Communication in Brain Injury

Communication can be a difficult thing to unravel. As Speech and Language Therapists, we look at many different aspects of communication, and try to understand how each aspect affects another. This is particularly relevant when working... Read more

Dyslexia

Reading brain activity and Dyslexia Before Christmas, Professor Dorothy Bishop posted on her personal blog about an article her peers had asked her to review:... Read more

Help with bullying

Can Speech and Language Therapists help victims of bullying? When bullying occurs in schools it is generally the traditional school personnel who become involved in its resolution ñ teachers and head-teachers, for example. Last year... Read more

SALT saves money!

Last week a number of different articles popped up throughout the UK discussing the cost benefits of speech & language therapy in the NHS.We know that speech & language therapy is of great benefit to its clients, and also to... Read more

Specific Language Impairment

This week Dorothy Bishop, a Professor in Developmental Neuropsychology, wrote for The Guardian’s Science blog: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/dec/01/sli-autism-childhood-developmental-disorders Professor Bishop wrote about... Read more

Autism Research

 I.T.S. work with a range of age groups, including young children, school-aged children, teenagers, adults and older people. Many of these individuals have learning, developmental, physical, social or communicative difficulties.... Read more

Youth Offending Report

We have paid particular interest in the work ofKaren Bryan's work in Youth Offending this week which is very relevant tothe world of speech and language therapy. The project in Leeds reports back about their intensive supervision and... Read more

Debate on SLT for Children

Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists selected for parliamentary debate on the topic of speech & language service provision for children. In Parliament, the Westminster Hall Chamber sits adjacent to the House of Commons,... Read more

2011 National year – SALT

It  has been recently announced that 2011 is to be the National Year of Communication. Originally proposed in the 2008 Bercow Report, the aim is to help all children and young people fulfil their potential through better communication.... Read more

Update – IPods & IPads as AAC

Way back in May we reported on the possibility of using everyday iPods and iPads as a cost-effective, easy-to-use method of alternative augmentative communication (AAC). You can find the article here -... Read more