Bilingual Speech SPOT｜廣東話 × 兒童發展 × 跨專業照顧｜Speech Therapy in Cantonese

小朋友聽到，但係咪真正「聽得明」？
有啲小朋友聽力測試正常，日常卻經常聽漏指令、容易分心、喺嘈雜環境跟唔上對話。呢啲表現究竟係注意力、語言理解問題，定係近年備受爭議嘅「聽覺處理障礙」（APD）？
今集，Chloe 邀請到 Winnie——一位先喺香港修讀言語治療、再喺英國取得聽力學資格嘅雙重專業人士。憑住言語治療同聽力學兩方面嘅訓練，Winnie 會同我哋拆解「聽得到」同「處理得到」之間嘅分別，亦會比較英國 NHS、香港同澳洲嘅治療生態。
我哋亦會揭開英國公共醫療制度背後嘅現實：漫長嘅言語治療輪候時間、所謂嘅「郵遞區號彩票」，以及點解你住喺邊個地區，可能直接影響孩子能否獲得支援。
今集內容包括：
英國 NHS 言語治療轉介流程，問題通常出現喺邊一環
乜嘢係「郵遞區號彩票」，點解服務差異可以咁大
「Right to Choose」計劃原本點樣幫助家庭，點解近年逐步收緊
聽覺處理障礙（APD）究竟係乜，常見表現有哪些
點解 APD 診斷一直充滿爭議：症狀重疊、測試標準不一，以及難以同語言或注意力問題區分
懷疑 APD 前必須先做嘅一步：完整聽力評估，以及排除中耳積水（glue ear）
家長同治療師可以即時使用嘅支援方法，包括減少背景噪音、調整課室位置及使用遠端麥克風系統
英國、香港同澳洲執業環境有咩不同，對治療師同家庭有咩實際啟示
今集唔係要急住為孩子貼上 APD 標籤，而係幫助家長同專業人士更有系統咁理解：當一個小朋友「好似聽唔到」時，我哋究竟應該由邊度開始調查，又可以點樣提供真正有效嘅支援。
Winnie on Instagram: @speechie.audiologie
Blackburn Speech & Paediatric Therapy: blackburnslp.com.au/resources
Find Chloe on Instagram: @phd.speechie.mum
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Your child can hear—but are they truly processing what they hear?
Some children pass a standard hearing test, yet still miss instructions, become easily distracted, or struggle to follow conversations in noisy environments. Are these signs of attention difficulties, language comprehension challenges, or the highly debated condition known as Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)?
In this episode, Chloe speaks with Winnie, a dual-qualified professional who trained in speech pathology in Hong Kong before qualifying as an audiologist in the UK. With expertise across both speech pathology and audiology, Winnie explains the difference between being able to hear sound and being able to process it. She also compares the therapy landscape across the UK NHS, Hong Kong, and Australia.
We also explore the reality of accessing public speech therapy in the UK, including lengthy waiting lists, the so-called “postcode lottery,” and how where a family lives can directly affect whether a child receives support.

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📢 有關於孩子發展、育兒、情緒、學習、睡眠、ADHD、自閉症，或者其他健康相關問題想了解？
📩 歡迎提交你的問題 and follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 你的問題，可能亦是很多海外廣東話家庭正在面對的疑問。我會邀請不同專業人士，一齊將複雜的概念拆細，用廣東話分享實用而貼地的資訊。
🎙️ 如果你希望聽到某位專業人士（例如兒科醫生、心理學家、職業治療師、老師、營養師等）的分享，也歡迎告訴我們！
🎧 訂閱《Bilingual Speech SPOT》，一齊連結專業，翻譯知識，陪伴雙語家庭成長。
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📢 Got a question about your child's development, learning, emotions, sleep, ADHD, autism, or other health-related topics?
📩 Submit your question here  or follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 Your question may be one that many Cantonese-speaking families overseas are wondering about. Together with experts from different disciplines, we'll break down complex topics and make them easier to understand—in Cantonese.
🎙️ Have a guest you'd love to hear from? We'd love your suggestions!
🎧 Subscribe to Bilingual Speech SPOT and join us as we connect experts, translate knowledge, and support bilingual families.

嘉賓： Bonnie @teddytalkspeechpathology
香港理工大學畢業言語治療師｜昆士蘭大學碩士｜現於澳洲執業
想喺澳洲做言語治療師，一定要走 SPA 海外認證？未必。
今集 Chloe 邀請咗 Bonnie，用廣東話分享佢由香港到澳洲執業嘅真實經歷。點解佢放棄 SPA 海外認證，反而選擇重新讀昆士蘭大學碩士？呢個決定又點樣改變咗佢嘅臨床視野同職涯發展？
如果你係香港言語治療師、正考慮移民澳洲，或者對海外執業有興趣，呢集會帶你了解一個真實、無包裝嘅故事。
今集內容
 點解 Bonnie 最後選擇 UQ，而唔係 SPA 海外認證 
 香港理工大學訓練帶畀佢嘅優勢，同埋想補足嘅地方 
 UQ 課程、OSCE 模擬考試點樣提升臨床能力 
 廣東話治療師點樣適應澳洲家庭文化同治療模式 
 Chloe 同 Bonnie 對 0–5 歲介入同 Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice 嘅共同理念 
 「治療師傾偈」系列未來會分享啲咩 
今集適合你，如果你係…
 香港或海外言語治療師 
 正計劃移民澳洲 
 考慮 SPA 海外認證或重新讀碩士 
 想了解澳洲言語治療工作文化 
 對雙語言語治療及幼兒介入有興趣 
資源
 Speech Pathology Australia (SPA) 
 SPA 海外認證資訊（連結待補） 
 Chloe：blackburnslp.com.au/resources｜@phd.speechie.mum 
一句資料，未必解答到你所有問題；一位親身走過呢條路嘅治療師，可能可以。

Guest: Bonnie (@teddytalkspeechpathology)
Speech Pathologist | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | The University of Queensland | Practising in Australia
Thinking about working as a speech pathologist in Australia? There isn't just one pathway.
In this episode, Bonnie shares why she chose to complete a Master's at UQ instead of pursuing the SPA overseas qualification pathway, and how that decision shaped her clinical practice and career.
In this episode:
 UQ Master's vs SPA overseas pathway 
 How Hong Kong and Australian training compare 
 The impact of UQ's OSCE and clinical placements 
 Adapting to Australian families and practice 
 Our shared passion for early intervention and neurodiversity-affirming practice 
A practical, honest conversation for speech pathologists considering a move to Australia or wanting to learn more about international practice.
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📢 有關於孩子發展、育兒、情緒、學習、睡眠、ADHD、自閉症，或者其他健康相關問題想了解？
📩 歡迎提交你的問題 and follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 你的問題，可能亦是很多海外廣東話家庭正在面對的疑問。我會邀請不同專業人士，一齊將複雜的概念拆細，用廣東話分享實用而貼地的資訊。
🎙️ 如果你希望聽到某位專業人士（例如兒科醫生、心理學家、職業治療師、老師、營養師等）的分享，也歡迎告訴我們！
🎧 訂閱《Bilingual Speech SPOT》，一齊連結專業，翻譯知識，陪伴雙語家庭成長。
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📢 Got a question about your child's development, learning, emotions, sleep, ADHD, autism, or other health-related topics?
📩 Submit your question here  or follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 Your question may be one that many Cantonese-speaking families overseas are wondering about. Together with experts from different disciplines, we'll break down complex topics and make them easier to understand—in Cantonese.
🎙️ Have a guest you'd love to hear from? We'd love your suggestions!
🎧 Subscribe to Bilingual Speech SPOT and join us as we connect experts, translate knowledge, and support bilingual families.

音樂，能夠讓一位原本抗拒閱讀的孩子，重新愛上文字？🎵📚
今集《Bilingual Speech Spot》，Chloe 邀請了來自香港的雙重認證言語治療師、音樂治療師，同時亦是墨爾本大學博士研究員 Sunny Sir，一起探討音樂治療如何幫助孩子學習中文，尤其是有讀寫障礙的兒童。
Sunny 分享了一個真實的臨床個案——一位原本十分抗拒閱讀的孩子，如何透過音樂一步步建立閱讀動機；亦分享了他的博士研究成果，透過帶領有讀寫障礙的青少年創作屬於自己的歌曲，重新建立自信，並重新連結對語言的興趣與熱愛。
本集內容包括：
🎧 廣東話讀寫障礙與英文讀寫障礙有甚麼不同？
🎧 「形、音、義」框架如何幫助孩子學習中文字？
🎧 甚麼是語素意識（Morphological Awareness）？為何對閱讀能力如此重要？
🎧 書面語與口語有甚麼分別？這些差異如何影響孩子的語言學習？
🎧 為何創作歌曲能提升語言能力、學習動機及自信？
🎧 Sunny 最新博士研究發現：有讀寫障礙的青少年真正需要的是甚麼？
🎧 三個家長今晚就可以在家與孩子一起玩的語言小遊戲。
如果你的孩子正在學習中文，或你正關注孩子的認字、閱讀及書寫能力，相信這一集會為你帶來不少新的啟發與實用方法。
資源連結：
Sunny Instagram：@sunny.musicxspeech
遊戲 PDF：https://jc-ireadilearn.heephong.org/chinese-teaching-resources-for-children/listening-and-oral/ma
Chloe：blackburnslp.com.au/resources | @phd.speechie.mum

Can music help a child fall in love with reading? 🎵📚
In this episode, Chloe speaks with Sunny, a Hong Kong speech pathologist, music therapist, and PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne, about how music can support Chinese literacy, especially for children with dyslexia.
Together, they discuss:
Why Chinese and English dyslexia are different
How the "form–sound–meaning" framework supports Chinese reading
The role of morphological awareness in literacy
How songwriting builds confidence and language skills
Sunny's latest PhD research with adolescents with dyslexia
Three simple language games parents can try at home tonight
Whether you're a parent, educator, or clinician, this episode offers practical, evidence-based insights into supporting Chinese literacy through music.
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Support the show
📢 有關於孩子發展、育兒、情緒、學習、睡眠、ADHD、自閉症，或者其他健康相關問題想了解？
📩 歡迎提交你的問題 and follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 你的問題，可能亦是很多海外廣東話家庭正在面對的疑問。我會邀請不同專業人士，一齊將複雜的概念拆細，用廣東話分享實用而貼地的資訊。
🎙️ 如果你希望聽到某位專業人士（例如兒科醫生、心理學家、職業治療師、老師、營養師等）的分享，也歡迎告訴我們！
🎧 訂閱《Bilingual Speech SPOT》，一齊連結專業，翻譯知識，陪伴雙語家庭成長。
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📢 Got a question about your child's development, learning, emotions, sleep, ADHD, autism, or other health-related topics?
📩 Submit your question here  or follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 Your question may be one that many Cantonese-speaking families overseas are wondering about. Together with experts from different disciplines, we'll break down complex topics and make them easier to understand—in Cantonese.
🎙️ Have a guest you'd love to hear from? We'd love your suggestions!
🎧 Subscribe to Bilingual Speech SPOT and join us as we connect experts, translate knowledge, and support bilingual families.

講故事冇人聽？做Presentation聲音唔夠自信？原來呢個技巧，仲可以改變一個人嘅人生……
六月係LGBTQIA+ Pride Month，而transgender voice therapy正正係一個好重要嘅議題。所以喺呢個六月，我哋想將呢個聲音治療嘅技巧帶給你。
你有冇諗過，講故事用嘅變聲技巧，同性別肯定聲音治療,其實用嘅係同一套科學原理？
今集我哋會帶你睇兩個好唔同嘅應用場景：
🎭 點樣用Pitch同共鳴,令你講故事、做presentation更有吸引力
 💨 一個簡單嘅"暖聲"技巧，presentation前用得著
 🌈 呢套原理點樣應用喺幫助跨性別人士搭建一個更貼合自己嘅聲音
 🗣️ 點樣喺「authority」同「femininity」之間取得平衡
特別鳴謝 Dr. Yeptain Leung 喺聲音治療同性別肯定聲音治療上嘅專業分享！
🎧 即刻收聽，發現聲音可以改變嘅,遠遠超過你想像！
Struggling to hold a room with your voice? The same technique that fixes that can also change someone's life.
June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, and transgender voice therapy is such an important topic — so this June, we wanted to bring this voice therapy story to you.
What if the voice modulation tricks that make storytelling and presentations land are built on the exact same science as gender-affirming voice therapy?
In this episode, we explore two very different worlds — through one shared set of techniques:
🎭 How pitch and resonance work can make your storytelling or presentations more compelling
 💨 A simple "vocal warm-up" technique you can use before any presentation
 🌈 How those same principles apply to helping transgender individuals build a voice that feels truly their own
 🗣️ How to balance authority and femininity within a single voice
Special thanks to Dr. Yeptain Leung for his clinical expertise in voice therapy and gender-affirming care.
🎧 Listen now to discover just how much your voice can do.
📩 Got a question? Submit it here — I may answer it on the podcast.
Support the show
📢 有關於孩子發展、育兒、情緒、學習、睡眠、ADHD、自閉症，或者其他健康相關問題想了解？
📩 歡迎提交你的問題 and follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 你的問題，可能亦是很多海外廣東話家庭正在面對的疑問。我會邀請不同專業人士，一齊將複雜的概念拆細，用廣東話分享實用而貼地的資訊。
🎙️ 如果你希望聽到某位專業人士（例如兒科醫生、心理學家、職業治療師、老師、營養師等）的分享，也歡迎告訴我們！
🎧 訂閱《Bilingual Speech SPOT》，一齊連結專業，翻譯知識，陪伴雙語家庭成長。
—
📢 Got a question about your child's development, learning, emotions, sleep, ADHD, autism, or other health-related topics?
📩 Submit your question here  or follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 Your question may be one that many Cantonese-speaking families overseas are wondering about. Together with experts from different disciplines, we'll break down complex topics and make them easier to understand—in Cantonese.
🎙️ Have a guest you'd love to hear from? We'd love your suggestions!
🎧 Subscribe to Bilingual Speech SPOT and join us as we connect experts, translate knowledge, and support bilingual families.

#BSP 19 | 大叫大喊冇問題？3分鐘聲音急救術｜小朋友沙聲・老師冇聲・唱K急救
你有冇試過，小朋友又喊又叫一個下午，第二朝起身聲音突然沙到唔似自己？好多家長都會諗「瞓一晚就好」——但聲帶受損,有時唔係瞓一晚就解決到。
今集我哋會話你知：
🗣️ 邊啲日常行為，原來偷偷損害小朋友嘅聲帶
 🚦 三個黃燈／紅燈訊號，話你知幾時要開始留意
 💧 三個簡單方法，喺屋企就可以保護小朋友嘅聲音
今集我們訪問言語治療師以及聲音治療專家 Dr. Yeptain Leung 。Thank you Dr. Yeptain Leung 喺聲音治療上嘅專業分享！
🎧 即刻收聽，學識點樣保護小朋友嘅聲音！

Every parent's heard it: a day of shouting and laughing, and by next morning their child's voice is suddenly hoarse. Most of us think "they'll sleep it off" — but vocal strain doesn't always heal on its own.
In this episode, we cover:
🗣️ The everyday habits that are quietly damaging kids' vocal cords
 🚦 The yellow-flag and red-flag signs every parent should know
 💧 Three simple, at-home ways to protect your child's voice
🎧 Listen now to learn how to protect your child's voice before it's too late.
📩 Got a question? Submit it here — I may answer it on the podcast.
Support the show
📢 有關於孩子發展、育兒、情緒、學習、睡眠、ADHD、自閉症，或者其他健康相關問題想了解？
📩 歡迎提交你的問題 and follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 你的問題，可能亦是很多海外廣東話家庭正在面對的疑問。我會邀請不同專業人士，一齊將複雜的概念拆細，用廣東話分享實用而貼地的資訊。
🎙️ 如果你希望聽到某位專業人士（例如兒科醫生、心理學家、職業治療師、老師、營養師等）的分享，也歡迎告訴我們！
🎧 訂閱《Bilingual Speech SPOT》，一齊連結專業，翻譯知識，陪伴雙語家庭成長。
—
📢 Got a question about your child's development, learning, emotions, sleep, ADHD, autism, or other health-related topics?
📩 Submit your question here  or follow me on IG:@phd.speechie.mum
💡 Your question may be one that many Cantonese-speaking families overseas are wondering about. Together with experts from different disciplines, we'll break down complex topics and make them easier to understand—in Cantonese.
🎙️ Have a guest you'd love to hear from? We'd love your suggestions!
🎧 Subscribe to Bilingual Speech SPOT and join us as we connect experts, translate knowledge, and support bilingual families.