Supporting families, empowering your child’s growth
A passion for helping children thrive
SPOT Paediatrics began in 2018 in a small two-room clinic, with a shared vision: to create a welcoming space where children could feel safe and thrive, and families could feel understood.
Experiencing parenthood since opening the clinic in 2018 has provided a deep appreciation for the joys and challenges that come with early childhood, and as a team we want to build a place that truly supports families from all over Adelaide in this journey in the early years into the teen years.
Today, it fills us with pride to see kids eagerly looking for their therapist and leaving with big smiles, and equally just as rewarding hearing from caregivers about changes and progress that they have seen at home with daily transitions, tasks and communication because of the skills and strategies that caregivers have learned from their therapists. This joy, and our team’s dedication, is at the heart of what we do.
Eilis Melino
Director, Speech Language Pathologist
Supporting kids and families of all abilities
We provide support to toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children with a range of developmental and learning needs, including autism, ADHD, intellectual disabilities, genetic conditions, developmental delays, speech sound challenges, Developmental Language Disorder, and Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Our team of passionate paediatric speech pathologists and occupational therapists tailor therapy to each child and family, focusing on strengths and small wins to make progress feel achievable and joyful.
Our sessions are primarily conducted in our Hove clinic where we have the opportunity to engage in meaningful, motivating activities with children and their caregivers in the early years, and interest based tasks for older children. We also advocate for accommodations and supports in a child’s learning setting through off-site observations, training, coaching and support, and involvement in Team Around the Child meetings.
Child-focused, family-centred therapy
We believe that caregivers are their child’s first teachers and play a vital role in advocating for them. We work closely with families to understand each child’s unique strengths and challenges, meeting them where they are, as well as providing take-home strategies that can be embedded easily into daily routines.
Our goal is to support progress that feels meaningful and relevant for both your child and family, whether at home, school, or in the community.
Committed to growing with our community
Our team is dedicated to making each session engaging, relevant, and fun. Nothing brings us more joy than seeing the smiles on children’s faces when they achieve a new skill, their caregiver delights with them in play or their favourite activity is ready for them; or when we hear about or see a child advocating for themselves.
To keep our care meaningful, we welcome feedback and opportunities to reflect on our practices, communication, and processes, so our services stay aligned with what our clients need. We are also committed to implementing neuro-affirming practices, knowing that many of our traditional approaches need to be questioned, adapted, and changed to better support our neurodivergent clients; and implementing evidence based practices in early intervention aligning to current frameworks and research including the Best Practice Framework for Early Childhood Intervention.
Seeing progress, one smile at a time
Every day, we’re reminded of why we do what we do. Watching children and their caregivers grow in confidence, seeing the smiles after small wins and new skills, and hearing the positive changes happening from session to session are the moments that bring us the most happiness. We’re honoured to be part of these journeys and to support each child in reaching their potential.