The King’s Speech

Speech therapy comes to the movies! Soon-to-be-released British film ‘The King’s Speech’ focuses on George VI – also known as ‘Bertie’ – and his battle to overcome a severe stammer. An unlikely chain of events leads to... Read more

Educational Rights -Your Child

The process of finding out that their child requires extra educational support needs is often an emotionally difficult time for parents. Many report feelings of relief that their suspicions or concerns were well-founded. Others report... Read more

Therapy – do we need it?

As babies grow, developmental milestones are monitored through their infancy – sitting up, crawling and walking  are the most noticeable and often memorable milestones for parents. Health professionals use these milestones as a... Read more

Brain Scan to Diagnose Autism?

Recent studies at King’s College London have provided encouraging results about the possibility of using brain scans to diagnose autism in adults (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100810203505.htm). Autism is a type of... Read more

Autism diagnosed by brainscan?

King's College Institute of Psychiatry in London have been researching the use of a brain scan to diagnose Autism, in adults stating: "We know already that people with autism have differences in brain anatomy and some regions are just... Read more

What to expect – 1st Session

Say the phrase ‘speech therapy’ and most people will automatically think of children, stammering and lisps. Many people are not aware of what speech & language therapy is all about, and how it could help them or their family.... Read more

Not Just Speech & Language

The world’s first full-face transplant demonstrates several different aspects to speech & language therapy. One item in this week’s global news really caught the public’s attention. Doctors in Barcelona introduced a patient... Read more

Dyslexia

A recent article in The Telegraph (http://tinyurl.com/dyslexiaheseltine) by Annabel Heseltine – daughter of Michael Heseltine – discusses the journey she has taken in coming to terms with dyslexia in her children, brother and... Read more

Speech Patterns and Autism

The Independent recently reported on the possibility of identifying autism in toddlers through their speech patterns (http://tinyurl.com/autismspeech).The newspaper reports that scientists are claiming that children with autism have a... Read more

Frog In Your Throat?

Losing your voice can have a huge psychosocial impact. A recent news story highlights the plight of a single parent who lost her voice for 6 weeks after catching a cold, and needed speech therapy to bring it back:... Read more