A tip for supporting a child to say a word with a tricky speech sound. Sometimes in attempt to teach a speech sound in a word, children have sounds repeated …
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View PostA Mum’s Feelings and Thoughts on her Child’s Speech Disorder
Watching your child struggle with something can be heartbreaking. Watching them struggle to communicate can be especially worrying as there are a gamut of implications that are worrying in themselves! …
What is Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)?
Childhood Apraxia of Speech is sometimes also known as apraxia or dyspraxia of speech. CAS is a speech disorder where the brain has difficulty coordinating the mouth movements needed for …
What to Expect in Speech Therapy
View PostTongue Tie
I often have parents ask whether tongue tie will affect their child’s speech. My answer is… rarely. Tongue ties that might cause speech difficulties, i.e. the ones where the tongue …
Speech Error Patterns
Speech is the hardest fine motor skill to achieve so it’s little wonder that it can take so long to master! There are error patterns that are common in English …
When Should My Child Say That Sound?
View PostAuditory Processing Disorder Help
There is a growing awareness of Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and it can be hard to decide where to go for help and information. Here is a summary of what …
Baby Talk
Baby talk… now there’s a term that conjures up a high pitched ‘coochee coo’! I am all for talking to babies and toddlers in a different way to give them …