Communication:

There are lots of areas of communication that I work upon including:

• Cognitive Communication Disorder
• Understanding of Language 
• Early language development
• Using words and putting words together in sentences
• Supporting Social and Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
• Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
• Speech sounds (phonological and articulation) including dysarthria and dyspraxia
• Grammar in spoken language
• Developing vocabulary
• Higher level understanding of language such as figurative language and inference making-the bits of conversation that are unspoken and make it tricky to navigate, impacting upon everyday functioning, social interaction and academic performance
• Identifying the meaning and triggers behind behaviours of distress (previously known as challenging behaviours) and supporting understanding and communication around these.
• Conversational skills-many of my clients who have experienced a TBI have specific areas of conversation that they would like to work upon.
• Auditory memory and processing (listening to, interpreting and recalling spoken language)
• Social communication 
• Phonological awareness (early fundamental skills for literacy development)
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and a total communication approach.
• Functional communication -building this to develop independence and control.
• Capacity building and assessment-supporting a client to build an understanding of a decision to be made and then supporting them to communicate their feelings and wishes around this decision