The Communication Clinic

19/12/2022

About to see my final client of 2022. Thank you to all my clients for supporting The Communication Clinic and wishing you all festive greetings and a Happy New Year. See you in 2023.

Are you worried about your child's talking? Are you tired of waiting for NHS appointment? Do you liv

21/07/2022

OT sessions running this summer in the park.

12/04/2021

The clinic is back open for face to face appointments although teletherapy (zoom) sessions are still being offered where appropriate and necessary.

16/02/2021

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16/10/2020

04/06/2020

The UK's leading magazine for special educational needs.

07/05/2020

25/04/2020

Great advocate for speech and language therapist - thank you Nick Hewer

“Huge thanks to president for raising awareness today on of how speech and language therapists are providing vital support to patients with across the UK - helping them to speak, eat and drink safely https://t.co/msJ...

23/04/2020

People have asked me what's the role of a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with COVID-19 patients in critical care and beyond.
Let me explain with reference to the diagram below. The process of this disease causes coughing, breathing difficulties and puts strain on the lungs, larynx and vocal cords. These anatomical components are not only important for breathing but also for talking and swallowing effectively. Many lose appetite and sense of smell and quickly become deconditioned.
The role of SLTs has specialised to address issues not only of speech and language, but many functions of the throat. We often employ visual methods to aid our diagnostic evaluation, although with these patients we rely on clinical examination alone. Patients who require breathing support either via a face mask, endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube will have an alteration to the laryngeal physiology which can cause temporary damage. Our role is to provide therapeutic interventions to either help the system work again or compensate in another way.
For our patients this means being able to use their voice to speak to loved ones, finding the words to explain their pain, enjoying the pleasure of drink or food again - all these add quality to life after

18/10/2019

Understanding developmental language disorder

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18/10/2019

https://twitter.com/BeckyClark22/status/1184894417519497219?s=19

“How can a Speech & Language Therapist help someone with / another SLCN? https://t.co/YCaIsAH4X5 'Support' from all with 'Skills' is def important, but also 'Strategies' 'Self awareness' & ultimately 'Self advocacy' ”

12/10/2019

Get ready for October 18th

This is a taster of the film to be released on October 18th: In his award winning film Ryan Kalifa, a young man with Developmental Language Disorder, talks c...

03/10/2019

Lets think about late talkers.

DID YOU KNOW.....???

"Late talkers" are toddlers who have typical comprehension but a limited number of spoken words.

Research shows that 70-80% of late talkers will catch up to their peers.

Sounds like pretty good odds, right?

Wrong.

This means 20-30% of late talkers will NOT catch up to their peers. They will have persistent issues with language and literacy that will affect them throughout their lives.

There is no way for us to know if a child will fall into that 70-80%, or that 20-30%. This is the purpose of EARLY INTERVENTION - to catch that 20-30% of children who will NOT catch up on their own.

Please share!

Hawa, V. V. & Spanoudis, G. (2014). Toddlers with delayed expressive language: An overview of the characteristics, risk factors and language outcomes. Researchers in Developmental Disabilities, 35, 400-407.

27/09/2019

It's all about developmental language disorder awareness day
https://biteable.com/watch/radld-2019-2357730

Developmental Language Disorder is a very common condition that most people have never heard of. We made this video to draw attention to the need for more awareness and our international day on October 18th 2019.

25/09/2019

To celebrate International Week of the Deaf, Safyan Iqbal, an apprentice at ITV Wales is encouraging others to consider apprenticeships as a route into a successful career. The 22-year-old from Cardiff was selected from hundreds of applicants for a full-time apprenticeship role at ITV Cymru Wales’...

16/09/2019

https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-london-east-hospital/treatments/paediatrics/

16/09/2019

Fabulous new service available near here.
Highly recommend you get in touch with Gemma or Indira if you have any concerns about your child's hearing.
https://www.spirehealthcare.com/spire-london-east-hospital/patient-information/news-and-events/children-and-young-people-s-hearing-test-service-at-spire-london-east-hospital/

19/07/2019

Really great video clip for those struggling with auditory processing disorder.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=P5-V18iHr1I

My daily experience in having APD. I was diagnosed at 16 when I started to notice more and more that I was struggling to hear in class and in social settings...