London Speech and Feeding Blog

In this blog, I explain why I often start with structured, very explicit AAC teaching during therapy, helping both the child and the parent learn where useful words are and how to find them.

Here’s a secret from speech therapy: Silence is often where communication starts. Learn how in this blog post.

After thirty years of helping children with lisps, you’d think very little would still surprise me. And yet…

Feeding isn’t just about what happens in the mouth, it starts with the whole body. Learn why.

Is your toddler a ‘fussy eater’… or has he or she yet to develop chewing skills? Learn about tongue lateralisation and hard munchables.

Many children have little or no interest in traditional pretend play, yet they still grow up to develop robust, meaningful, and conversational language. Learn how.

I built a little flower garden. It looks like simple, colourful play, but this ONE toy is doing the absolute heavy lifting for 6 different consonant clusters AND 5 essential core words! Let me explain how.

By practising complex blends, simpler sounds often clear up naturally at the same time. In this blog, see seven simple ways to sneak in tons of /SP/ clusters practice without it ever feeling like ‘work’.

For a child with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), also known as verbal dyspraxia, what is happening inside a well-designed pretend play session is anything but ordinary. It is, in fact, some of the most powerful motor speech therapy we have. Let me explain why in this blog post.