About the program
TalkAbility™ — for Parents of Autistic Children aged 4-8 who are speaking in sentences and having conversations
The program makes the most of your child’s unique strengths and preferences, as well as their natural day-to-day activities, to help them find more joy and connection in their interactions and to foster mutual understanding between your child and the important people in their life.
Topics of this program include:
– How your child currently engages in conversation
– Next steps to help your child have more balanced, back-and-forth conversations
– Encouraging your child to pay attention to non-verbal social messages
– Helping your child understand the meaning behind words
– Helping your child tell stories, play imaginatively and make friends
Program overview
TalkAbility is a 13-week online program that includes:
- One pre-program individual consultation with a Hanen-certified speech pathologist to assess your child and set communication goals.
- Nine weekly online group sessions, each lasting 2.5 hours.
- Three individual video feedback sessions for parents—during these sessions, you and your child will be recorded while playing. Then, you’ll review the recording with the speech pathologist to see what’s working and adjust strategies to better support your child.
After you submit your registration, we’ll send you a self-assessment video by email. This introductory video will help you decide if the program is the right fit for your family.
Parents, carers and family members of Autistic children aged 4-8 years who are speaking in sentences and having conversations.
Pre-program individual one-on-one consultations will begin on Tuesday, 4 February 2025.
Online group sessions
From Tuesday 18 February, 7 pm to 9:30 pm* AEST/NSW time
*Make sure to adjust to your time zone
This event is held online using Zoom. Instructions will be emailed to you before the program starts. If you have accessibility needs, please advise during registration.
The total cost is $3,187 per person or couple.
The cost of the course can be claimed through the NDIS. Group sessions are charged under “Training for carers/parents,” while individual sessions are covered under Capacity Building funding for Improved Daily Living or can be paid privately.
Please note that a minimum of 4 participants is needed for the program to run.
Parents and carers will need to purchase the eBook manual separately to participate in this program. It’s available on Amazon for approximately $59.
Once the program is confirmed, we’ll provide a link to make the purchase easy.
Julie Cowmeadow, Hanen Certified speech pathologist.
