As a speech and language therapist I assess and help children with speech and language difficulties, including some as young as 11 months. It is important for parents to realize that
Okay, I hope you will look at your toothbrush in a different light after reading this. Did you ever think your humble toothbrush could be your mentor? In our therapy starter
“I see how you do it but I just can’t teach him at home!” Kirsten said to me at the beginning of a speech therapy session for Leonard. “I read your
“I just want a child I can connect with,” said Mrs Chang as she sat in my speech therapy room, with quiet frustration. The fact is, if you are trying to
As a successful speech and language therapy centre, we get asked quite a lot about the initial consultation (or assessment) and subsequent sessions. We thought it would be useful for
The speech therapist can’t make your child talk. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. Similarly, you can (perhaps) make your child go to the
I am glad people are educated about stuttering being a real speech difficulty due to different parts of the brain not working together to produce fluent speech. It is not
My therapy clients are always asking me where I get my toys that I use in my speech and/or language therapy sessions. I came across this great list about recommended