Paediatric Speech and Language Therapists work with children aged from 0-18 who have difficulty with speech, language or communication.
They provide life changing treatments and support for children with a range of communication difficulties, in order to enable them to communicate effectively and reach their potential.
Children with communication difficulties may have difficulty with:
Listening
Paying attention
Following instructions
Using words in sentences
Learning and remembering new words
Difficulty producing certain sounds
Speaking fluently and confidently
Making friends
Understanding and explaining how and why questions
Remembering information
Speech and language therapy can target all of these areas.
Some children may have difficulty with this as part of an ongoing condition such as hearing impairment, autism, ADHD, cleft palate, cerebral palsy or other complex health conditions but many children will not have a recognised 'diagnosis'.