Stronger Together Foundation

04/09/2026

💛 𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲

Looking for Occupational Therapy support for your child? We currently have immediate capacity for new clients at Stronger Together Foundation.

Everyday tasks can sometimes feel like BIG challenges.

Whether your child is learning to get dressed, navigating sensory experiences, developing fine motor skills, joining in play or building confidence with everyday routines, our experienced Occupational Therapists are here to help.

We provide individualised, neurodiversity-affirming Occupational Therapy that celebrates each child’s strengths and supports them to participate in everyday life in ways that are meaningful to them.

With appointments available now, there’s no need to join a long waitlist. Get in touch with our team to chat about how we can support your child and family. 💛

📞 Call 1300 111 783
📧 Email [email protected]
🌐 Visit stf.org.au to learn more.

02/09/2026

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 — 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫. 📖💬

Stories can be a gentle way to talk about overwhelm, joy, comfort, difference, and what helps each of us feel safe. ❤️

Save these conversation starters for later, then tell us:
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫? 👇

📚 Discover 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴:
👉 https://stf.org.au/news/blogs-guides/10-childrens-books-to-celebrate-neurodiversity-and-help-kids-understand-different-brains/

31/08/2026

⏳ Limited places available for Term 3

Preparing for Kindergarten in 2027?

School Ready Kidz is a therapist-supported program designed to gently build independence, confidence and classroom readiness through structured, play-based learning.
🗓 Wednesdays
⏰ 9:30am – 11:30am
📍 Stronger Together Foundation

Unit 16, 7 Anella Avenue, Castle Hill
This small-group program helps children practise everyday school skills like managing belongings, following routines, working alongside peers and building social confidence in a calm, supportive environment.
Only a few places left.

👉 Contact us at [email protected] to secure your childs place

29/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠? 💛

A look. A gesture. A shared laugh. A familiar phrase.

These everyday moments can open possibilities for connection, confidence, independence and belonging. 🤝

This 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 we’re celebrating the many ways to communicate— and this year’s theme, 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. ❤️

Curious about how some children develop language through scripts, phrases and other gestalts? Our upcoming 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 workshop explores this further.

🔗 Learn more: https://stf.org.au/services/workshops/gestalt-language-development/

27/08/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗔 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗘? 𝗔𝗦𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗦𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗥 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗬. 💛

💛 “𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦.”
👂 “𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦.”
✨ “𝘏𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳.”

Behind these words are moments of trust, understanding and meaningful communication. 🤝🗣️💬

This 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸, we’re celebrating the incredible Speech Pathologists behind these possibilities—and sharing the words of families who experience their patience, compassion, creativity and dedication firsthand. 💙🩵💜

To our wonderful Speechies: 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 🎉

👉 Swipe through to meet some of the Speechies making a meaningful difference at Stronger Together Foundation.

Because 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 to connect, participate, belong, learn, grow and thrive. ✨

Want to learn more about how speech therapy can support your child’s communication?
Get in touch with our team today. 📞1300 111 783 📩[email protected]

🔗 Learn more: https://stf.org.au/services/therapy-services/speech-therapy/

27/08/2026

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 — 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧. 📚💛

From autism and ADHD to anxiety, sensory overwhelm and the many ways our brains experience the world, these 𝟏𝟎 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 celebrate neurodiversity and open the door to meaningful conversations about different brains. 🧠

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁? 👇

📚 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵, 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺.

👉 Explore all 10 books on the blog: https://stf.org.au/news/blogs-guides/10-childrens-books-to-celebrate-neurodiversity-and-help-kids-understand-different-brains/

26/08/2026

𝗔 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸. 𝗔 𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲. 𝗔 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗔 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲. 💛

Communication is more than spoken words. It can be a familiar phrase, a facial expression, or simply a moment of connection. 🤝

This 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 we’re celebrating the theme 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 — and the everyday moments that help people connect, learn, participate and thrive. ❤️

Want to learn more about how speech therapy can support your child’s communication? Get in touch with our team today. 📞1300 111 783 📩[email protected]

🔗 Learn more: https://stf.org.au/services/therapy-services/speech-therapy/

23/08/2026

“Is echolalia really just copying?” 👀💬

Maybe it’s a line from their favourite show.
Maybe it’s something you said earlier.

It can be tempting to think, “They’re just copying.”

But repeated phrases (echolalia) can have meaning. 💗

For children who use Gestalt Language Processing (GLP), phrases they’ve heard before can be an important part of how they communicate and develop language.

So instead of only asking, “Why are they repeating that?”
Try: “What might they be trying to tell me?” 💗

✨ Want to understand 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐆𝐋𝐏) better?

Join our live online workshop on 𝟭𝟴 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟭𝗽𝗺–𝟰𝗽𝗺 𝗔𝗘𝗦𝗧.

👉 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲: https://stf.org.au/.../work.../gestalt-language-development/

21/08/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠? 💬✨

When a child repeats words, phrases, songs or lines from their favourite shows, it can be easy to think they’re simply “copying”.

But for some children, these repeated phrases — or 𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 — can be an important part of how they process and develop language. 🧠

𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐆𝐋𝐏) can help parents, educators, and professionals look beyond the words and better understand what a child may be communicating. 💭

💡 Want to learn more about how 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 (𝐆𝐋𝐏) works?

Join our live online workshop:

🗣️ 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠
📅 18 September 2026
🕐 1pm–4pm AEST
💻 Live online
🎟️ $119 incl. GST
💜 NDIS claimable

👉 Book your place now

Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) is changing the way we understand language development in many autistic children. In this practical and engaging workshop,

18/08/2026

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓. 𝐁𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐃. 𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐋. 𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍. 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐓 𝐎𝐅𝐅. 🧩✨

Connecting pieces. Building. Pulling things apart. Trying again. And proudly showing off what you’ve made. 💪

Activities like these can be used in Occupational Therapy to support skills, including:
🖐️ Fine motor control
👀 Hand-eye coordination
🧠 Planning and problem-solving
💪 Persistence and confidence

But just as importantly, our OTs take the time to 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, what interests them, what motivates them and what helps them feel comfortable and engaged.

Because therapy doesn’t have to feel like work to be meaningful.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. ✨

💙 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱?

Get in touch with our team to learn more about our OT services.

📩 [email protected] 📞1300 111 783