Any Qualified Provider

Happy New Year everyone! Any Qualified Provider is an initiative that was implemented by the Department of Health in conjunction with the NHS in 2011. You can watch a video about the initiative here:... Read more

Social use of language

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) has some helpful and informative information on their website about pragmatics, of the social use of language. You can visit ASHA's website here: http://www.asha.org/ or go straight... Read more

Ofcom and Disabled Customers

The Guardian published an article on their website last week entitled "Ofcom demands better service for disabled customers". You can read the article in full here:... Read more

Protein ID In Autism

Protein Identification in Autism Many of our clients at I.T.S. have some form of autistic spectrum disorder, so we are always happy to talk about the latest developments in intensive autism speech and language therapy research. The BBC... Read more

Parental Budgets SEN Children

The Guardian reported this week on the latest government recommendations allocating support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). You can read the article in full here:... Read more

Love and Language

Just in time for Valentine's Day! A study recently published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, has been investigating the link between language and successful relationships:... Read more

Communication in Brain Injury

Communication can be a difficult thing to unravel. As Speech and Language Therapists, we look at many different aspects of communication, and try to understand how each aspect affects another. This is particularly relevant when working... Read more

Dyslexia

Reading brain activity and Dyslexia Before Christmas, Professor Dorothy Bishop posted on her personal blog about an article her peers had asked her to review:... Read more

Help with bullying

Can Speech and Language Therapists help victims of bullying? When bullying occurs in schools it is generally the traditional school personnel who become involved in its resolution ñ teachers and head-teachers, for example. Last year... Read more

SALT saves money!

Last week a number of different articles popped up throughout the UK discussing the cost benefits of speech & language therapy in the NHS.We know that speech & language therapy is of great benefit to its clients, and also to... Read more