Twin Talking

The latest video to do the rounds on YouTube and millions of computers around the world involves a very important building block in human communication – baby-talk! Sam and Ren McEntee were aged 17 months when their parents took a... Read more

Protein ID In Autism

Protein Identification in Autism Many of our clients at I.T.S. have some form of autistic spectrum disorder, so we are always happy to talk about the latest developments in intensive autism speech and language therapy research. The BBC... Read more

Around The World -APD

Professor Dorothy Bishop wrote recently on her personal blog (http://deevybee.blogspot.com/) about one of her current research topics; auditory processing problems (APD) in children with language difficulties. As Professor of Developmental... Read more

Parental Budgets SEN Children

The Guardian reported this week on the latest government recommendations allocating support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). You can read the article in full here:... Read more

All About ITS

ITS has been receiving lots of new referrals recently, so now seems like a good opportunity to talk about all the different services you can access through us. Integrated Treatment Services (ITS) was set us by Sarah Davis (formerly... Read more

Colourful Semantics

Semantics can be defined as ‘the study of the meaning of words’, and explores the relationships between words and meaning. When we talk about semantics in speech & language therapy, we are thinking about language rather than... Read more

Autism at PM Question Time

The issue of speech and language therapy within the NHS has again reached the national stage this week. BBC News reported on the case of a Nottinghamshire family, whose son ñ Dylan - has autism:... Read more

Love and Language

Just in time for Valentine's Day! A study recently published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, has been investigating the link between language and successful relationships:... Read more

Communication in Brain Injury

Communication can be a difficult thing to unravel. As Speech and Language Therapists, we look at many different aspects of communication, and try to understand how each aspect affects another. This is particularly relevant when working... Read more

Dyslexia

Reading brain activity and Dyslexia Before Christmas, Professor Dorothy Bishop posted on her personal blog about an article her peers had asked her to review:... Read more