This year’s theme is #DLD Around the World – increasing awareness of DLD internationally, and thinking about how we support bilingual children with DLD. The post DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) Awareness 2023 appeared first on Get Hackney Talking ..read more

Speech and Language Therapists, Olivia and Sandy held a parent coffee morning in one of our primary schools. Parents bonded over their shared experiences and connected for the first time with other parents of autistic children. #AutismAcceptanceWeek The post World Autism Acceptance Week 2023 appeared first on Get Hackney Talking ..read more

Hackney Playbus is a small charity dedicated to bringing play opportunities and support to families who need it the most. They run a variety of services for families with children under five in East London. All our services are free to attend.” Speech and Language Therapists visit the bus several times a year to offer advice and support to families, to answer questions, model simple strategies and to distribute information leaflets about the service. Find out more here: https://hackneyplaybus.org/ The post Hackney Playbus appeared first on Get Hackney Talking ..read more

Survey stall held at Kingsland Shopping Centre We’re working to improve language outcomes for 0-5 year olds in the Hackney Downs Neighbourhood by: Improving our identification of children who need support Empowering parents to support their child’s language development Working with local community spaces to create supportive environments for 0-5 year old’s language development To do this we need to understand how parents are supported to help their child/ren’s early language development. Why? We know that at least 50% of children in Hackney are at risk of not achieving the expected level o ..read more

It was International Stammering Awareness Day on Saturday – 22nd October! Last year I wrote about my experience of being both a Speech and Language Therapist and a parent of a child who stammers. You can still read that blog post here. This year I thought I’d share how things are going! My son is nearly 5 now. He’s started in Reception, he has strong emotions, loves trains and sometimes stammers when he talks. Lots of children start to stammer when they are developing their language skills, about 5% of the population. 4 out of 5 children who start to stammer will stop stammering naturally. Abo ..read more

There is still time to add your name to 25,000 others on last year’s STAMMA petition about hearing stammering voices in the media – No Diversity Without Disfluency – they will be presenting the petition to the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV on 22nd October. Click the link – Petition · We need to hear and see people who stammer on TV & radio all year round, not just a day. · Change.org The Airedale Stammering Centre have just released this video- “I don’t need to be fixed – what I wish the world understood about stammering.” – it features members of the stammering community talking about what they ..read more

This week is neonatal therapy week. Allied Health Professionals are central to the implementation and embedding of developmentally sensitive care into neonatal practice in many neonatal units. AHPs champion neonatal care that looks forward to improving longer term outcomes for babies and their families (BAPM). Therapists on the neonatal unit support staff and parents to; handle and position babies for optimum sleep and development, understand and respond to baby’s behavioural cues to support pre-feeding activities and the initiation of oral feedi ..read more

Our very own Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) Nathalie Said, held a wonderful stall to represent our service at Ann Tayler Children’s Centre’s recent Art Exhibition and Fun Day! Click here for links to all of our Early Years leaflets. The post Speech and Language Stall at Ann Tayler’s Art Exhibition and Fun Day- 25th July 2022 appeared first on Get Hackney Talking ..read more

World Autism Acceptance Week is a chance for us to highlight the importance of increasing knowledge around Autism as we try to make the world a better place for people with Autism. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. To find out more visit National Autistic Society Website https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism What are the different areas we work in to support Autistic children and young people? How we support Autistic children and Young People in Hackney provisions. Every child is different and ..read more

There are strong links between speech, language and communication skills and mental health.  Communication skills are important for our general well-being and mental health.  If a child or young person struggles to communicate this can affect their quality of life, and impact on their mood and emotions.  Good communication skills are a protective factor against mental health difficulties. If you are concerned about your child’s speech, language and communication it’s important to seek help early.  This can be through contacting Speech and Language Therapy directly or talkin ..read more