Speech and Language Therapy supports children and young people who have speech, language, communication needs and/or swallowing difficulties.

Speech and Language Therapists (SLTs) work closely with parents, carers and other professionals, (e.g. Teachers, Health Visitors).  SLTs work in a range of settings, including:

• Health Centres
• Special Schools
• Mainstream Schools
• Language Classes
• Nurseries and playgroups
• Sure Start
• Family home
• Hospital wards

Children may present with:

• Delayed language development
• Developmental Language Disorder
• Difficulties in producing sounds
• Stammering
• Voice disorders
• Eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties

Speech, language and communication difficulties may also be associated with:

• Learning and/or physical disabilities
• Autism/social interaction difficulties
• Hearing impairment
• Cleft palate

To contact our in house SLT, Linda Kapur, please use the following number: 07894613578