Shenton Park
About Us
Early Start Australia | WA | Shenton Park (formerly Sensory Connection) has been providing Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology and Early Intervention services since 2003. We provide therapy services for early intervention from birth to middle primary years. Our services are delivered in our clinic, via Telehealth and offer mobile services at childcare, pre-school, school, home and other community settings.
We also offer psychology services for children aged 3-16 years at our Subiaco clinic -Suite 4, 16 Nicholson Road, Subiaco WA 6008.
Services we deliver
Programs we deliver
- Alternative Augmentative Communication
- Caregiver Training for Young Children with Autism
- Hanen: It takes Two to Talk
- Hanen: More than Words
- Hanen: TalkAbility
- Multidisciplinary Early Intervention Program
- Getting ready for Kindergarten
- LEGO Therapy
Pair Therapy
- We offer therapy with a peer to work on social goals. This is done on a needs basis and when there is a well matched peer also looking for pair work.
Craft Group
- This is for 3 to 5 year olds where we offer social groups in the holidays, and where the main activity is art or craft. Within these groups, the child’s individual goals are supported by the therapist.
Meet Our Principal
Rowena Mackiewicz is an experienced speech pathologist with a commitment to working collaboratively with families to support their child’s communication needs. She has long held a special interest in working with children with Autism and their families and is passionate about supporting individuals to live a good life. Rowena has always been committed to her own professional journey and loves to learn new and exciting ways to improve interventions. She incorporates many different techniques into her practice. She loves to work with therapists from other disciplines in the best interest of the clients she supports. Rowena has training in Autism Diagnostic Assessments, It takes Two to Talk, More than Words, Talkability, Key Word Sign and Secret Agents Society facilitation.
Meet Our Team
Our team are committed to supporting each child to reach their potential and to empower parents with the knowledge and skills that they need to support their children’s development.
Our team is experienced in working with a diverse range of conditions such as:
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Language delays
- Developmental delays
- Regulatory and Sensory processing disorder
- Motor-based disorders including dyspraxia
- Attentional and learning disorders
- and a range of other neuro-developmental challenges
Occupational Therapists
Lousie
Senior Occupational Therapist
Sarah
Occupational Therapist
Alexis
Occupational Therapist
Caitlin
Team Leader & Senior Occupational Therapist
Laura
Occupational Therapist
Kathleen
Senior Occupational Therapist
Speech Pathologists
Abbey
Speech Pathologist
Kate
Senior Speech Pathologist
Clinic Admin
Lynda
Clinic Manager
Sue
Clinic Administration
Please call us on 08 9382 8538 if you would like further information.
