These impairments are characterised by a low level of speech and language skills. Such
difficulties may occur secondary to disabilities such as cerebral palsy, sensorineural hearing …

Speech and language therapy is a relatively new discipline. The profession was born some
50 years ago, uniting those working with mostly head injured soldiers returning from the …

These impairments may occur in isolation; however, they are often the first presenting
symptom of developmental conditions and as such practitioners should actively seek causes …

Children who are slow to speak often present clinicians with a dilemma—should they
conduct further investigations or just wait and see if the problem resolves (as it does in most …

Profound deafness in early childhood has major consequences for the child, its family, and
society. Critical periods exist for speech and language development during which the …

The Bristol inquiry has put children at the heart of the public's agenda on health. This
contrasts with the seemingly low position of children on the Westminster government's own …

Speech and language delays affect 6-7% of children at school entry and can result in
problems in one or more areas, such as understanding vocabulary and grammar, inferring …

Randomised controlled trials remain the most widely accepted way of evaluating new
treatments. Clinical services such as speech and language therapy, however, have been …

A society can be judged by how it treats its most vulnerable citizens. The UN conventions on
human rights give children and people with disabilities special protection 1 2; children are …

Being confronted with a patient who has done a literature search, scanned the internet,
made a provisional diagnosis, and knows what he or she wants from the health service is no …