Issue 17, Page 9: Introducing the Parent Portal, brought to you by Speech and Language Link
We have been working on a Parent Portal so that parents have a wealth of free resources and activities to enable them to support their...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 8: From one TA to another – From parent to TA
Parents across the country now have the difficult task of continuing their child’s education at home. This is undoubtedly a challenge for all parents and...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 6-7: The benefits of neurodiversity
“For too long, we’ve assumed that there is a single template for human nature, which is why we diagnose more deviations as disorders. But the...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 4-5: Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia (DVD), also known as Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. DVD impairs a child’s ability to plan, sequence...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 3: Ask a Therapist
We asked The Link Facebook Group members if they had any questions that they would like our speech and language therapists to answer. QUESTION 1: How...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 16: How can oral health affect speech, language and hearing?
Children’s teeth in the UK are in crisis. Britain’s tooth decay epidemic statistics show that 23.3% of 5-year olds have tooth decay with an average of...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 14-15: “The shoeness of a shoe”
Most people with learning disabilities have some speech, language and communication difficulties. These can be hidden or overlooked. Everyone needs to know what good communication...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 12: ADHD and transition
A bit about me I come from a very colourful, neurodiverse family and it was no surprise when I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2004. I...
Read moreIssue 17, Page 10-11: DCD – Developmental Coordination Disorder
Josh’s story Our charity first became involved with supporting Josh when his mum contacted our helpline for support after concerns were expressed by his teacher at...
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