- Description
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Provides assessment, advice, direct and indirect interventions for patients with speech, language and communication disorders.
The Speech and Language team provide an evidence-based service that anticipates and responds to the needs of children that have, or are at risk of having, speech, language and/or communication difficulties.
Children and young people can have communication difficulties for many different reasons including developmental speech language delay, speech and language disorder, Autistic Spectrum disorder, global developmental delay, complex physical and or sensory needs, hearing impairment, stammering or, on occasions, for no known reason.
As all children are different, they will work with you to individualise what would be the best treatment approach for your child. This may include any of the following;
- individual therapy in clinic with a Speech and Language Therapist, or Speech and Language Therapy Assistant to work on specific skills or techniques and show you how to use these at home with your child
- demonstration and advice as to how the environment at home, school or nursery can be changed to support your child to reach their communication potential
- a written programme of advice and work to be shared with home, school, pre-school or other members of the team supporting the child or young person
Eligibility - children and young people with speech or language difficulties who live and are registered with a GP in Castle Point, Rochford or Southend.
- Telephone
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01702 578614
- Email address
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- Cost description
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Free
- Referral notes
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For pre-school aged children a referral from a health professional (e.g. a Health Visitor) is required.
For school aged children a referral from the child's school is required.
- Age range
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0 to 19 years
