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Keep Talking, Keep Connecting: Helping People with Parkinson’s Preserve Their Voice
How Speech Therapy can help your voice stay strong with Parkinson’s Disease. Losing your voice doesn’t mean losing your connection to the...
Aug 224 min read


Bookworms in the Making: How to Spark a Love of Reading in Children
There’s something magical about snuggling up with a child and opening a book. Whether it’s the rustle of pages, the colourful pictures,...
Aug 144 min read


Don’t let junk food junk the health of your participant!
A common behaviour with clients in the NDIS space is poor eating habits. Poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, smoking and excessive alcohol...
Jul 306 min read


Weight Loss Injections: Proceed with caution
Let’s admit it, weight loss is challenging! As we all know, obesity is a chronic and global health challenge. Lifestyle changes (healthy...
Jun 54 min read


Eating and Autism: How the Senses Shape Mealtime
Have you ever taken a bite into a food, but all you can think about is how weird it felt in your mouth and couldn’t get around the taste?...
Apr 174 min read


Neurodiversity: Supporting Diverse Minds
Diversity of human brains is what make each person unique. Neurodiversity is a term that celebrates the neurological differences amongst...
Mar 177 min read


Busting the Autism GFCF Diet Myth
Navigating Nutrition for ASD Families can be challenge. If you are a parent, caregiver, or educator supporting an individual with Autism...
Mar 144 min read


And that’s a wrap
What a year it has been for the business, and all of us here at OSCAR Care Group. 2023 and 2024 gave us the opportunity to establish our...
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Watermelon: A juicy dilemma for those with dysphagia
Watermelon is a snack that many turn to when summer is around the corner. They’re juicy, sweet and refreshing…what’s not to love? For...
Oct 8, 20243 min read


Your questions answered by a Speechie
During Speech Pathology Week, we held a webinar inviting people to submit questions to our Speechies regarding all things Speech and...
Aug 30, 20249 min read


Communicate Your Way with AAC
When someone says “communication,” what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Talking, speaking, listening? Although these might be...
Aug 26, 20244 min read


A Deep Dive into Stroke Recovery with a Speech Pathologist
Stroke is a serious health concern in Australia, affecting a substantial portion of the population. The latest figures from the Stroke...
Aug 5, 20245 min read


How Speech Pathologists can support you with your mealtimes
A lot of us look forward to eating food and enjoying our mealtimes every single day. For some, eating food is more than just fuelling the...
Jul 9, 20244 min read


Need a NDIS Dietitian?
Living with a disability and not sure if you need to see a Dietitian? Or you have been recommended to see one, but not sure what it...
Jun 19, 20244 min read


Supporting Swallowing and Communication for People with Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that causes nerve cells in parts of the brain to die. It is estimated...
May 22, 20245 min read


When Sensory Issues Impact Food and Eating in Children
For children with sensory issues, introducing new foods can be a difficult and uncomfortable journey. This is when the dislike of new foods
Apr 22, 20243 min read


RECIPE: Grilled Salmon with Warm Potato Salad
This is a mouth-watering recipe with a great balance of fish, carrots, beans and potatoes. Salmon is a great source of so many...
Apr 9, 20243 min read


Dysphagia: To Thicken or not to Thicken
Thickened fluids play a key role in the management of swallowing difficulties, clinically known as dysphagia, but are they the best...
Mar 13, 20244 min read


A message from our Managing Director, Nicole Buettel
We are already halfway through February 2024! What a journey we had in 2023. Still coming out of the COVID fog, we have called 2023 the...
Feb 15, 20244 min read


Peanut Butter: A Sticky Situation for people with dysphagia
Peanut butter is a first choice for many when it comes to the array of spreads available to us, especially on toast for breakfast or a...
Aug 20, 20234 min read
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