{"id":118,"date":"2022-06-07T18:28:23","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nispeechtherapy.com\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2023-09-22T15:03:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T15:03:34","slug":"do-you-need-a-speech-therapist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nispeechtherapy.com\/index.php\/do-you-need-a-speech-therapist\/","title":{"rendered":"Does your child need Speech and Language Therapy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"118\" class=\"elementor elementor-118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97f803e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97f803e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c12717\" data-id=\"9c12717\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01ba1e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01ba1e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Speech and Language Therapy?\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f704ca6 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"f704ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cSpeech and Language Therapists provide life-improving treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communication.\u201d\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4d2b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4d2b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are here, the chances are, you are concerned about your child\u2019s speech and language development. But how can you tell the difference between every day parental concern and something that needs help from Speech and Language Therapy<\/p><p>All children develop at different rates. Some will be speaking full sentences before you know it and others take a little longer.<\/p><p>Some of the indicators that your child might need additional support would benefit from attending Speech and Language Therapy include:<\/p><ul><li>Your child has difficulty following instructions<\/li><li>People frequently cannot understand your child<\/li><li>Your child struggles to express their needs<\/li><li>Your child is not able to tell you about the things that interest them<\/li><li>Your child repeats words or parts of words or their words might get \u2018stuck\u2019<\/li><\/ul><p>The key thing is not to sit and worry about it but to act. Getting help early will give your child the best start to becoming a happy and confident communicator.<\/p><p>If you have concerns about your child and would like to find out if your child would benefit from speech and language therapy sessions, contact me today and we can talk through their needs and how I might be able to help you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Speech and Language Therapy? \u201cSpeech and Language Therapists provide life-improving treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communication.\u201d Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists If you are here, the chances are, you are concerned about your child\u2019s speech and language development. 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