Sometimes it isn’t so much about your child’s communication skills or lack of them, but how this makes you feel. When Dianne got in touch,… Read More »3 Tips for Feeling Better About Your Child’s Progress
When we come to the summer holidays, lots of families have a break from therapy sessions, either at school or at home, but there can… Read More »3 Tips for Maintaining Practice During Breaks
Often when we first meet children, they are keen communicators but have found speech sounds elusive. There might be many reasons why this is the… Read More »3 Tips for Developing Pre-Speech Skills
So many skills help to underpin speech and language development. One area that lots of parents and teachers notice is the area of attention and listening. … Read More »3 Tips for Developing Listening and Attention Skills
Frustration is probably the number one reason side effect of communication difficulties. It is a word we see all the time when receiving new referrals… Read More »3 Tips for when your Child gets Frustrated
One of the conversations I have had several times recently is how to make the most of everyday situations to practise speech. When it’s general… Read More »3 Tips for Practising Speech Outside the Therapy Room
A couple of weeks ago I was talking to Lynne, whose son Ryan has a speech and language delay. Lynne shared how Ryan wasn’t speaking… Read More »3 Tips for Creating Opportunities for Speech
As social skills develop, children need us to adapt and respond in different ways. Activities need to change in order to support or challenge this… Read More »3 Tips for Developing Social Skills
When I was just starting out as a therapist I also worked as a support worker for children and young people with Autism. It was… Read More »3 Tips for Engaging the Child in their own Bubble
For 8 year old Rebecca, communication had become a real strength and she continued to amaze her parents with her progress. Being Autistic, she hadn’t… Read More »3 Tips for Supporting Anxiety in Communication