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

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

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

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

Debate on SLT for Children

Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists selected for parliamentary debate on the topic of speech & language service provision for children. In Parliament, the Westminster Hall Chamber sits adjacent to the House of Commons,... Read more

Foreign Accent Syndrome

The BBC reported this week on Kay Russell, an Englishwoman who woke up after a severe migraine and found herself speaking with a French accent (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2010/09/100915_accent_syndrome_et_sl.shtml). This... Read more

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

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