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DIabetes education

If your child is at risk of developing diabetes or is living with Type 1 diabetes, we have a team of Credentialed Diabetes Educators across the Great Southern region who can help your child understand and manage their condition.

We have a collaborative relationship with Perth Children’s Hospital Type 1 Diabetes team, which visits Amity Health once per quarter to conduct clinics.

In addition, Parents and Carers of children with Type 1 Diabetes can request school education sessions to enable their child to feel understood and supported throughout their school years.

Self-referrals are accepted and fees will apply, however if your child is living with a chronic condition, we suggest you discuss this with your GP as you may be entitled to claim the Medicare rebate under a chronic disease management plan. Under this plan, if your child is eligible, you can receive up to 5 visits within a calendar year.

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To download a referral form should you wish to self-refer, please click the button below.

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DietiTian Services

At Amity Health, we have Dietitians who are available to help your child to make healthy food choices through good nutrition.

We understand that it can be tricky as a parent to know whether you should be concerned or not about your child's diet and eating habits. Our team of friendly and supportive, accredited practising Dietitians can chat with you about your child's dietary behaviour.

Children have unique nutritional needs that change as they grow and develop. We can help you and your child or teenager in the areas of:

Self-referrals are accepted and fees will apply.

Amity Health is a registered NDIS provider. If your child is living with a chronic condition, we suggest you discuss this with your GP as you may be entitled to claim the Medicare rebate under a chronic disease management plan. Under this plan, if your child is eligible, you can receive up to 5 visits within a calendar year.

To download a referral form should you wish to self-refer, please click the button below.

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DISABILITY SERVICES

If you are a parent or carer of a child living with a disability, Amity Health may be able to help.

If your child has a disability that reduces their capacity to communicate, interact, learn or move about, with a referral from your doctor or health practitioner, we have trained specialists that can help you to find the right aids or services to manage and overcome the challenges that you and your child may face.

We can provide a range of allied health services to assist you to help maximise your child's potential. We offer predominantly clinic-based appointments for assessment and ongoing treatment, with occasional home/school visits when appropriate. Telehealth is also available as an appointment option.

Whether your child's needs relate to assistance with communication, movement, sensory abilities, activities of daily life or memory/thinking skills, contact us to discuss how we can help. If your child has a mobility impairment that requires you to use a wheelchair, our Albany based clinic now has wheelchair scales.

Amity Health is an NDIS registered provider with experience in managing autism, hearing and visual impairments, intellectual disability, brain injury and stroke.

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Should you wish to self-refer, please click on the referral form button below.

Did you know that Amity Health provides opportunities for people to contribute to the governance of our services for people with disabilities? If you would like to have input and be involved in this consultation process, please click below to register your interest.

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mental health Care

Having good mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through to adulthood.

If you have concerns about your child’s well-being, we have several service options as outlined below.

***Please note that Amity Health do not provide crisis care***

If you or someone you know is in need of urgent medical assistance, please contact your nearest hospital, general practitioner or click here for crisis care contacts.

To self-refer, please click the button below to download the referral form.

Did you know that Amity Health provides opportunities for people to contribute to the governance of our mental health services? If you would like to have input and receive our mental health governance enewsletters from time to time, please subscribe by clicking the button below.

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES

So what is Occupational Therapy? It is a health service that helps people to participate in all the things we do in our everyday lives that allows us to live meaningful lives. Our OT's can assess and manage the needs of your child if they are experiencing developmental delays or difficulties.

We can assess your child if they are having difficulties with any of the following:

• fine and gross motor coordination

• sensory processing and regulation

• attention and concentration

• visual processing

• play and social skills

• handwriting and other education/classroom activities (drawing, cutting, puzzles)

• self-care skills such as dressing, meal times, brushing teeth

Our OT's can also provide assessment and therapy should your child have a disability. This is assessed on a case-by-case basis to determine the best pathway for you and your child. Amity Health is a registered NDIS provider.

Self-referrals are accepted and fees will apply, however if your child is living with a chronic condition, we suggest you discuss this with your GP as you may be entitled to claim the Medicare rebate under a chronic disease management plan. Under this plan, if your child is eligible, you can receive up to 5 visits within a calendar year.

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SPEECH PATHOLOGY SERVICES

***WE ARE CURRENTLY UNABLE TO ACCEPT REFERRALS FOR OUR PAEDIATRIC SPEECH PATHOLOGY SERVICES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE***

Are you the parent or carer of a child experiencing difficulties with their speech and language? At Amity Health, our Paediatric Speech Pathologist Alison, can assist your child in the following areas:

• speaking (speech sounds and/or use of words) and understanding

• stuttering

• auditory memory

• speech difficulties due to hearing loss

• reading and writing

• mealtime management

We can provide assessment and therapy to help you and your child manage these challenges.

Additionally, we can help your child experiencing communication-related challenges from disabilities such as Autism, Specific Learning Disabilities and Down Syndrome.

Amity Health is a registered NDIS provider.

Self-referrals are accepted and fees will apply, however if your child is living with a chronic condition, we suggest you discuss this with your GP as you may be entitled to claim the Medicare rebate under a chronic disease management plan and/or a team care plan. Under these plans, if your child is eligible, you can receive up to 5 visits within a calendar year.

Please click the buttons below to download the relevant form.