Speech & Language Therapy | The Edinburgh Practice

The Edinburgh Practice Speech and Language Therapy Service is a specialised service tailored to your child’s specific communication needs. We are a team of passionate Speech and Language Therapists who provide dedicated support for children and young people to reach their speech, language and communication potential. We utilise the most current and comprehensive therapy methods, evidence-based programmes and research techniques to achieve successful outcomes.

Our Expertise

We support a wide range of speech, language and communication needs including:

Autism Spectrum Disorder and social communication difficulties
Developmental language disorder (DLD)
Language difficulties
Speech, language and communication needs which are secondary to another diagnosis or need
Speech sound difficulties

The Assessment Process

Initial Consultation

The first stage of Speech and Language Therapy assessment involves meeting with a child or young person and providing a broad assessment of their speech, language and communication skills. This will involve play or an interaction-based session, which may involve observations of parent/child interactions, and a discussion around what the concerns are and the impact of these. This will allow the Speech and Language Therapist to make recommendations on what is best for your child going forward and how you can support them in the most helpful way.

What will happen following the initial assessment?

As every child and young person is an individual with individualised needs, it is not possible to list all potential outcomes from the initial assessment. However, recommendations may include:

Further assessment
1:1 speech and language therapy sessions
A speech and language therapy programme for school
Reassurance, advice and consultation to parents and/or teaching staff/professionals supporting a child or young person

Comprehensive assessment of Speech, Language and Communication Skills

This assessment provides a more detailed, in-depth assessment of a child/young person’s speech, language and communication skills, including receptive and expressive language, social communication and interaction, and speech sounds.

The assessment will involve a combination of:

Formal and informal assessment, use of standardised assessment tools where appropriate
Questionnaires are sent to family and education (where appropriate) to gather collateral information
Discussion to establish the nature and impact of any challenges
If a school observation is required this will be discussed with you at your appointment

To provide detailed feedback, the therapist will collate and analyse the assessment findings. A detailed report and feedback will then be provided, this will include any relevant recommendations and next steps. This assessment can be used to assess for Developmental Language Disorder.

The Hanen Program® - More Than Words

If you have a child or are caring for a child or young person with Autism aged 18 months to 5 years you may be looking for ways in which you can support both verbal and non-verbal communication using a total communication approach and develop your child’s play and social interaction skills.

Research shows that parents can have a big impact on their child’s social communication development by making the most of the everyday routines and interactions they already have with their child. The Hanen Program® More Than Words uses a neuroaffirming approach, and helps you to learn how to understand your child’s communication better and how to identify the things that interest them. You then learn how to use that knowledge during everyday moments with your child to encourage longer interactions, support your child’s understanding and social communication, and help both you and your child have more fun together.

Evidence based
A naturalist approach
A chance to connect with other families
High quality learning experience
Individualised support

What will you learn?

What motivates your child to communicate
How to use your knowledge about your child’s strengths to set appropriate and realistic goals
How to make interactions with your child last longer
Strategies for how to talk so that your child understands you

What is included in the More Than Words Program?

You will attend an initial 60 minute consultation with one of our Speech and Language Therapists to find out more about you and your child or young person and to discuss the course and determine if it is the right approach for you.

There will then follow 8 online group sessions – 90 minutes per session. In these sessions, you learn about social communication development, as well as how to use the program strategies with your child.

Finally you will have 3 online individual personalised sessions – 30 minutes. These sessions include a video-recording of you and your child interacting together, followed by discussion and feedback from our Speech and Language Therapist.

Please note there may be a waiting list to ensure there are a minimum of three families in group sessions. Individual sessions can be provided on request at an additional cost.

Our Fees

£130

Initial Consultation

£495

Comprehensive assessment

£110

Speech and language therapy sessions

£1095

The Hanen Program® - More Than Words

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