoing an APD test with headphones on.

Tele-Intervention

We offer online tele-intervention sessions as an option to help families in remote areas or those seeking flexible care options. This ensures all families have access to our multi-disciplinary team and early intervention service. To learn more or to register for this program, please contact our Head of Clinical Services at (08) 9387 9838 or email kpicotti@tsh.org.au

A child reading to another child at the TSH library.

Therapy Playgroups

Children with hearing loss and their families are invited to attend a therapy playgroup with similarly aged peers. The groups aim to connect families on a similar journey and teach them strategies and techniques to support their child’s development across a range of developmental areas.

Our Facilities

Our TSH facilities are thoughtfully designed to support early intervention for children, offering an environment that nurtures each child’s growth and development.

A child balancing on a toy bridge.

Movement Space (Gym)

To support our early intervention efforts, we have Movement Space – a specially-designed student gym tailored to the needs of these children. This facility provides a safe and stimulating environment where children can enhance their physical development while also working on their communication goals. Through a combination of play-based activities and guided exercises, Movement Space helps children build strength, coordination, and confidence, all of which are essential for their overall development.

Our playgroup rooms are designed to allow natural exploration and learning. Each week, our team sets up a range of age-appropriate learning experiences that families can explore with their children. The learning experiences target various areas including listening and communication, motor development, sensory exploration, visual perception, self-care, and many more.

We are fortunate to have two dedicated movement spaces where children can develop gross motor and balance skills.

A group speech therapy class with parents and children.

Family Room

This room is equipped with coffee/tea making facilities, toys, toilet amenities, and parent information.

It is open for use by parents and families whose children are enrolled in any of our programs. Families may use this room to relax while waiting for an appointment, catch up with other parents after dropping off their children, discuss details with our dedicated NDIS consultant, or attend a parent education talk/workshop.

An excited child getting a picture book from the library.

Chatterbox Playgroup Rooms

TSH has its own dedicated library with resources for both children and adults. All families enrolled in our programs have access to our library, located at our Wembley Centre, and are welcome to borrow resources or use this space to share books together.

Parent Reviews

My child has learned so much and is much more confident with his speech, social interaction, and more. The support I have received has been incredible. I have been given the right advice for my child to help him get the extra help he needs. The support the staff has shown to his Kindy teacher at TSH has also been helpful and shown great results.

To be honest, I’m not sure where we would be if I had not discovered and been accepted into this program. It’s been life-changing, and I’ll be forever grateful. He’s been set on such a good learning path with engaging and caring teachers and support staff who have taken the time to get to know him and understand his needs. He is so well supported and happy.

My child is growing confident to talk more about social issues in the moment rather than panic and run off. It is still early days, but I feel my child always enjoys attending and is making good gains with a combination of regular school and TSH.

The changes in my child have been transformative. Over his three years in the Talkabout program, he’s caught up, especially in expressing himself. He started regular school confident, able to make friends, and communicate. From ages 3-6, it gave him the boost he needed for a good start in school. I’ll be forever grateful to Telethon and the Talkabout program.

T5 has given my child a fantastic foundation for his literacy skills. All of the staff are friendly, approachable, and clearly care about the children. It has been fantastic to watch my child’s progress as his literacy skills develop.