Developmental Progress Consultation
Solutions for all your developmental concerns.
For parents who are concerned about their baby or child’s development, this appointment with a GP is a step in the right direction.
Waiting on a Paediatric Development Screening & Assessment?
Jump the queue
Are you worried about your child’s development? Waiting to be seen by a Paediatrician in Perth can be long and frustrating, especially if you haven’t yet received any formal diagnosis. Whatever your developmental concerns for your child or baby, there are tools you can implement today to help while you wait. Each GP at Baby Steps is specially trained in child development. They can offer medical guidance, assurance when you’re on the right path, and gentle guidance and direction when you’re not. They are trained to recognise which allied health therapies might be required and get you quicker access to allied health services if issues are identified.
Child Development Consultations in Perth
Supporting for
- Delayed milestones, rolling, siitng, walking, language and learning
- Poor mobility and coordination
- Poor eye contact
- Communication challenges
- Social, emotional and behavioural challenges
- Anxiety
- ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
Ask your GP about
- Understanding 'normal' baby behaviour and milestones
- 'Typical' child development
- Identifying potential delays
- Meeting your child’s social, emotional, and educational needs
- What to expect for your child’s language, communication, and physical development
- How to navigate the child development system - finding and accessing the appropriate resources and service providers
- Strategies you can implement today
- Effective parenting strategies
- Quick access to Allied Health support
- Taking the next step - how to move forward with confidence
What you need to know about your Developmental Progress Consultation
30 minute appointment
No worry or concern is ever taken lightly
Make sure to bring your purple book and of course your baby or child too!
This appointment is for you if
- You are currently on a waiting list for an appointment with a Paediatrician, but looking for more immediate support
- You are worried about your child’s development, even ever so slightly
- You’re not sure whether your child needs a referral to a Paediatrician
It is NOT a formal Paediatric Developmental Screening or Assessment.
What you will get
- Expert medical guidance by specially trained GPs
- Assurance when you’re on the right path, and gentle guidance and direction when you’re not
- Recognition of what allied health therapies might be required
- Quicker access to allied health support / therapy if issues are identified
- Resources to help you in understanding your child’s developmental concerns