Di Van der Walt

Speech Pathologist | CEO | Wife | Mother | Advocate | Friend
Passionate about communication access for all.
Language, Literacy and Connection are what drives me

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

During Lego(R) Based Therapy training today, I was tasked with building a tower, with me in it and then writing a story about the build. We were given 3 minutes, so no time for overthinking. This is my build.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

Wishing you all a Happy Easter.

Please note that our clinic is closed until Wednesday 12th April as our team has a much deserved rest.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

We have full and part-time speech therapist positions available.

If you are looking for a school hours friendly career with flexible work commitment during school holidays, apply now.

Visit our website https://t.co/CJcREw8Qoy to find out more about our fabulous positions.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

@SamuelDCalder @pspa_wa This was an absolutely fabulous presentation, with such useful information for clinicians to get stuck into and use straight away. Thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge with us.

[Emily M Jackson SLP @EmilyMayJackson]

Had an absolute blast catching up with the Private Speech Pathologists Association of WA where we talked #DevLangDis and dynamic vocab assessment. Thank you to all #wespeechies who stayed up late to join online, and to @DiPHSP for hosting 🙏 I could have talked til midnight! 😊

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

@EmilyMayJackson Your presentation was fantastic! Your passion was evident and we all got some much from your presentation! Thank you for joining our @pspa_wa clinical forum!

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

This is why we work so hard with our clients - language really is the backbone of our thoughts.

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"Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about" Benjamin Lee Whorf

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

Happy Easter to you all!🐰🐣

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

There is nothing more important in a young child's life, than the opportunity to play.

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Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood." Fred Rogers.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

Recently, I accepted an invitation to present to the staff at a Secondary School, on Developmental Language Disorder. I was blown away to receive this feedback from two of the attendees.

Click on the link for more info.
https://t.co/Cmc6t6MHcb

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

This is what drives the work we do at Perth Hills Speech Pathology - our aim is to be innovative problem solvers for children with diverse needs.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

This is what drives the work we do at Perth Hills Speech Pathology - our aim is to be innovative problem solvers for children with diverse needs.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

We are so excited to be hosting another series of Little Chatterbox School Holiday Groups.
All groups are advertised on FB - https://t.co/aASkoO7mqz and click on events.

Share and join - these are fun and exciting times.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

This is why we work so hard with our clients - language really is the backbone of our thoughts.

ID:
"Language shapes the way we think, and determines what we can think about" Benjamin Lee Whorf

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

With our current situation with COVID-19, we have responded by easily switching our sessions to Telehealth, whenever necessary. We want to take a moment to thank our clients for joining us on the journey and jumping into this different, but effective method of service delivery.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

There is nothing more important in a young child's life, than the opportunity to play.

ID:
Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood." Fred Rogers.

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

@Suze_Freogirl Done!

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

Recently, I accepted an invitation to present to the staff at a Secondary School, on Developmental Language Disorder. I was blown away to receive this feedback from two of the attendees.

Click on the link for more info.
https://t.co/Cmc6t6MHcb

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

Ponder this for a minute... "Just because I can't talk, doesn't mean I have nothing to say."

[Di Van der Walt @DiPHSP]

"We don't think the intelligence issue matters when it comes to literacy. All children can learn to read and write, can become people who matter to the people around them and can use reading and writing in ways that improve their lives" Karen Erickson and David Koppenhaver