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

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

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

Talk Tools – what is it?

Since April 2009 our speech and language therapists and occupational therapists have been undertaking training in Talk Tools.  We purchased the range of therapy equipment to support our therapists in offering this approach across... Read more

Benefits of visual timetables

It is crucial when children start back at school that they are familiar with their routine and environment. Anxiety can quickly arise if a child does not know what is happening next, this is particularly true of children on the Autistic... Read more

Pets as Therapy (PAT)

Most people love animals, but it is not always possible to have a pet due to financial, family or health issues. Older people in particular, may miss the company of a pet as failing health means they can no longer look after it.Research... Read more

Boyzone Keith Duffy – ASD

A video series on BBC News talks to people in the public eye who choose to speak about their personal experiences of a disease or condition. Keith Duffy, from Boyzone and Coronation Street talks about bringing up a child with... Read more

New approach listening skills

Children may be slow to develop speech and language skills for a variety of reasons, but often the inability to listen or pay attention to what is being said can have a profound effect on language development. Children with poor... Read more

Down Syndrome – Preventable?

An article in the New Scientist by Aria Pearson reports that one day it may be possible to prevent some of the symptoms of Down’s Syndrome before giving birth. Experiments in mice have raised the hope that some of the developmental... Read more