Rachel Harrison

How deaf children who cannot benefit from cochlear implants are being given the chance to hear for the first time.

As well as developing their hearing these children will also benefit from speech and language […]

When a Little Girl at the Pool Realized My Son Has Autism

April Shaw writes ……. “EMTs, firefighters and police officers all have something in common. When crisis arrives and everyone’s running away from it, t […]

The BBC has reported that ……..
“Too many children are starting school in England unable to speak in simple sentences or control their behaviour, a study says.
The Early Intervention Foundation’s analysis fou […]

Tips for school students
By now, your teachers and an officer from your Local Authority should have begun to plan with you about what to do after school finishes. This is called a transition plan. This work […]

What can cause memory problems?
Memory problems can be due to a number of reasons. It’s happened to all of us at some time or another – you can’t put a name to a face, you forget where you put your keys. Most […]

Here is a letter that describes the feelings experienced by the mother of a daughter with autism.

I Stand Quietly: A Letter to My Daughter and to Everybody.

I stand quietly while you do somersaults on the bed […]

 
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobiological disorder characterized by developmentally inappropriate impulsivity, inattention, and in some cases, hyperactivity. Everyone has occasional […]

Here is the sort of thing that someone with these difficulties might say:

“I find it hard to concentrate on what people are saying”
“It’s hard to understand some of the words people say”
“I don’t […]

Parkinson’s UK is the Parkinson’s support and research charity. For more than 40 years we’ve been working to find a cure and improve life for everyone affected by Parkinson’s.

One person in every 500 has […]

Rachel Shenton, former Hollyoaks actress, talks about the impact that her father’s hearing loss had on her life in the Express Newspaper. Witnessing her father Geoff struggle as his hearing failed had a huge […]

April the 2nd was chosen to mark this day for young literature lovers as it’s the same date as Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday, the author of many famous children’s stories like The Little Mermaid and The […]

For some children their condition can impact on their levels of confidence and self esteem. It can be helpful for these children to meet with other children to help them to realise they are not the only one […]

Talking Point says that communication is a vital skill that all young people need to master. Making friends, building self-confidence, having relationships and starting work – these all depend on being able to […]

A little girl with Down’s Syndrome

This story in the Express shows how someone with a condition such as Down’s Syndrome can also have unexpected added complications that can impact on the basic of human […]

Help for Children with SLCN

Children with speech and language and communication needs (SLCN) need to be taught the speech, language and social communication skills which other children learn naturally. The best […]

What is SLCN?

Skills for language development
The ability to speak and understand language requires a number of different skills. Children with SLCN might have a difficulty with just one skill, or with […]

A voice for Britain’s dementia sufferers: how our campaign has built awareness

Speech and language therapists are increasingly being called upon to help with this client group in enabling the dementia sufferer t […]

Major European initiative to boost the understanding of autism
 

The society says that it is thought that more than one in 100 people in Europe have autism, including an estimated 700,000 in the UK. Autism is a […]

Down’s Syndrome Awareness Week

DSi (Down Syndrome International) has coordinated World Down Syndrome Day since 2006. However, on 10 November 2012 the United Nations adopted a resolution to designate 21 March as […]

World Book Day

What’s so great about reading anyway? For a start, reading and writing are at the heart of learning and communication – essential for raising smart kids! There can be a more serious side […]