Suzanne Butler - Independent Speech and Language Therapist

10/04/2025

Love a bit of ChatGPT!

18/07/2024

I think my daughter has summed up what it means to be a speech and language therapist nicely 😍🥰🤣

11/06/2024

I love sharing my passion for my work! Little City are such an amazing community x

❤️ Little City is for EVERYONE ❤️

As a Little City UK team, we are always striving to be the very best we can be and look at ways of ensuring we are doing absolutely everything we can to be inclusive and for everyone.

The lovely Suzanne from Suzanne Butler - Independent Speech and Language Therapist attended one of Jen's Little City - Milton Keynes' school sessions and loved what the sessions offered.

Suzanne is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with 20 years experience of working with babies, toddlers and children, as well as their families and education staff. She works for the NHS for 3 days a week and independently for 2 days a week and has worked in a range of settings over the years, from Special Schools to clinics and peoples homes. She also works with parents, Teaching Assistants, SENCos, nursery staff and Grandparents.

So, as you can see....she knows what she's talking about!

Last night Suzanne taught the Little City team some of the signs that would be beneficial for us to know from Signalong. She explained why it was important to know signs, best practice and then we spent about an hour learning some signs including the different areas in the city, some communication signs, as well as some verbs.

She also taught us our very own Little City sign which is so so cool! ❤️❤️

Suzanne is going to continue working with the Little City team to create some resources for us to use in the city. These resources won't only help those children with speech delay or anyone with communication difficulties but will be useful for everyone to learn to help communicate with those who might not be verbal.

Little City is so much more than a mobile role play set up for little ones. Please know that when you book a session, a LOT goes on behind the scenes to ensure you get the very best we can offer and are always expanding our skills and knowledge ❤️

I will be learning and using a few of the signs in sessions from now on. Its all new to me so bare with me but definitely join in 😃

10/05/2024

Something a little different today! Did you see the Aurora Borealis tonight?!

03/04/2024

Hello everyone 👋

I'm so excited to be joining Chloe 🫛 on Friday 5th April at 11.15 at Wootton Community Centre.

I'll be there to answer your questions and to share ideas to support speech, language, and social communication development through play.

I can't wait to see some of you soon! 👍

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02/04/2024

Happy

I'm so lucky to work with Autistic people. I love my job, and I'm passionate about supporting Autistic people to communicate using their own preferences!

Every day should be about supporting, embracing, empowering, and advocating for Autistic people 💪

31/03/2024

Today we used our Easter communication board, made using

What is a communication board? 🤔

A communication board is made up of pictures, symbols or photographs that will help a person to express their wants, needs, make comments or express their feelings.

How do I use a communication board?

Your child will need to see you using the board many times before they use it 👀

Today, we used the board several times...

Amelie couldn't find the eggs, so I pointed to, 'where?' and said, "where?" then, I pointed to 'where?' and 'Easter Eggs' and said "where are the Easter Eggs?'

Amelie was laughing and smiling and having fun, so I pointed to 'fun' and said, "fun" and then "I'm having fun!" 😊

I will be sharing more about communication boards and other types of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) in the coming weeks.

Let me know if you have any questions

29/03/2024

I'm preparing for Easter by making an Easter Egg Hunt communication board using

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What is a communication board? 🤔

A communication board is made up of pictures, symbols or photographs that will help a person to express their wants, needs, make comments or express their feelings

How do I use a communication board? 👆

Your child will need to see you using the board many times before they use it.

Watch your child 👀 then use the board to comment on what they are doing. For example, if you see your child putting an egg into their basket, you could say, 'put it in the basket' whilst pointing to 'put in' and 'basket'.

If your child is looking for 'more' eggs, you could say, 'more easter eggs?' Whilst pointing to 'more' and 'easter egg' or perhaps, you could say, 'where are the easter eggs?' Whilst pointing to 'where? 🤷‍♀️' and 'easter eggs'

I will be sharing more about communication boards and other types of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) in the coming weeks.

Let me know if you have any questions 💬

29/03/2024

😍 It warms my heart to receive such lovely testimonials 😍 Thank you ❤️ ###

22/03/2024

Parent/Carer group 🤗

Is your child non speaking? Or do they have very few words?

Yes?

Would you like to feel empowered to help them?💪

Yes?

Then join our face to face parent/carer group to become part of a supportive community where you can learn and share your successes together.

This is a parent/carer only group (no children) so that you can learn strategies such as signs and try out practical activities distraction free!

There will be resources and materials to take home so that you can feel confident to use your new skills once you're back in your own home with your child.

Spaces are limited to ensure that you are provided with a high level of support throughout the sessions.

The group will run each month so that you can build on the strategies that you are learning. This will boost your confidence and help you to feel empowered about supporting your own childs communication skills.

There will be a different focus each month, so you can just attend one group or you can join us every month, it's up to you.

Discounts are available if two people book together, e.g. parents, parent and Grandparent, parent and Auntie or two friends wanting to learn together!

Please click the link in my bio to book your place now for the first session, starting in April 2024.

16/03/2024

I 🩷 signing!

I am a specialist speech and language therapist and a Signalong tutor, so I frequently get to see the huge benefits that signing can have for your child. It really is an amazing way to support your child's communication development.

We will be learning signs as part of our parent/carer group, so please ask if you have any questions or would like to join our first group, starting in April!

15/03/2024

Is your child non speaking? Or do they have very few words?

Yes?

Would you like to feel empowered to help them?💪

Yes?

Then join our face to face parent/carer group to become part of a supportive community where you can learn and share your successes together. 😁

This is a parent/carer only group (no children) so that you can learn strategies such as signs and try out practical activities distraction free!

There will be resources and materials to take home so that you can feel confident to use your new skills once you're back in your own home with your child 🏠

Spaces are limited to ensure that you are provided with a high level of support throughout the sessions.

The group will run each month so that you can build on the strategies that you are learning. This will boost your confidence and help you to feel empowered about supporting your own childs communication skills.

There will be a different focus each month, so you can just attend one group or you can join us every month, it's up to you 😀👍

Discounts are available if two people book together, e.g., parents, a parent and a grandparent, a parent and an Auntie or two friends wanting to learn together!

Please click the link in my bio to book your place now for the first session, starting in April 2024.

Please ask me if you have any questions! 💬😀