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• Fri 31st May

  
  Autistic infants less able to distinguish between speech...

  Children with an autistic sibling are at a higher risk of developing the condition themselves, but this is something...

• Fri 24th May

  
  RCSLT recommends changes to improve lives of vulnerable...

  Recent reports have highlighted a number of concerning cases regarding the treatment of people with learning disabilities...

• Fri 24th May

  
  Brain-machine interface can produce synthetic speech

  Several different conditions - from strokes to traumatic brain injuries to degenerative diseases like Parkinson’s...

• Tue 30th Apr

  
  New implant can turn brain signals into speech

  Many speech therapists will be familiar with patients who have completely lost the ability to speak. This can occur...

• Thu 25th Apr

  
  Stuttering may be caused by ‘stop signals’ in the brain

  Stuttering is one of the most common speech problems around, affecting approximately one per cent of adults and five...

• Sat 30th Mar

  
  Speech therapy app in development

  Funding to the tune of £85,000 has been secured for a company in Wales to develop a speech therapy app.It...

• Fri 29th Mar

  
  1m children in speech therapy postcode lottery

  Funding cuts have led to a postcode lottery with more than a million children currently on waiting lists to see a speech...

• Wed 2nd Jan

  
  Stammering expert rewarded in New Year Honours list

  An expert on stammering has received an unexpected reward for his work in promoting awareness of the condition...

• Mon 24th Dec

  
  How acting voice helped Emily Blunt overcome stammer

  Actress Emily Blunt has revealed how being taught to speak in a "silly voice" enabled her to overcome...

• Wed 12th Dec

  
  Priest highlights how speech therapy helped him to speak...

  Any vocation that requires public speaking will be much harder to undertake for someone with a stammer - but a priest...

• Mon 19th Nov

  
  Rugby star reveals how speech therapy helps him do interviews

  Welsh rugby star Liam Williams has revealed how speech therapy for a stammer could help him to do more interviews...

• Tue 6th Nov

  
  Careers day promotes speech therapy in Wales

  The Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University (ABMU) Health Board in south Wales has hosted a careers day to show potential...

• Tue 30th Oct

  
  New form of speech therapy may help mildly autistic...

  A new form of speech therapy has been developed that researchers believe can be highly effective in enhancing the vocal...

• Mon 8th Oct

  
  Speech therapy champions honoured at awards ceremony

  People who have made the biggest contribution to the field of speech and language therapy have been recognised...

• Thu 27th Sep

  
  Dogs improve response of children undergoing speech...

  Speech therapy for children is likely to be much more effective if a dog is present, according to new research...

• Wed 5th Sep

  
  Special event aims to promote speech therapy careers

  An event is to be held in south Wales next month to promote careers in speech therapy to students. Places...

• Wed 22nd Aug

  
  Stammerer explains how programme helped him realise...

  A man with a serious stammer has explained how a therapeutic programme enabled him to take up a job where he has to talk...

• Wed 8th Aug

  
  Calls to recruit more speech therapists in Ireland

  More speech therapists are needed in The Republic of Ireland to cope with the large waiting lists for treatment,...

• Fri 27th Jul

  
  Hospital offers speech therapy drop-in sessions

  An NHS trust in Scotland has made drop-in sessions available to parents who have concerns about their children's...

• Thu 12th Jul

  
  Tablet computers can help with speech therapy for children

  Children can benefit from the use of tablet computers in speech therapy, researchers have discovered. A study...

• Mon 18th Jun

  
  Study reveals brain activity patterns governing fluid...

  A new study of the brain has revealed important novel insights into the neural processes that allow people to form...

• Fri 8th Jun

  
  New study aims to help children communicate using mobile...

  Scientists in the US are developing a new app-based approach that speech and language therapists could use to help...

• Fri 18th May

  
  Study shows nouns cause more problems in speech than...

  A new study into speech patterns among speakers of various languages has revealed important insights into the type...

• Thu 10th May

  
  New report calls for better access to speech therapy...

  Stroke survivors are currently struggling to get access to speech therapy and other crucial aspects of rehabilitation...

• Thu 19th Apr

  
  UK scientists develop effective new aphasia treatment

  UK scientists have achieved success with a new method of treatment for aphasia, which they believe could have significant...

• Mon 9th Apr

  
  Why might childrens speech development be worse in the north...

  A lack of provision for speech and language therapists in the north of England has been cited  in a new report...

• Mon 26th Mar

  
  Children face long waits for SLCN assessments

  Over half of parents who identify that their children may have additional speech, language and communication needs...

• Mon 12th Mar

  
  Govt ends speech therapy contract: Does this mean more...

  Locum speech and language therapists in the UK may find themselves in higher demand in the future, as it has been...

• Fri 23rd Feb

  
  Too few stroke survivors receiving speech therapy in Northern...

  The number of people receiving specialist speech and language therapy following a stroke has declined over the past...

• Tue 13th Feb

  
  Could a new drug help improve communication problems...

  Scientists have been exploring whether the drug cerliponase alfa could be a suitable treatment for Batten Disease,...

• Thu 18th Jan

  
  Speech and language delays more likely in premature...

  Premature babies who are delivered during the early part of their mother's third trimester of pregnancy are more...

• Wed 10th Jan
  Post-stroke aphasia a growing concern in Scotland
• Fri 15th Dec
  Scientists discover more about why the brain makes...
• Thu 7th Dec
  Scientists discover similarities between human speech...
• Mon 20th Nov
  Inducing squirrel-inspired hibernation could prevent...
• Thu 9th Nov
  Augmented reality tongue model could transform speech...
• Fri 27th Oct
  Gesturing and wide vocab at young age vital for speech...
• Mon 9th Oct
  Autistic pupils often excluded as schools have no support...
• Fri 29th Sep
  83% of autism cases inherited
• Tue 19th Sep
  More 4-year-olds starting school unable to speak properly
• Fri 18th Aug
  Dementia number one health concern of over-55s
• Thu 10th Aug
  Online speech therapy just as effective as in-person...
• Fri 28th Jul
  Speech delays common among infants given smartphones...
• Thu 13th Jul
  Structural plasticity linked to speech therapy benefits...
• Thu 29th Jun
  Commission to explore effects of music therapy on dementia...
• Tue 6th Jun
  Proposed autism diagnosis changes could limit access...
• Tue 23rd May
  More speech therapists to be needed as stroke rates...
• Tue 16th May
  More speech therapy support needed for Welsh autistic...
• Thu 27th Apr
  Scientists discover how brain predicts whats next when...
• Thu 13th Apr
  World Voice Day taking place this Sunday
• Wed 29th Mar
  Virtual reality programme created to help speech impediment...
• Wed 15th Mar
  Intense speech therapy can still benefit patients months...
• Fri 3rd Mar
  Speech therapy app launched to help transgender individuals
• Wed 22nd Feb
  Early brain scans could help autistic children access...
• Tue 14th Feb
  Speech therapy projects show how breathing exercises...
• Wed 8th Feb
  Risk of Parkinsons and linked speech problems rises...
• Fri 3rd Feb
  Early speech therapist help key for infants exposed...
• Wed 25th Jan
  Restricted blood flow to brain behind stutters, study...
• Fri 20th Jan
  Shark tissue could prevent speech problems associated...
• Fri 13th Jan
  Speech therapy for dementia patients may be improved...
• Tue 10th Jan
  Mediterranean diet may prevent speech difficulties...
• Fri 23rd Dec
  Women with dementia may be missing out on vital speech...
• Mon 12th Dec
  NI education minister launches new childrens speech...
• Tue 6th Dec
  Welsh govt announces new autism care strategy
• Thu 1st Dec
  Northern Ireland teachers raise speech concerns
• Thu 24th Nov
  Vitamin D may help improve speech problems in autistic...
• Thu 17th Nov
  Better speech support may be needed for UK stroke patients
• Thu 10th Nov
  Early speech therapist intervention could prevent literacy...
• Thu 3rd Nov
  Parents can boost speech therapy results for autistic...
• Mon 10th Oct
  Speech skills of women with early-stage Alzheimers...
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