I prefer to visit your child at home to complete their initial assessment. Follow up sessions can be arranged at home or at your child’s pre-school.
Speech and Language Therapy Services
For Families:
My specialism is working with pre-school children (from the age of 18 months until they start school). I can offer support to children with a wide range of difficulties including:
- Children with specific conditions which impact on the development of their speech and language skills, such as global developmental delay and Autism.
- Children with specific difficulties with speech and language development, such as general language difficulties (late talkers), children with normal non-fluency (early stammering) and speech sound difficulties/disorder.
Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT)
I am a level 2 Practitioner in PACT intervention. PACT is the only treatment model for autism to date that has succeeded in showing improvement in social communication skills and reducing repetitive behaviours.
I offer this therapy intervention to pre-school children who have a diagnosis of Autism or those on a pathway to a diagnosis. For further information about this therapy please follow the links:
I will endeavour to liaise with your child’s local NHS therapy service to co-ordinate and compliment the services we can provide.
I believe strongly in working with your child’s pre-school to ensure that everyone understands the nature of your child’s difficulties and the most appropriate way to support them every day in order to accelerate their progress.
Information for Pre-schools
I would be pleased to discuss your specific requirements with regards to therapy or training needs. We can work together to agree a detailed package of intervention based on the needs of individual children or groups of children.
I can offer informal and formal assessment, observations, review sessions, therapy sessions (1:1, small or larger groups) and report writing and target setting. Training can be arranged for staff members (groups or 1:1). I can undertake observations in setting and suggest ways to create a communication friendly environment which will enhance the speech and language skills of all the children who attend.
Summary of Costs:
Initial Assessments (60-90 minutes) – from £100
These fun and enjoyable sessions are usually undertaken at home. For younger children, assessment always involves play. Observing your child play allows me to gain a deep understanding of how they are learning, the level of their attention, assess their understanding of what is said to them, as well as expressive language and speech sounds.
The session will include:
- Case history
- A play based assessment of your child’s speech, language and communication. A formal assessment may also be used, if appropriate
- Immediate verbal feedback about the assessment
- Discussion and agreement regarding next steps and recommendations
- A summary report can be written for an additional cost of £65.
Further sessions/hourly rate – £70
Examples of what may be offered include:
- Therapy sessions. Therapy activities will be provided following each session. It is important that these are completed in between therapy sessions to maximise the progress your child can make.
- Review sessions (a further appointment offered after a period of time to follow the advice given)
- Observation in pre-school
- Attendance at meetings
- Liaison with other professionals
- Writing more detailed programmes or reports
- Making resources
Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) – £1980
This is an intensive therapy programme delivered by me, a highly experienced and specialist Speech and Language Therapist, at home over 12 sessions. This is a package rate which includes all of the support you and your child will need over 6 months.
Packages for pre-schools, nurseries and child minder settings – £100 per hour
Depending on length of contract negotiated, a minimum of half a day – 3 hours is required.