Many children who have speech and language difficulties benefit from using pictures, signs and other visuals to support their communication skills. Visual timetables are very frequently recommended. But who are these useful for and how do you use them? Who benefits from a visual timetable These are most often used for children on the autistic […]
Posts in category Uncategorized
A Parent’s Guide to the Speech Therapy Proc...
If you have been following us on Facebook or Twitter, or you have subscribed to our mailing list, you will hopefully have seen updates about our e-book. The past 6 months or so have been incredibly busy, as between our full-time jobs, families and the blog itself, we have also been writing an e-book! We […]
Top Tips for… helping a child to use senten...
We have written several posts about encouraging children to say their first words and begin linking them together. For example, Help! My toddler isn’t talking, Top Tips for putting words together and Top Tips for verbs. However, some children get a bit stuck at this stage. They may have quite a varied vocabulary and be […]
Being mindful of othe...
This is a hard post to write and I have been putting it off for a while. I really don’t want to offend anyone or appear condescending. I hope this is an important message to share with all professionals out there. So please read on and see what you think. Nothing changed my opinion of ‘parents’ more […]
Download our Freebi...
Have you seen our freebie page? Helen and I have made a range of handouts that you can download for free. Comprehension. Our first handout gives general advice on how to support a child’s understanding of language. The advice is general, but there should be something useful for all ages. Expression. As with the comprehension […]