What do we mean by integrated?

In today’s healthcare environment there is far more emphasis on person-centred care than ever before. Within the last 6 years, the Department of Health and NHS have set about ensuring that all individuals with extra support needs receive... Read more

Learning With LEGO

In 2008 The Times reported on the use of LEGO as a speech & language therapy tool for children with autism or social communication difficulties... Read more

Stammering and Speech Therapy

f you ask a person on the street what they know about speech problems or speech therapy, the first thing they will probably reply with is ‘stammering’ or ‘stuttering’. For a communication difficulty that is so well-known to the... Read more

Can’t Talk, Won’t Talk?

Refusing to speak’…’being difficult’…’naughty’… These terms have often been used when describing children with a condition called ‘Selective Mutism’, but in actual fact they couldn’t be further from the truth.... Read more

Auditory Processing Disorder

The Times recently published an article written by Professor Tanya Byron about Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). In the article, Prof. Byron explains what APD is, how it may affect people, and what treatment and support is available. You... Read more

Speakability Turns 30!

British charity ‘Speakability’ is celebrating 30 years of supporting people with Aphasia! Aphasia (also known as dysphasia) is a communication difficulty that occurs when language centres in the brain are damaged. This usually... Read more

Why Private Speech therapy?

At the moment in the UK, Speech and Language Therapy is available to adults and children on the NHS. This service is entirely free of charge.    The new coalition government has pledged to reduce the UK’s budget deficit, and... Read more

Not Just For Music – iPods!!

What’s an iPod?!  iPods and associated mp3 players are best known for being relatively inexpensive music players that can store thousands of songs in one portable, pocket-sized device. As they have developed over the years, many other... Read more

Who can benefit fromTalk Tools

As a team of speech and language therapists, we are experiencing some fantastic results for children and adults alike, using the Talk Tools hierarchy approaches. Many of the children have referred to our team, have experienced some... Read more

£500,000 cash – Stammering

Price Charles hosted the event at Clarence House today following the funding pledged by Ed Balls' department of £1m in total to the national fundraising initiative aiming to develop services across the country for young people with the... Read more