{"id":2469,"date":"2015-01-22T22:43:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T22:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2021-12-30T14:58:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T14:58:47","slug":"im-concerned-about-my-childs-talking-who-can-help-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/?p=2469","title":{"rendered":"Who can help?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/hands_together_193889.jpg\">\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Child\u2019s talking is delayed\u2026.Who can help?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><strong>Do you have a concern about your child\u2019s talking?\u00a0 There are lots of places to go for help.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Have you spoken to a Speech and Language therapist?<\/strong> We are a friendly bunch and very approachable.\u00a0 It can be difficult to find someone to speak to but at Chatter we always offer a free telephone consultation at a time that suits you.\u00a0 We can talk through your concerns however big or small and if you want further support we can arrange assessment, therapy and support tailored to your child and family.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>NHS Speech and Language Therapy<\/strong>&#8211; Most NHS SLT services accept referrals directly from parents and carers, if in doubt give them a call to check, they will probably send you a copy of their referral form to fill in.\u00a0 Your child can have support from a Chatter therapist alongside their NHS therapy.\u00a0 All Chatter therapists also work for the NHS so are experts in working with their NHS colleagues.\u00a0 Often parents feel they don\u2019t get enough contact with the NHS SLT and opt for additional support.\u00a0 Alternatively some families feel they would prefer to seek all of their child\u2019s therapy privately.\u00a0 When referring to the NHS SLT service it is worth bearing in mind that they have clear referral guidelines which include what referrals they can and cannot accept.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t get bogged down in a<strong> Google Search<\/strong>, here are some very helpful websites dedicated to language development and communication difficulties:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>www.ican.org.uk The Children\u2019s Communication Charity<br \/>\nwww.talkingpoint.org.uk has free resources for parents and lots of information about children\u2019s communication<br \/>\nwww.stammering.org The British Stammering Association is the place to go for sensible advice on stammering\/stuttering<br \/>\nwww.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk supporting the communication needs of all children<br \/>\nwww.autism.org.uk The leading charity for people with autism<br \/>\nwww.rcslt.org The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t worry about your child\u2019s talking, we are all happy to talk about it with you!\u00a0 Seeking support from a therapist is the first step.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Written by Beth Atkinson, Specialist Speech and Language Therapist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 My Child\u2019s talking is delayed\u2026.Who can help? Do you have a concern about your child\u2019s talking?\u00a0 There are lots of places to go for help. Have you spoken to a Speech and Language therapist? We are a friendly bunch and very approachable.\u00a0 It can be difficult to find someone to speak to but at&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,35],"tags":[33,34,32,31,30],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2469"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2628,"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469\/revisions\/2628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chatterslt.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}