Paediatric Services
Speech and Language Therapy
Highly skilled Speech and Language Therapists providing evidence-based treatment tailored to your child’s specific needs across communication & speech disorders and dysphagia.
Expert Speech & Language Support for Children
Our Speech and Language Therapists have a wealth of experience in the treatment of children with communication disorders resulting from an array of difficulties. Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) assess and treat people with speech, language and communication problems to enable them to communicate to the best of their ability. They also work with people who have eating and swallowing problems (dysphagia).
Communication difficulties and dysphagia can be caused by a variety of conditions, including neurological conditions. We can assess and treat children between pre-school age and 18.
Our Specialist Areas
Communication & Speech
Assessment and treatment for speech, language, social communication and voice difficulties, enabling children to communicate to the best of their ability.
Dysphagia (Swallowing)
Support for children with eating, drinking and swallowing problems, including sensory, feeding and oral placement therapy programmes.
Acquired Brain Injury
Specialist therapy for aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria and cognitive communication difficulties following brain injury.
Our Specialist Areas
Communication & Speech
Assessment and treatment for speech, language, social communication and voice difficulties, enabling children to communicate to the best of their ability.
Dysphagia (Swallowing)
Support for children with eating, drinking and swallowing problems, including sensory, feeding and oral placement therapy programmes.
Acquired Brain Injury
Specialist therapy for aphasia, apraxia, dysarthria and cognitive communication difficulties following brain injury.
Difficulties We Treat
We can assess and treat children between pre-school age and 18 with the following difficulties.
- Stammering
- Language disorders
- Articulation difficulties
- Cleft palate
- Social interaction difficulties
- Specific difficulties with producing sounds
- Language delay
- Learning difficulties — mild, moderate or severe
- Voice disorders
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Selective mutism
Following a Brain Injury
We also assess and treat children with speech, language and communication difficulties resulting from a brain injury, including:
- Aphasia — difficulties with language including word finding, understanding, reading and writing
- Apraxia — difficulties with the planning and programming of motor speech
- Dysarthria — slurred speech due to lip and tongue muscle weakness
- Cognitive communication difficulties — including problems with initiation, conversational repair and topic shift/maintenance
Communication Assessment
A holistic approach that may include case history taking, informal interview and observation relating to communication, speech, language or voice difficulties, alongside a combination of informal and formal assessments.
Difficulties We Treat
We can assess and treat children between pre-school age and 18 with the following difficulties.
- Stammering
- Language disorders
- Articulation difficulties
- Cleft palate
- Social interaction difficulties
- Specific difficulties with producing sounds
- Language delay
- Learning difficulties — mild, moderate or severe
- Voice disorders
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Selective mutism
Following a Brain Injury
We also assess and treat children with speech, language and communication difficulties resulting from a brain injury, including:
- Aphasia — difficulties with language including word finding, understanding, reading and writing
- Apraxia — difficulties with the planning and programming of motor speech
- Dysarthria — slurred speech due to lip and tongue muscle weakness
- Cognitive communication difficulties — including problems with initiation, conversational repair and topic shift/maintenance
Communication Assessment
A holistic approach that may include case history taking, informal interview and observation relating to communication, speech, language or voice difficulties, alongside a combination of informal and formal assessments.
Treatments Offered
While the treatment approach is designed to suit each child’s personal needs, some examples are given below.
- Talking mats
- School / Nursery Visits
- Makaton Signing
- Conversation partner training
- Environmental modifications
- Word-finding and word-retrieval cueing strategies
- Computer-based programmes or apps such as Tactus Therapy
- Speech sound therapy (disordered and delayed)
- 1:1 blocks of therapy
- Sensory, Feeding and Oral Placement Therapy Programmes
- Basic and high-tech Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
- Relaxation techniques
- Education and advice about communication difficulties
- Video recording with visual and auditory feedback
- Selective mutism interventions
- Language group
- Supported Conversation — strategies and training in communication aids
- Compensatory strategies
- Aphasia therapy — semantic therapy, melodic intonation therapy, PACE, Semantic Feature Analysis
- Training for children and carers in communication strategies
- Problem solving scenarios
Treatments Offered
While the treatment approach is designed to suit each child’s personal needs, some examples are given below.
- Talking mats
- School / Nursery Visits
- Makaton Signing
- Conversation partner training
- Environmental modifications
- Word-finding and word-retrieval cueing strategies
- Language group
- Supported Conversation — strategies and training in communication aids
- Aphasia therapy — semantic therapy, melodic intonation therapy, PACE, Semantic Feature Analysis
- Problem solving scenarios
- Computer-based programmes or apps such as Tactus Therapy
- Speech sound therapy (disordered and delayed)
- 1:1 blocks of therapy
- Sensory, Feeding and Oral Placement Therapy Programmes
- Basic and high-tech Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
- Relaxation techniques
- Education and advice about communication difficulties
- Selective mutism interventions
- Training for children and carers in communication strategies
- Compensatory strategies
- Video recording with visual and auditory feedback
Support Your Child's Communication
Our specialist paediatric speech and language therapists are here to help your child communicate and thrive.