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Areas of Expertise
Receptive and expressive language difficulties, delay and disorders
I use play, curriculum topic work and activities of interest to engage your child and develop their language skills. I am able to use therapy approaches such as colourful semantics, developing language through stories and support with topic maintenance and auditory memory difficulties.
Profound and severe learning difficulties
I will work with you and your child to develop core skills such as anticipation, cause and effect, joint attention which are all pre-requisites to communication. If appropriate I can support your child to use Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems such as communication charts and high tech aides.
Autistic Spectrum Condition/ Disorder
I will get to know your child and develop a strong rapport. We will work together to consider how best to support your child using a neurodiversity affirming approach. I will be a clear, calm and predictable communicator. I use Attention Autism strategies and have attended Gestalt Language Processing training and use different techniques such as comic strips, social stories, considering the size of the problem and Lego Therapy depending on the needs and interests of the child.
Makaton
Makaton is a structured sign system that is used alongside spoken language, key words are signed to support understanding. I was a Regional Makaton Tutor and use Makaton during many of my therapy sessions. I can also support your child to develop their use of Makaton. Evidence shows that all children develop gesture prior to learning language and that language pathways and gesture are neurologically linked. Makaton is always used alongside spoken language and supports the development of spoken language as well as sign.
Dysfluency (stammering)
I have attended extensive training at the Michael Palin Centre including their 2 week therapy group and Palin PCI. I can offer Palin Parent Child Interaction therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy as well as solution focused brief therapy. Stammering is neurological and supporting children to understand more about stammering and working on confident communication is a passion of mine.
Speech delay, disorder and Verbal Dyspraxia
I will support your child to develop their phonological awareness skills and teach them how to produce speech sounds accurately. Speech difficulties can be particularly frustrating for children and I am here to support you and your child. Practice is crucial when it comes to speech so I will give you lots of ideas for activities to carry out at home or school.
Direct work with school
I have worked alongside education colleagues for many years. I have led early intervention groups, story-bag sessions, vocabulary themed groups, student magazine sessions, social and friendship group work. I pride myself on providing bespoke services dependent on the needs of the school.
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