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speech therapists in Shenton Park and Success

Play / Social Skills

Social skills are the play and interaction skills that underpin positive social interactions. Social skills are important for your child’s ability to create and maintain meaningful friendships. They also provide a framework for how children make sense of their world.

Some kids can find it difficult to make and maintain friendships. Others find it difficult to interpret subtle social rules and nuances.

Therapy targeting social skills can help your child make and maintain friendships and relationships.

Our Social Skills Services

Our experienced therapists use evidence-based techniques and neurodiversity affirming approach to develop your child’s social skills. Through these techniques, we can target:

  • Conversational skills including taking turns, understanding conversation skills and engaging with peers.
  • Early play skills, including pretend play and initiating play.
  • Theory of Mind and and empathy, such as the ability to “put yourself in someone else’s shoes”.
  • Understanding social cues and expected behaviours.
  • Flexible thinking and perspective taking.
  • Making and maintaining friendships

Learn about social skills milestones on our fact sheet.

If you’re concerned about your child’s social skills, we can help.

Play and social skills therapy is available at all three of our Perth clinics – Shenton Park in the western suburbs, Success in the southern suburbs and our newest clinic in Baldivis.

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Book a Social Skills Assessment at Your Nearest Kid Speak Clinic

Our speech pathologists use a neurodiversity affirming approach to help children build the social and play skills they need to make and maintain meaningful friendships. Whether your child struggles with turn-taking, reading social cues, initiating play or navigating peer relationships, our experienced team is here to help at a clinic that’s convenient for your family.

Shenton Park (2/155 Onslow Road) – social skills therapy for children from Subiaco, Nedlands, Claremont, Floreat, Wembley, City Beach, Jolimont, Cottesloe, Swanbourne, Leederville and surrounding western suburbs.

Success (8/640 Beeliar Drive) – social skills therapy for children from Cockburn, Bibra Lake, Jandakot, Leeming, Atwell, Aubin Grove, Hammond Park, Beeliar, South Lake and surrounding southern suburbs.

Baldivis (17 Settlers Avenue) – social skills therapy for children from Baldivis, Rockingham, Warnbro, Waikiki, Safety Bay, Port Kennedy, Kwinana, Wellard, Secret Harbour and surrounding south-eastern suburbs.

Fill out the contact form below to book a social skills assessment or enquire about individual and group therapy options at your preferred location.

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