I specialise in working with children aged 18months - 5 years with the following difficulties:
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Language delay/disorder or 'late talkers'
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Attention and Listening difficulties
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Global Developmental Delay
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Social Communication Difficulties (and/or Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
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Phonological delay/disorder or Verbal Dyspraxia (speech sounds)
Services include assessment, reports, advice & therapy programmes, without a long waiting list.
Therapy programmes for speech sound difficulties
I can see your child for therapy at your home or in clinic on a weekly or biweekly basis with individualised and flexible packages depending on need. Parents are required to be present and advice and carry over activities will be provided. Appointments are typically 45mins, which involves 30mins of therapy activities and 15mins with parents for discussion and planning.
Therapy programmes for children with other communication needs
For children with difficulties across language, attention and social communication, I offer weekly therapy sessions in individualised and flexible packages. In these cases I always initially work with parents directly, with a family-led approach, involving video feedback sessions. This is best practice and the most effective approach, since children spend most of their time with parents, and it is through everyday interactions, routines and play with parents that children develop their communication skills. It isn't about doing 'more' but discovering what you're already doing that helps, along with trying some new techniques to make it easier for your child to take those next steps. Sessions are 1 hour and held across both your home and in clinic. Occasionally parents may be offered a clinic appointment without their child to minimise distraction during a planning and coaching session. I provide parents with a work book which we refer to every week to help keep things simple, keep track of goals, activities and progress.
Therapy Process
Contact me
Book your free 15 minute phone call to discuss your concerns, or contact me if you have any questions.
Initial assessment
The appointment will last 1-2 hours at either your home or my Norwich clinic. We will discuss next steps and you will receive a written report or a summary via email depending on your request.
Therapy
I offer flexible programmes of typically 6-15 sessions, weekly or biweekly. Sessions are either direct (I work directly with your child) or indirect (I work mainly with parent) or both. Depending on need sessions last between 45minutes -1.5 hours.
Follow up
When required, we can continue therapy with a new programme. Depending on the time gap between programmes, a review assessment is sometimes needed to identify new goals.