London Speech Therapy, Psychology And Allied Services

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Fellow SLT/APs what are your thoughts on this?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/…/Texas-boy -thought-non-verbal-…

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Quick jaunt up Caerphilly Mountain between report writing and meetings!!

Here at London Speech Therapy we love using core Makaton sign to support our early communicators ♥️
https://blog.asha.org/…/11-tips-to-impr ove-a-childs-commun…/

Any excuse for a party 😊🎉🎈🎊

At London Speech Therapy, Psychology and Allied Services are huge believers in formal training for all our clinicians to ensure our approach is evidence based and consistent. Our Assistant Psychologist and Speech & Language Therapy Assistant completed their PECS training today 🙌🙌

13m 40s left of the most inspiring book I’ve listened to so far and Phil saved the most emotional chapter to the last 😢. The best 13 hours and 21 minutes of commuting from Wales to London!

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Helen is a speech and language therapist currently working with young people with social communication difficulties. She has a postgraduate certificate in autism and enjoys working with teenagers. BBefore joining London Speech Therapy Helen worked in an early intervention centre and in international mainstream and SEN schools. Helen is a member of our Senior Leadership Team. In her spare time she enjoys reading and baking.

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Pacifiers, Thumb Sucking, Breastfeeding, and Bottle Use: Oral Sucking Habits of Children with and without Phonological Impairment
https://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/4 92469

Marjolein (Mar) is a Specialised Speech and Language therapist who provides high quality & evidenced based speech and language therapy services for children at primary and secondary school age. Mar graduated from City University in 2016. She also holds a Masters in International Relations (2003) from the University of Kent at Canterbury, and a BA in Communications (2001) from the University of Louisiana at Monroe (USA). Mar's experience includes running a specialist resourced... provision at a mainstream secondary school, and she has experience with managing a varied clinical caseload. Mar provides therapeutic interventions such as Talkabout for Teenagers, Lego Therapy, the SCIP programme, the LINKS programme, social stories and comic strips, Visualising and Verbalising, Word Aware, Joffe Vocabulary Enrichment Programme & Narrative Intervention Programme, Semantics Links, Colourful Semantics, Talking Mats, and Mindmaps. She also has experience in training teachers and teaching assistants on Speech Language and Communication Needs, and ensures work is appropriately differentiated for children in the classroom. Mar's specialist interests include developmental language disorder, social communication difficulties ( including Autism), bilingualism and working with teenagers. She works closely with families and other professionals to meet each child/young person’s specific need(s) ensuring evidenced based practise. Mar is passionate about speech and language therapy and ensures to make therapy sessions fun, and helps children to meet their speech and language targets while building self-confidence in the children she works with. Marjolein is a Certified Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (CertMRCSLT), Registered member of the Health Professionals Council (HCPC )& Member of the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practise (ASLTIP). She is also a member of Mainstream CEN & Secondary CEN ( Clinical Excellence Network). Mar is bilingual speaking English & Dutch. In her spare time, Mar enjoys yoga, swimming, running and spending time with her two boys (aged 7 & 12) & husband and friends.
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Nikki is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who graduated from the University of Sheffield. Nikki works in two mainstream primary schools in Essex supporting children with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs as well as supporting and providing training for parents and teaching staff. Nikki has a keen interest working in early years and supporting children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Nikki is trained in Makaton, The Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme, Word Aware, Attention Autism, PECS, Lidcombe and Palin PCI. Nikki is a member of our Senior Leadership Team. Outside of work Nikki enjoys seeing friends and family, travelling and being in the great outdoors.

Having completed a degree in English literature at Cardiff University, Michelle decided to combine her passions for language and working with children by training to become a Speech and Language Therapist. Between and during her degrees, Michelle worked for the council as a play worker in both mainstream and special needs schemes. She is very compassionate and, having been both a professional and unpaid carer, really appreciates the impact that communication difficulties and ...additional needs can have on the whole family. As well as 1 to 1 work, Michelle believes in working with families and school staff to create the best possible environment for each child to reach their full potential. Cardiff has become home for Michelle, where she lives with her husband and cocker spaniel, enjoying walks, gardening and catching up with friends. Michelle currently works across Cardiff and neighbouring counties.
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To Chris Wade , I don’t know how I can ever thank you for the hard hitting report that we received for my 14 year old son who we feel has been some what failed by the nhs as he had to fit boxes, criteria he did not fit in.



You were so welcoming at Cardiff not just to myself/my husband but my son and put him straight at the heart of the assessment. I have had tears of anger at what has been missed by nhs health professionals we trusted for years and years.



You gave us what is the only, after nine years of going from one failing to another always searching for professionals like you, in-depth, no holds barred, extensively detailed and complete honest picture.



We are so grateful and we hope that we can work with your team further as we knew that there was more going on than reported especially as my amazing son went into teenage years and was clearly struggling.



I can highly recommend Chris Wade especially to families who have years and years of reports but not really getting a complete picture and the passion you have for this field just shines through.



I just wish you could come to The West Country as we know that my son isn’t alone and our children deserve better and we hope this will open doors.

Thank you for all your hard work you have done with my friend.

Of all the journey's we as a family have started, speech therapy is the most emotional and rewarding so far. My name is Becci and I have Aspergers, so this was never going to be easy. My son Kian is three, he has ASD and is non verbal. My mum was already concerned that I have taken literally many things said to me by different ones who have not taken my own autism into consideration when advising me on speech therapy for Kian. So when mum said she had heard about a speech therapist called Chris Wade, it caused anxiety for me. I should not have worried. Chris is always mindful of my own issues, and with this in hand, he has worked wonders with Kian in just a few short weeks. The first time he came he introduced himself to me and my husband Dean then he plonked himself down on the floor and Kian was immediately his best buddy. Chris connects with people, adults and kids. He is kind and listens to the individual needs of people. But he is no pushover. He warns this is going to be hard and sometimes will turn everything on its head. Well it is intense there is no doubt about that, but in five short weeks Kian has learned to use his PECS cards. He is also using Makaton to sign "more " and "thank you". Chris gave Dean and I the confidence and tools to go forward. We thought. Kian was too young. Chris wasn't having any negativity and he is right. We had our way forward positively proved when on Kians birthday, his Auntie Sarah brought him a minions helium balloon. His laughter said it all as he clapped his hands. But while we were in another room the balloon floated out of Kian's reach. From the kitchen we heard Sarah, "OMG" we ran in to the lounge to find an emotional Auntie experiencing Kian communicating with her for the first time. He had gone to his board, picked off the balloons pecs card and taken it to her. Now if that is not progress, what is. Since then and only five days on he has picked up how to say "I want". He does this by taking the "I want" card from his board and placing it on a mobile strip, he than adds what he wants, i.e balloons, bubbles, play. He takes it to Mummy or Daddy. He is talking to us. So what can I say. Chris Wade you rock.

London Speech therapy arranged a VITAL ASSESSMENT WITH A WEEKS NOTICE AND HAD PRODUCED THE REPORT. I was amazed and delighted with detailed report and by the efficient service offered by Chris. I would highly recommend.

To Chris Wade , I don’t know how I can ever thank you for the hard hitting report that we received for my 14 year old son who we feel has been some what failed by the nhs as he had to fit boxes, criteria he did not fit in.



You were so welcoming at Cardiff not just to myself/my husband but my son and put him straight at the heart of the assessment. I have had tears of anger at what has been missed by nhs health professionals we trusted for years and years.



You gave us what is the only, after nine years of going from one failing to another always searching for professionals like you, in-depth, no holds barred, extensively detailed and complete honest picture.



We are so grateful and we hope that we can work with your team further as we knew that there was more going on than reported especially as my amazing son went into teenage years and was clearly struggling.



I can highly recommend Chris Wade especially to families who have years and years of reports but not really getting a complete picture and the passion you have for this field just shines through.



I just wish you could come to The West Country as we know that my son isn’t alone and our children deserve better and we hope this will open doors.

Thank you for all your hard work you have done with my friend.

Of all the journey's we as a family have started, speech therapy is the most emotional and rewarding so far. My name is Becci and I have Aspergers, so this was never going to be easy. My son Kian is three, he has ASD and is non verbal. My mum was already concerned that I have taken literally many things said to me by different ones who have not taken my own autism into consideration when advising me on speech therapy for Kian. So when mum said she had heard about a speech therapist called Chris Wade, it caused anxiety for me. I should not have worried. Chris is always mindful of my own issues, and with this in hand, he has worked wonders with Kian in just a few short weeks. The first time he came he introduced himself to me and my husband Dean then he plonked himself down on the floor and Kian was immediately his best buddy. Chris connects with people, adults and kids. He is kind and listens to the individual needs of people. But he is no pushover. He warns this is going to be hard and sometimes will turn everything on its head. Well it is intense there is no doubt about that, but in five short weeks Kian has learned to use his PECS cards. He is also using Makaton to sign "more " and "thank you". Chris gave Dean and I the confidence and tools to go forward. We thought. Kian was too young. Chris wasn't having any negativity and he is right. We had our way forward positively proved when on Kians birthday, his Auntie Sarah brought him a minions helium balloon. His laughter said it all as he clapped his hands. But while we were in another room the balloon floated out of Kian's reach. From the kitchen we heard Sarah, "OMG" we ran in to the lounge to find an emotional Auntie experiencing Kian communicating with her for the first time. He had gone to his board, picked off the balloons pecs card and taken it to her. Now if that is not progress, what is. Since then and only five days on he has picked up how to say "I want". He does this by taking the "I want" card from his board and placing it on a mobile strip, he than adds what he wants, i.e balloons, bubbles, play. He takes it to Mummy or Daddy. He is talking to us. So what can I say. Chris Wade you rock.

London Speech therapy arranged a VITAL ASSESSMENT WITH A WEEKS NOTICE AND HAD PRODUCED THE REPORT. I was amazed and delighted with detailed report and by the efficient service offered by Chris. I would highly recommend.

To Chris Wade , I don’t know how I can ever thank you for the hard hitting report that we received for my 14 year old son who we feel has been some what failed by the nhs as he had to fit boxes, criteria he did not fit in.



You were so welcoming at Cardiff not just to myself/my husband but my son and put him straight at the heart of the assessment. I have had tears of anger at what has been missed by nhs health professionals we trusted for years and years.



You gave us what is the only, after nine years of going from one failing to another always searching for professionals like you, in-depth, no holds barred, extensively detailed and complete honest picture.



We are so grateful and we hope that we can work with your team further as we knew that there was more going on than reported especially as my amazing son went into teenage years and was clearly struggling.



I can highly recommend Chris Wade especially to families who have years and years of reports but not really getting a complete picture and the passion you have for this field just shines through.



I just wish you could come to The West Country as we know that my son isn’t alone and our children deserve better and we hope this will open doors.

Thank you for all your hard work you have done with my friend.

Of all the journey's we as a family have started, speech therapy is the most emotional and rewarding so far. My name is Becci and I have Aspergers, so this was never going to be easy. My son Kian is three, he has ASD and is non verbal. My mum was already concerned that I have taken literally many things said to me by different ones who have not taken my own autism into consideration when advising me on speech therapy for Kian. So when mum said she had heard about a speech therapist called Chris Wade, it caused anxiety for me. I should not have worried. Chris is always mindful of my own issues, and with this in hand, he has worked wonders with Kian in just a few short weeks. The first time he came he introduced himself to me and my husband Dean then he plonked himself down on the floor and Kian was immediately his best buddy. Chris connects with people, adults and kids. He is kind and listens to the individual needs of people. But he is no pushover. He warns this is going to be hard and sometimes will turn everything on its head. Well it is intense there is no doubt about that, but in five short weeks Kian has learned to use his PECS cards. He is also using Makaton to sign "more " and "thank you". Chris gave Dean and I the confidence and tools to go forward. We thought. Kian was too young. Chris wasn't having any negativity and he is right. We had our way forward positively proved when on Kians birthday, his Auntie Sarah brought him a minions helium balloon. His laughter said it all as he clapped his hands. But while we were in another room the balloon floated out of Kian's reach. From the kitchen we heard Sarah, "OMG" we ran in to the lounge to find an emotional Auntie experiencing Kian communicating with her for the first time. He had gone to his board, picked off the balloons pecs card and taken it to her. Now if that is not progress, what is. Since then and only five days on he has picked up how to say "I want". He does this by taking the "I want" card from his board and placing it on a mobile strip, he than adds what he wants, i.e balloons, bubbles, play. He takes it to Mummy or Daddy. He is talking to us. So what can I say. Chris Wade you rock.

London Speech therapy arranged a VITAL ASSESSMENT WITH A WEEKS NOTICE AND HAD PRODUCED THE REPORT. I was amazed and delighted with detailed report and by the efficient service offered by Chris. I would highly recommend.