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Independent Speech & Language Therapy in Bristol & the surrounding regions.
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What we do.
Talk Speech and Language Therapy provide independent assessment and therapy for children and young adults with speech, language and communication difficulties.
Established in 2012, we are a friendly and experienced team of Speech Therapists, providing services for Bristol and the surrounding area including Bath, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Wiltshire.
We support individual children and families at our welcoming clinic, located in Bristol. For more complex and specialist needs, we offer assessment & therapy at home, school or early years locations.
Our team have extensive expertise in providing tailored assessment, ongoing therapy and specialist training for over 60 Schools, Educational Settings, Charities, Local Authorities and CCG’s across the region.
Difficulties we can help with.
Language Delay
Developmental Language Disorder
Speech sound difficulties
Stammering
Selective mutism
Autism & ADOS assessments
Behavioural difficulties
Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH)
Dysphagia - Children & Adults
Sensory feeding difficulties
Profound & multiple learning difficulties
AAC -Alternative Augmentative Communication
EHCP Assessment & Reports
Some of our testimonials.
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Parents & Families
We offer a clinic service from our friendly and welcoming Bristol location, working directly with children, young people and their families. Our holistic approach includes assessment, therapy, support and parental advice.
For more complex and specialist needs, we offer an outreach service to home or school settings. We also provide a specialist feeding (dysphagia) clinic for both children and adults.
Schools & Early Years
Talk Speech & Language Therapy offer an independent service to Schools and Early Years settings.
We have successful partnerships with over 60 schools across Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and Wiltshire. We work with pre-school, mainstream and special school settings. We are very proud of the Speech Therapy we provide for a number of charities in the region.
Training
Talk Speech and Language Therapy provide a wide range of accredited and bespoke training courses for educational settings and parents or carers. These can be delivered from our training facility or at your preferred location.
We are committed to enabling families and education settings to develop their skills in supporting children and young people with Speech, Language & Communication needs.
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Speech Therapy Assistant Fiona made some little puppets for our amazing kids to enjoy during the session.
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The NDCS has some amazing tips, videos and resources to download which are great for parents, teachers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e402eefce826c70d4331278/1715066548996-5GM2ATQEIGNDKCRSPK7I/image-asset.jpeg)
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It's so important for us to support the young people we work with to build understanding of themselves (what they excel at, as well as what they](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e402eefce826c70d4331278/1713989530926-7AZAFC44PSDVI0ZD7J0H/image-asset.jpeg)
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Earthday.org are an organisation that
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At Talk SLT, we have been thinking about how we can ensure the children in the classrooms we work in have all the visual support they need, whi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e402eefce826c70d4331278/1713778744422-QEJ6P771VN34ATVQX97M/image-asset.jpeg)
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We set up 3x activities -
*Mr Potato Head (choosing a variety of items to make your own)
*Farm sensory play (child-led)
*Paint table
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All energy levels are valid and helpful for different tasks.
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Eid Al Fitir is a joyous time for many Muslim families. Sending warm wishes to those celebrating ✨️](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e402eefce826c70d4331278/1712732292867-JX8Z57AJALDDW4A1Z1IJ/image-asset.jpeg)
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Justine predominantly works with children in our mainstream schools as well as supporting at Bristol Down Syndrome Trust.
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Autistic people face discrimination and barriers across all sectors of society – in the health and social care systems, in education, in employment, and everywhere in between.
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We are encouraging their self generated, spontaneous language and this session had mermaids, bath fizzers that 'make you human' and lots of amazing chatter](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e402eefce826c70d4331278/1711961878666-769JEJVAQDI190GTACEB/image-asset.jpeg)
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This is one of the most fun activities to do when you're building attention and listening skills.
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