Welcome to Yarn!

A digital speech pathology app built by speech pathologists for Australian families waiting to access allied health services.

Yarn is currently piloting across Australia with children and families on the extensive speech pathology wait lists.

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We need to talk Speech Pathology in Australia...

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1 in 4

parents are concerned about their child's communication

Australian families are waiting up to

4 years

to access face-to-face speech pathology services.

We know speech pathologist are burned out and tired dealing with the ever-growing wait lists, despite their best efforts.

And Aussie kids are stuck waiting with nothing to do.

So we decided it was time to take action.

It's time to Yarn!

Reducing wait times and wait lists for Aussie kids and families.

A phone with a preview of Yarn's mobile app displaying a list of potential goals for a child to work towards

Personalised goal based content by speech pathologists backed by evidence

A phone with a preview of Yarn's mobile app displaying the progress of a child using the platform

Track your progress within the app to monitor and feedback to your families 'speechie'

A phone with a preview of Yarn's mobile app displaying a list of curated daily activities for a child to do

Fun and gamified daily activities to encourage communication

Yarn can help

Speech Pathologists like Rhianna who work in geographically isolated areas

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Families like Hayleigh's waiting 4 years to access services

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It's time to get Aussie kids talking!

Research shows early intervention is key to reducing long-term communication issues.

That's why, using evidence based activities designed by speech pathologists across Australia, Yarn is dedicated to providing on demand help, anytime, anywhere.