Children's speech and language therapy

​​​Support we offer

Children’s Speech and Language Therapy (SALT) supports children and young people who have difficulties with:

• talking and understanding
  
• speech sounds, sound awareness and pronunciation
  
• stammering
  
• early interaction and play
  
• swallowing
  
• voice
  

Our team can also work with other professionals or refer your child for further assessment, diagnosis, and specialist support.

We work in different places including:  

• at our clinic
  
• nurseries
  
• schools
  
• the hospital
  
• your home 
  
• community clinics
  

Treatments we offer depend on your child's needs. It can include:

• monitoring with advice
  
• 1-2-1 therapy with a therapist or keyworker
  
• group therapy
  
• a course for parents
  

If you're aged over 18 you can find information for adults' speech and lan​guage therapy.​

​Accessing our service​

Anyone can refer a child to SALT.

You can also speak to your GP, health visitor, nursery or school for them to complete the form.

We must have consent from parents to accept a referral.

What to expect at your first appointment

The first appointment lasts around 1 hour.

You should attend the appointment with your child.

During the appointment we will:

• get to know you
  
• ask you about your concerns and expectations
• carry out various assessments, dependant on your child’s age
• plan your next steps if required
• signpost you to other services as needed

​Our locati​​​on​

We are located in the Child Development and Therapy Centre (CDTC) at the Enid Quenault Health and Wellbeing Centre.

The CDTC has its own entrance and car park.

​​Resources to help your child

What you can do to help your child depends on your child’s need and age.

Check out the resources below which can help whilst you're waiting for your first appointment.​

BBC: Tiny ha​ppy people​

Children's speech and language: A collection of tips and advice to help with children's speech and language skills.

Tiny Happy People: Tips and advice for children's speech and language

Advice on when your baby should lose the dummy and how to wean baby off it:

Dummies and weaning: How and when to stop dummy use BBC Tiny Happy People​

A collection of activities and things to do with pre-schoolers of any age. Find ways to bond with your child and help develop their language skills: Tiny Happy People - Key talking tips for any age

​Ican.org.uk​

Ages and stages: A guide to the typical stages of speech and language development in babies, children, and young people.

Ages and stages: Speech and Language UK, Changing young lives

A resource library for families: the Ican team of speech and language therapists have written these helpful info pages, based on our most frequently asked questions from families.

Resource library for families: Speech and Language UK: Changing young lives​

A resource library for educators: Check out this range of free resources for educators and professionals, designed to help you support the 1.9 million children facing challenges with talking and understanding words.

Resource library for educators: Speech and Language UK, Changing young lives​

Gov.Wales​

Speech, language​ and communication: guidance​

Stamma

Make space for stammering.

STAMMA​

RADLD.ORG​

Learn more about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), access resources and find out how to raise awareness

RADLD: Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder

National Autistic Society ​

Find out what fluency disorde​rs are, and how they may present in autistic children.

National Autistic Society​