Autism and Asperger Syndrome

NEW BOOK ON AUTISM Autism and Asperger Syndrome Author: Simon Baron-Cohen Publisher: Oxford University Press Price: £9.99 This book was reviewed in the Daily Mail on 22 July 2008 by Charlotte Moore. The following is a summary of... Read more

Autistic Ben Haslam’s Fight

Ben Haslam who has an autism spectrum disorder, attends one of our contracted settings' residential schools - The Shires at Stretton.   Ben's parents are fighting a legal battle to have his needs fully recognised.  Tonight The... Read more

School Speech Testing Urged

School pupil speech testing urged is the headline on BBC news today. Following up on the findings from the Interim Bercow report, a push is being made towards all children receiving a speech and language assessment at the start of... Read more

The Final Bercow Review

The final Bercow report has been released today. Read our full summary, analysed by Jane Gregory. In brief; The Government made its formal response via a Written Ministerial Statement which will be available from Hansard. A detailed... Read more

Autism on the rise

Read the following article about some of the lastest evidence base. http://merzenich.positscience.com/?p=174 Jane Gregory - Speciliast Speech and Language Therapist July... Read more

Early diagnosis of Autism

Tests may help early diagnosis of Autism. Scientists have identified early behaviours and indicators that may help diagnosis of autism. Early diagnosis and treatment could reduce symptoms in later life. Currently, many children are not... Read more

Find a Speech Therapist

Finding a Speech and Language Therapist can seem like an unworldly chore to many clients, parents and carers who contact our team.   Hopefully you can find some degree of support through your local NHS Speech and Language therapy... Read more

Becoming a Speech Therapist

Working as a speech and language therapist Speech and language therapists (SLT) assess and treat speech, language and communication problems in people of all ages to enable them to communicate to the best of their ability. They may also... Read more

Autistic Spectrum Disorder

As a team of speech and language therapists, we see many children who are diagnosed or at the early stages of diagnosis of an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. We also see young adults who are living with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder.At... Read more

What is Speech Therapy?

Speech therapy is the more commonly used abbreviation for the longer term Speech and Language Therapy, carried out through the work of a Speech and Language Therapist. As the fuller name suggests a speech and Language Therapist is not... Read more