A six-person team of Certified Practising Speech Pathologists in Rose Bay, helping toddlers to school-age kids across communication, feeding and literacy. Neurodiverse-affirming, play-based, and led by a founder with 23 years behind her.
23 years
of clinical experience
Funding we accept
We handle the claim at reception — you walk out paying only the gap.
NDIS
Registered provider
Medicare
CDM plans welcome
Private health
HICAPS on the spot
Self-funded
Simple upfront pricing
If any of this sounds familiar
Most Rose Bay families arrive here after a GP or daycare educator said their child would "probably grow out of it" — and then didn't. Early support produces better outcomes. Waiting rarely does.
Your two-year-old isn't stringing words together and won't point to things they want. Playgroup comparisons are getting uncomfortable, and you're quietly Googling at 11pm.
You just walked out of an appointment with a diagnosis, a lot of forms, and a sense that the next twelve months are a maze. You need a therapist who sees your child as a child, not a deficit.
They're working twice as hard as their classmates for half the result. Something's going on — and the school's learning-support queue is eighteen months long.
Every meal is a negotiation. The fruit bowl is cosmetic. You've read about fussy eaters and you know it's past that.
What we help with
Every service below is delivered by a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, using named evidence-based frameworks — not a generalist "we treat everything" posture.
Assessment and ongoing treatment for late talkers, articulation, phonology, and receptive/expressive language delay. Delivered through Gestalt Language Processing, Hanen parent programs, and DIR Floortime depending on what fits your child.
Structured help for children who gag, refuse textures, or have narrowed their safe-foods list below a dozen items. Julia is trained in the SOS Approach to Feeding — the gold standard for paediatric feeding aversion.
For children who are non-speaking or minimally-speaking. Devices, key word sign, PECS, and all three stages of getting a communication system actually used in real life — at home, at daycare, at the park.
Structured-literacy reading and spelling support for kids who are trying hard but not catching up, and for families who want to rule out underlying language processing issues.
When getting to Rose Bay doesn't work — after-school logistics, a sick sibling, an inter-state holiday — we run the same session over video. Parent coaching and school-age language work translate particularly well.
We train and mentor clinicians in Gestalt Language Processing, AAC, and feeding. If you're an SP reading this, hi.
Led by Julia Orsini
Julia founded Kids Spot after her own child experienced communication and sensory integration difficulties. She built the clinic she wished she'd had access to. Today she leads a team of six Certified Practising Speech Pathologists — every one of them an SPA member with specialist training in the frameworks the industry talks about and very few clinics actually deliver.
Founder & Clinical Director
CPSP
Gestalt Language Processing, SOS Feeding, DIR Floortime
Speech Pathologist
CPSP
Paediatric language and literacy
Speech Pathologist
CPSP
Early language and autism communication
Speech Pathologist
CPSP
Sensory-integrated therapy
Speech Pathologist
CPSP
Hanen and parent coaching
Speech Pathologist
CPSP
AAC and complex communication
Speech Pathologist
CPSP
Literacy and structured reading
Every clinician is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist — the highest credential available in Australia, issued by Speech Pathology Australia.
Tell us what's been going on. We'll tell you whether speech pathology is the right next step and, if it isn't, where you should look instead. No sales pitch, no forms.
You, your child, and one of the team, on the floor with the right toys, for an hour. We assess through play — your child will not sit at a desk being tested. You leave with a plain-English summary of what we noticed.
A plan written for your child, not a template. Sessions at the clinic, at school, at home, or online — whichever actually gets the work done. Parents are always welcome in the room.
Parents ask us
Still have a question we haven't answered? A 15-minute phone chat is free and genuinely useful.
02 9371 0324No. You can book directly. You only need a referral if you're planning to use a Medicare Chronic Disease Management plan (for the rebate) or if your NDIS plan coordinator has asked for one. We'll walk you through what's needed once we know your funding.
From around eighteen months to the end of primary school (toddlers through to roughly age twelve). If your child is older or younger we'll be honest about whether we're the right fit — and point you somewhere that is if we aren't.
Yes — registered provider, and we can invoice plan-managed, self-managed, or agency-managed plans. We handle reporting and goal-writing the way your coordinator expects.
We're currently accepting new clients. Typical wait for an initial session is two to three weeks. Feeding and AAC assessments sometimes sit slightly longer depending on the week.
No — autism diagnosis requires a multi-disciplinary team (typically a paediatrician and psychologist). We can start communication support before, during, or after that process. If you need a diagnostic pathway, we'll point you to the right people.
Initial assessments from $250. Ongoing therapy sessions from $195 for a 45-minute session. NDIS sessions are billed at the current NDIS price guide. We do the Medicare claim on the day for CDM plans and take private health on the spot through HICAPS.
Yes for NDIS participants, and case-by-case for private clients. Many families choose a mix — clinic for structured work, school visits to embed skills in the classroom, and online for parent coaching.
A fifteen-minute phone chat is where nearly every Kids Spot family starts. No forms, no pressure — just a conversation with a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist about what you're seeing at home.