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Dysphagia is a term to describe eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. The word ‘dysphagia’ is derived from Greek meaning that “dys” is “dysfunctional” and “phagia” meaning “to eat”.  Dysphagia can…

Hello and welcome to Speech Matters Speech Therapy! You might be wondering, what is the difference between private speech therapy and NHS speech therapy? The biggest difference and often the…

Here at Speech Matters Speech Therapy we work with lots of people who stammer/stutter (PWS). We get all sorts of different people of different ages from different backgrounds coming to…

As I’m sure you have all seen in the news recently, Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with aphasia and has taken a step back from acting. There has been a…

Implementing a new AAC device into somebody’s life can be challenging (to say the least!). It’s a huge change for them, their family and their everyday life. Implementation often fails…

Training staff in working with people with communication difficulties can be tricky and it’s sometimes hard to make it practical. Here are some practical ideas to use to demonstrate what…

The RCSLT (Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists) uses the following definition to describe dysfluency: Dysfluent speech is the disruption of the forward flow and timing of speech by…

“Social communication difficulties” – What are they? How do we spot them? Is there anything that can be done to help? Speech and Language Therapists’ roles seem to grow all…

Dysarthria is when the muscles we use for speech are weak or the individual is having difficulty controlling them. Dysarthria often causes slurred or slow rate of speech and can…

“Supported conversation” is a technique using a variety of communication strategies to maximise someone’s ability to fully participate in a conversation. It can be used with all sorts of people…