Speech & Language Therapy
Speech and Language Therapists are Allied Health Professionals. They work with children and adults and provide help for​ difficulties with speech, language, voice and swallowing. They gain this knowledge firstly through their pre-registration training and secondly through ongoing clinical practice.
Speech and Language Therapist (SLT's) lead on the assessment and treatment of individuals with speech, language, voice and swallowing disorders and will work closely with a range of other professions and agencies.
Speech and Language Therapists work with a wide range of clients. This can include:
Children with:
- Language delay
- Specific Language Impairment
- Difficulties producing speech sounds
- Cleft Palate
- Stammering
- Autism
- Hearing impairment
Adults with:
- Communication and/or swallowing problems following an acquired illness (stroke) or a progressive illness (Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, dementia)
- Voice problems
- Head and neck cancer
