Can’t Talk, Won’t Talk?

Refusing to speak’…’being difficult’…’naughty’… These terms have often been used when describing children with a condition called ‘Selective Mutism’, but in actual fact they couldn’t be further from the truth.... Read more

Auditory Processing Disorder

The Times recently published an article written by Professor Tanya Byron about Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). In the article, Prof. Byron explains what APD is, how it may affect people, and what treatment and support is available. You... Read more

Speakability Turns 30!

British charity ‘Speakability’ is celebrating 30 years of supporting people with Aphasia! Aphasia (also known as dysphasia) is a communication difficulty that occurs when language centres in the brain are damaged. This usually... Read more

Why Private Speech therapy?

At the moment in the UK, Speech and Language Therapy is available to adults and children on the NHS. This service is entirely free of charge.    The new coalition government has pledged to reduce the UK’s budget deficit, and... Read more

Not Just For Music – iPods!!

What’s an iPod?!  iPods and associated mp3 players are best known for being relatively inexpensive music players that can store thousands of songs in one portable, pocket-sized device. As they have developed over the years, many other... Read more

Who can benefit fromTalk Tools

As a team of speech and language therapists, we are experiencing some fantastic results for children and adults alike, using the Talk Tools hierarchy approaches. Many of the children have referred to our team, have experienced some... Read more

£500,000 cash – Stammering

Price Charles hosted the event at Clarence House today following the funding pledged by Ed Balls' department of £1m in total to the national fundraising initiative aiming to develop services across the country for young people with the... Read more

Talk Tools – what is it?

Since April 2009 our speech and language therapists and occupational therapists have been undertaking training in Talk Tools.  We purchased the range of therapy equipment to support our therapists in offering this approach across... Read more

Ready to Learn kit, – Award

Alison Harris and her colleague, Nika Oberholster, Occupational Therapists and close colleagues of I.T.S  have developed the Ready to Learn kit for Spacekraft  in 2009. It is based on the concept of introducing more sensory... Read more

Start Write Stay Right

Alison Harris, Occupational Therapist anda closecolleague of I.T.Sco-wrote Start Write Stay Right with her colleague Janet Taylor. The book was published by Special Direct in 2007 and went on to win NASEN (National Association of Special... Read more