Could Your Child have Specific Language Impairment?
Is your child having a problem with language but with no other obvious difficulty in learning? There is a difficulty known as Specific...
Rachel Harrison
June is MND Awareness Month.
Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month takes place each June and its purpose is to help raise awareness of this disease
iPads – another tool in the box for speech and language therapists.
While technology sometimes has the ability to frustrate and exasperate, children with autism are embracing apps which are predictable and...
Time for change? – Help ease the worry of the move up to secondary school for your child with special educational needs
Now is the time that children in their final year of primary school will be thinking about the move up to secondary school. As they return...
The Role of the Speech and Language Therapist in Dementia
As dementia takes a hold on an increasingly ageing population the Speech and Language Therapist has a key role to play in the care of a...
Why a Speech and Language Therapist Would Never Name Their Baby Girl ‘Rachel’
As a speech and language therapist I now understand why my younger brother had such a difficult time saying my name 'Rachel' when he was...
How does Dementia Affect Communication?
When a person close to you begins to have trouble in communicating their thoughts and feelings as they used to do it can be a very...
A Chance to Learn More About Autism
Adults and children can listen to first hand experiences of life with autism and gain access to the largest assembly of autism specialist...
Understanding Stanley
The mum of an autistic child is on a mission to provide a unique and powerful visual insight into life on the autism...
Answers to Your Questions About the SEN Reforms
With changes to the current Statement of Special Educational Needs due to come into force in September this year it may be an anxious time...
