Background: Many people with communication disorders wait for speech-language
pathology services. Children may miss out on timely intervention and families may feel …

Waiting lists for speech and language therapy exist when supply does not meet demand.
Waiting for services reduces service users' access to early intervention and poses practical …

BACKGROUND: Waiting lists for speech and language therapy exist when services do not
meet demand. Waiting lists pose practical and ethical challenges for speech and language …

Introduction: High demand for speech-language pathology means children sometimes wait
over 12 months for services, missing out on timely support. Waiting can be a time of stress …

Background Waiting lists occur when the availability of speech-language pathology services
does not meet the demand. Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) commonly manage …

Purpose: High demand for speech-language pathology services is reflected in long waiting
lists. Waiting can be active or passive and has implications for stakeholders, including …

Purpose: Children sometimes wait 12 months or longer to access speech-language
pathology services. Information on websites may support families' active waiting for speech …

Background Understanding the natural history of developmental speech and language
impairments can support the selection of children whose difficulties are persistent rather …

Purpose: To compare children's speech, language and early literacy outcomes, and
caregivers' empowerment and satisfaction following provision of 12 sessions of direct …

Speech and language delay is one of the commonest reasons for concern amongst parents
of preschool children, and a survey of speech and language therapy (SLT) contact data …