IPhone App Stops Stammer

At the beginning of the month, the Daily Mail reported on the story of Mark Wilson, from Somerset, and his success with an iPhone speech and language app. You can read the article here:... Read more

Singing and Language in CET

A few weeks ago, Sarah Bennington’s article which cited The Guardian’s report of ‘The Genius of Natural Childhood' by Sally Goddard Blythe, stressed the importance that singing and music can have on the developmental process. Song... Read more

SEN Provision

Last week The Guardian held a Q&A session with Children's Minister Sarah Teather to address a number of concerns from Guardian readers around current Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision. You can read the article here:... Read more

Singing and Language

The Guardian reports this week on a new book from Sally Goddard Blythe, a consultant in neuro-developmental education and director of the Institute for Neuro-Physiological Psychology. The book is titled 'The Genius of Natural Childhood',... Read more

Facial Development Evolution

Facial Development Clue to Evolution? The BBC reported this week on the study of embryonic facial development providing clues to human evolution. Dr Mosley discusses how evidence from human bodies suggests that humans may have evolved... Read more

Taking Away A Voice

Edward Lawrence, for The Guardian, reports this week on some governmental irony: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2011/apr/27/nhs-reforms-speech-therapies Mr Lawrence, who writes The Guardian's 'Diary of a disability benefit... Read more

Um Er Ar?

A new piece of research suggests that parents who have a tendency to fumble and stumble over their words may actually be helping their children acquire language. The Independent reports on a study from the University of Rochester (USA).... Read more

Autism Awareness Month

n the USA, April is Autism Awareness Month! Many organisations who work with individuals with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) see April as an opportunity to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community. The... Read more

Parent’s Feedback

What Our Parents Think Recently we developed a questionnaire looking for parent and client feedback about what they have found useful from our service and if they had any comments for the future. We hope that this information will be... Read more

Conversational Technology

Recent research published in the journal, "Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking" indicates that a ‘conversation simulator’ which allows individuals to have a virtual conversation, can improve the social and conversational... Read more