Speech and Language Therapy is a field of expertise within healthcare. Speech and Language Therapists support people with communication and swallowing difficulties. They do this through assessment, diagnosis, therapy and liaison with other people, like family and professionals.
Speech Matters Speech Therapy focuses solely on communication difficulties. Some of the areas of communication we focus on are:
- Expressive language impairments (difficulties with spoken language)
- Receptive language impairments (difficulties with understand language)
- Motor speech difficulties e.g. dysarthria, dyspraxia
- Fluency issues e.g. stammering, stuttering
These communication difficulties might be as a result of:
- Stroke
- Acquired brain injury
- Neurological disorders e.g. Parkinsons, Multiple Sclerosis, Dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Genetic factors
- Brain tumours
- Learning Disability
- Autism
- Trauma
Communication difficulties can result in:
- Communication breakdowns and miscommunications
- Frustration
- Becoming withdrawn
- Social isolation
- Mental health problems
- Challenging behaviour
We support people with communication difficulties through:
- Targeted therapy using evidence-based techniques
- Functional therapy to help with everyday life
- Training carers, staff and family to communicate in the way that best helps you
- Managing feelings and coping with communication difficulties
If you need support with any of the above, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
