Glue ear
Your child might look as if they are ‘switched off’ or ignoring you if they can’t see that you’re trying to talk to them. They...
Archive: July 2014
Visual timetables
Ican describes how they can help your child Children with difficulty understanding language may benefit from visual timelines because of...
Specific Language Impairment – life as an adult
A report by the BBC highlights this very question and describes a research project which aims to find out what happens to people with SLI...
Toys and games help children learn language
The charity says there are lots of ways that parents and carers of young children can support the development of children’s...
Verbal Dyspraxia
Verbal Dyspraxia is a condition where children have difficulty in making and co-ordinating the precise movements needed to produce clear...
Autism – the hidden disability
The things that most of us take for granted like understanding humour, sarcasm and other people’s feelings can be a confusing place...
How Speech and Language Therapists can Help a Person with Aphasia
About Aphasia People with aphasia find it difficult to speak, read, write or understand. Aphasia affects communication not intelligence....
What is a Stroke?
The Stroke Association provides information about what a stroke is….. It happens when the blood supply to part of your brain is cut...
A Night That Changed Everything
I have also seen the recovery of people who have had debilitating brain injury caused by a stroke and how determination and hard work has...
How schools can help children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI).
ICAN, the children’s communication charity, offers help and advice for parents and schools who work with children with (SLI)....
