Delayed Processing in Autism

Delayed processing in autism As a consequence of a fragmented perception autistic children may experience delayed response to sensory stimuli, for example, you say something to your child, and there is no response as if the child... Read more

Action for Brain Injury Week – 18-24 May 2015

Action for Brain Injury Week is about encouraging people to learn more about brain injury and National Awareness Days .com explains how such an injury can affect a person..... Brains are fragile and can be severely damaged from the... Read more

Dementia Awareness

The Daily Mail has recently carried an an article by Dr Keith Souter about why dementia gets worse when the sun goes down - and what anxious carers can do to make things better. Speech and Language Therapists also have a part to play in... Read more

A Day in the Life of a SENCo – Summer term begins

And the Summer Term begins..... The past term has enabled lots of the Autumn Training ideas to be embedded across the school. It is so nice to see ‘Communicate in Print’ being used in a variety of classrooms.  In particular, one... Read more

Mulitple Sclerosis Awareness week

Raising Awareness of Multiple Sclerosis MS Awareness Week is about encouraging people to learn more about multiple sclerosis. So what is it exactly? National Awareness Days .com explains what the condition is....... In short: a... Read more

Helping Deaf Children Detect Sounds

How deaf children who cannot benefit from cochlear implants are being given the chance to hear for the first time. Speech and language therapists work with many different client groups which includes  children with hearing impairment and... Read more

Autism, the story of how one boy found a friend

When a Little Girl at the Pool Realized My Son Has Autism April Shaw has written on the website - themighty.com - about how her son, who has autism, found a friend. Autism can be difficult to understand – even for the parents of children... Read more

Children starting school unable to communicate

Study reveals children aren't ready for school Some children are arriving at school without the basic communication skills needed for learning. The BBC has reported that …..... “Too many children are starting school in England... Read more

Help for school students with communication difficulties.

Talking Point is an online resource for information on children’s communication. It also offers support and advice for school students with communication difficulties. Tips for school students By now, your teachers and an officer from... Read more

Alzheimer’s Disease

The Alzheimer's Society provides advice and information about the condition. The word dementia describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. Dementia is caused when... Read more