Dementia Mealtime Issues

My dad has been suffering with Alzheimer’s disease for the last 3 years.  His memory has always been the biggest worry for us, however, the doctors are now worried he is losing weight and might not be eating properly.  The woman at the... Read more

SALT for a Lisp

Speech and Language Therapy for a Lisp   What is a Lisp? Many people associate a lisp with being when /s/ and /z/ are hard to say. A lisp is also known as a functional speech disorder. This is simply difficulty learning to make a... Read more

Stammering Awareness Day

International Stammering Awareness Day: Tuesday 22nd October   What is stammering? Stammering is "characterised by stoppages and disruptions in fluency which interrupt the smooth flow and timing of speech. These stoppages may take... Read more

Dyspraxia Awareness Week

Dyspraxia Awareness Week: 13th-19th October   What is dyspraxia? Dyspraxia is generally recognized to be an impairment of the organisation of movement. This may include difficulties with Language Perception Thought Where... Read more

Vocal Hygiene

Vocal Hygiene Over 40,000 new individuals present with a voice disorder each year. With professional voice users such as teachers and secretaries being two of the top ten occupations in which voice disorders are most likely to occur... Read more

Every Child a Talker

As a speech and language therapist, I am often approached by parents who ask what they can do to support their child's speech, language and communication development. I have devised a list of techniques that are easy to implement at home... Read more

APD v SLT

Speech and Language Therapy versus other approaches My son is 5 years old and has autism and I would like to get some private help for him.  I am confused by the help that private Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) can provide... Read more

AAC Awareness Month

October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication awareness month   What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)? AAC refers to any system of communication that is used alongside or instead of speech to help people with... Read more

22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

Genetic disorder 22q11.2 deletion syndrome What is it?  22q11.2 deletion syndrome is caused by a missing section (micro-deletion) of chromosome 22 which is present from the time a child is conceived.   How common is it? It is... Read more

Assessment for ASD

With the support of a speech therapist, our daughter has a developmental assessment next week due to concerns that she may have autism. We would like some advice about what to expect at the assessment?     What is Autism Spectrum... Read more