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I’ve written; deleted and rewritten this post as I know it’s likely going to raise a few eyebrows however today I wanted to open the discussion on public funded versus privately funded Speech & Language Therapists. Whether your SLT is paid by the NHS; Local Authority;...

On the 23rd Jan this year Etta Penelope was born at our home and I took a few weeks off before returning to work with a reduced caseload of assessments. Check out that newborn fist bump! Rested and raring to go I’m now back into the swing of things and seeing children...

Apologies for taking a whole month’s break from writing blog posts: four kids and returning to work is HARD! I was invited into a long conversation with some fellow SLTs on Twitter earlier today that I HAD to share on the topic of Language Disorders and therapy. Now I...

As a sole independent Speech and Language Therapist I am a limited resource. I cover the whole of the UK but live in Caerphilly, South Wales. I have four little ones who'd like me to be at home as much as possible and whilst 99% of my reports are written between the...

Etta is 7 days old ? and whilst the past week has had its fair share of ups and downs my head is beginning to be a little less fuzzy and I couldn’t imagine life without her in a crazy little family! These past 7 days have been an absolute blur with amazing family and...

This week my amazing wife demonstrated the insane power of the female body for the fourth time and gave birth, at home in a birthing pool, to our beautiful baby girl Etta Penelope. Now I must admit that when Nia first suggested a home birth (when she was pregnant with...

Arriving for the first time in Oman I realise it’s nothing like the UAE, namely Dubai. It’s absolutely stunning and is steeped in tradition. Passing through the arrivals lounge I’m greeted by the father who leads me to his Hummer and we drive to the hotel. I’m given...

One of my friends is a Director for a school in the UAE and so when one of his ex-pupils contacted him for advice regarding their 3 year old’s communication skills he arranged a meeting where I could meet the child; informally assess them and spend time with parents...

Okay so those SLTs who read this blog will be pretty clear that no matter what caseload you work with there’s no one intervention method that works for every child, adolescent or adult with a specific need. Each individual client is wholly individual and this is also...

Arriving in the UAE I am picked up at the plane’s stairs and taken to the VIP terminal where I am offered a spa treatment; snack and hot drink as the receptionist flicks through my passport and sorts my VISA out. This isn’t the first time I’ve been to the UAE but it’s...

Like all the others this referral came in late at night and the family needed an urgent assessment before they flew out. I was on emails into the early morning and booked the 4yo child in (suspected social communication impairment and limited expressive vocab) for the...

Arriving in India via Doha I was ushered into my client’s 4×4 and driven for what felt like days (my transfer in Doha had been delayed and they had lost my case enroute so you could say I was a tad stressed). We arrived at the hotel in the darkness and my single...