Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy for children and adolescents in Port Kembla.
We support children to build confidence, connection, communication and independence through therapy that is playful, practical and centred around the whole child.
We believe children grow best when they feel safe, understood and free to be themselves. Our team works alongside children and families to build meaningful skills for everyday life — from communication and emotional regulation to self-care, play, learning and participation.
We honour neurodiversity, different learning styles and individual sensory needs. Therapy is not something we do to children. It is something we build together with children, families and the people who support them.
Our Speech Pathologists support children and adolescents to develop communication skills. Areas may include functional communication, speech sounds, receptive and expressive language, social-pragmatic communication, AAC and feeding needs where clinically appropriate.
Explore Speech PathologyOur Occupational Therapists support children and adolescents with the skills they need for self-care, school, play and everyday participation. This can include emotional regulation, sensory processing, attention, handwriting, fine and gross motor skills, executive functioning, visual processing and self-care.
Explore Occupational TherapySPOT brings Speech Pathology and Occupational Therapy together around shared goals. It may include joint sessions or a primary therapist supported by the broader team, helping families receive coordinated support rather than separate plans working in isolation.
Explore SPOTNext Level takes therapy into the environments where everyday skills are actually used. Allied Health Assistants work with children in the home and community, with Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists developing, supervising and monitoring the program.
Explore Next LevelFunctional Capacity Assessments gather evidence about how independently a child manages across important developmental and everyday domains. The process may involve questionnaires, updated assessments, home or school observations, collaboration with the support team, goal setting and a detailed report.
Explore Functional Capacity AssessmentsGroup therapy gives children opportunities to practise social participation, communication, motor, school-readiness and independence skills with peers in a supported environment. Programs are offered at selected times and may change according to demand and availability.
Explore Groups & ProgramsChildren learn through movement, play, sensory exploration and meaningful participation. We use evidence-based clinical reasoning, but therapy should still feel engaging and relevant to the child in front of us.
Parents and carers know their children best. We work collaboratively, align therapy with family priorities and everyday routines, and make goals practical enough to carry beyond the therapy room.
Progress is not always linear. We value effort, confidence, resilience and small wins as well as measurable goals. Every ripple matters.
Our team includes Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Allied Health Assistants and client care staff. Together, we bring experience across communication, AAC, complex disability, emotional regulation, trauma-informed practice, early intervention, handwriting, group therapy and everyday participation.
Meet the teamWe provide paediatric Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, transdisciplinary therapy through SPOT, the Next Level Program, Functional Capacity Assessments and selected group programs.
No. Families can contact Wild Kids directly to enquire about services or join the waitlist. A referral may be required if you are accessing a particular Medicare-funded pathway.
Wild Kids can provide services to Self-Managed and Plan-Managed NDIS participants. Families should confirm that the service and funding category are appropriate for their plan.
Our clinic is at 108 Wentworth Street, Port Kembla NSW 2505.
Wild Kids currently operates a waitlist for some services. Contact our team or complete the online waitlist form and we will let you know the next steps.