Category Archives: Learning disability
Penultimate issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice now out
The Autumn 11 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice has been mailed today, so subscribers can expect it through their door very soon! Cover star Dan sustained a severe head injury in 2007, and Lindsay King describes how … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Aphasia, Autism, Books, journals and articles, Community settings, CPD, Dysphagia, Ethics, Learning disability, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged Alison Roberts, autism, Autumn 11, Cathy Sparkes, Diana James, goal negotiation, graphic symbols, Grow Words, Here's one I made earlier, Jennifer Reid, Journal Club, Karen Leadbitter, Laura Flynn, Lindsay King, Louise Greenstock, Lynsey Paterson, Melodic Intonation Therapy, Model of Change, Nicola Grove, NRDLS, observational studies, Paget Gorman Signed Speech, Plural Publishing, Prochaska and DiClemente, Sam Simpson, Speech and Language Therapy in Practice, Speechmark, Zannah Pemberton
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Identifying and supporting ‘Other ways of speaking’ to ensure everyone can have a voice
Gesure, signing, symbols, boards and books, adapted computers and Voice Output Communication Aids - in the words of the Hello campaign, 'Other Ways of Speaking' that ensure everyone can have a voice. My final year project 23 years ago was … Continue reading
Posted in AAC, Aphasia, Autism, Learning disability, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations, Web/Tech
Tagged 1Voice, AAC, ACE Centre, ACE Centre North, Anna Reeves, aphasia, communication, Communication Matters, computers, contribution to society, disability, DynaVox, dysarthria, Euan Robertson, gesture, hello, InterAACt, language impairment, MyChoicePad, other ways of speaking, Scope, Signalong, signing, symbols, voice output communication aids, Zoe Peden
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Summer 11 Speech & Language Therapy in Practice out now!
The Summer 11 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice magazine was mailed to subscribers on Friday and Saturday, so should be with you very soon. As well as the second instalment in the new goal negotiation series and … Continue reading
Posted in Aphasia, Books, journals and articles, Community settings, CPD, Dysphagia, Ethics, Learning disability, Professional standards, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy
Tagged accent on aphasia, area of deprivation, boundary issues, children's centre, collaborative project, community sentences, critical appraisal, dementia, Devon, dysphagia management, feeding eating and drinking difficulties, goal negotiation, Here's one I made earlier, in brief, intervention studies, Journal Club, library service, new professional roles, oral taster programmes, problem solving framework, SIGDOM, speech language and communication needs, Summer 11, total communication
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Spring has sprung at Speech & Language Therapy in Practice
Mailing of the bumper Spring 11 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice is now complete and, as always, it is blooming with practical and inspiring articles. We have a new arrival, Whose goal is it anyway?, a series for 2011 … Continue reading
Posted in Aphasia, Books, journals and articles, Community settings, CPD, Dysphagia, Ethics, Learning disability, Resources, Speech and Language Therapy, Stammering
Tagged adults with learning disabilities, aphasia, Cathy Sparkes, choking, communicate, goal negotiation, Grow Words, Here's one I made earlier, Independence Through Communication, Journal Club, national adviser, NDP3, pragmatics, Sam Simpson, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, Spring 11, stammering, systematic reviews, TOPICC, Whose goal is it anyway
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4 bursary places at No Mind Left Behind conference to benefit cash-strapped speech and language therapy departments
You're hearing it here first! In recognition of the vital part that speech and language therapists play in the field of learning difficulties, Mindroom is offering the profession 4 free places at the forthcoming major international conference No Mind Left Behind. The … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Conferences, CPD, Learning disability, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and language development, Speech and Language Therapy, Voluntary organisations
Tagged ADHD, autism, Carmela Miniscalco, early diagnosis, early onset, in-house training, learning difficulties, Mindroom, neurodevelopmental disorders, No Mind Left Behind, Sophie Dow, speech and language therapists, speech language pathologist, Sweden, training budgets, Virtual conference
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New ‘Communicating ethics’ article explores use of Seedhouse grid
There wasn’t room for ‘Boundary issues’ in the Winter 10 issue of Speech & Language Therapy in Practice – but don’t despair if you missed your ethics fix, as I have just published an articlewhich explores the use of the Seedhouse grid. ‘Communicating … Continue reading
Posted in CPD, Dysphagia, Ethics, Learning disability, Professional standards, Resources, Service delivery, Speech and Language Therapy, Supervision
Tagged boundary issues, Communicating ethics, decision-making, ethical reasoning, ethics, feeding, Jane Handley, Jois Stansfield, Manchester Metropolitan University, profound physical and cognitive disabilities, Seedhouse grid, Speech & Language Therapy in Practice, speech and language therapist, values exchange, Winter 10
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Contact a Family Directory lists information on 430 disabilities and health conditions
I still remember the first time I heard about autism, when a parent came to talk to our Guide Company over 30 years ago. As a new graduate, I read up on Neurofibromatosis, which affected one of my young clients. A few … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Books, journals and articles, CPD, Craniofacial, Deafness, Learning disability, Resources, Speech and language development, Voluntary organisations
Tagged 430 disabilities and health conditions, autism, CHARGE syndrome, Contact a Family, diagnosis, Directory, disabled children, Dravet Syndrome, Fragile X, Fragile X Society, Neurofibromatosis, speech and language therapists, UK support groups, Wolfram Syndrome
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