Our Practice Areas
Our service covers both adult and paediatric and covers all range of practice areas including: Speech, Language, Voice, Fluency, and Swallowing.
Speech
Speech is the oral planning and execution of language.
Typical issues:
Difficulty in physically producing certain sounds, leading to speech that may be hard to understand.
Problems with understanding and implementing the sound system and speech rules of a language.
Difficulty coordinating the muscle movements needed for speech.
Muscle weakness or paralysis in the mouth, face, or respiratory system.
and many other issues.
May cause by:
Developmental reasons
Genetic factors
Environmental factors
Brain injury
Stroke
Respiratory issues
Neurological conditions. e.g. Parkinson's Disease.
and many other reasons.
How we can help:
Assess and diagnose
Direct intervention
Provide compensatory strategies
Provide homework excercises
Language
Language is a socially shared code or system for representing concepts.
Typical issues:
Difficulty expressing thoughts, ideas, or needs verbally or in writing.
Difficulty understanding or processing language.
Difficulty with the social aspects of communication, including using language in context and understanding social cues.
Difficulty recognizing and decoding written words.
and many other issues.
May cause by:
Developmental reasons
Genetic factors
Environmental factors
Brain injury
Stroke
and many other reasons.
How we can help:
Assess and diagnose
Direct intervention
Provide compensatory strategies
Provide homework excercises
Voice
Voice is the signal carrier for speech.
Typical issues:
Difficulty in producing louder sounds.
Roughness
Breathiness
Unstable voice
Too much nasality
Unwanted vocal breaks
Tightness
and many other issues.
May cause by:
Functional causes e.g. habit
Vocal pathologies e.g. nodules and polyps.
Head and neck cancer
Puberty
Neurological conditions e.g. Parkinson's Disease
and many other reasons.
How we can help:
Assess and diagnose
Direct intervention
Provide compensatory strategies
Provide homework excercises
Fluency
Fluency is the ability to speak smoothly with a natural flow, without undue hesitation, repetition, or struggle.
Typical issues:
Repeating sounds, syllables, or words (e.g., "c-c-c-cat").
Prolonging sounds (e.g., "sssssssnake").
Involuntary pauses or blocks where no sound comes out.
Visible tension or struggle when trying to speak.
Speaking too fast with a lack of clear articulation.
Omitting sounds or syllables, making speech hard to understand.
And many other issues.
May cause by:
Developmental reasons
Neurological Factors
Psychological Factors
Brain injury
Stroke
and many other reasons.
How we can help:
Assess and diagnose
Direct intervention
Provide compensatory strategies
Provide homework excercises
Swallowing
Swallowing is the ability to effectively and safely transfer food from the mouth through the throat and oesophagus into the stomach.
Typical issues:
Unable to masticate food effectively.
Oral residue remains after swallowing.
Coughing during or after swallowing
Choking (Medical emergency)
Aspiration pneumonia
A feeling of food stuck in the food pipe.
and many other issues.
May cause by:
Neurological conditions. E.g. Parkinson's Disease.
Ageing
Brain injury
Stroke
Respiratory issues
Structural abnormalities
Radiation
Medication
and many other reasons.
How we can help:
Assess and diagnose
Direct intervention
Provide compensatory strategies
Provide homework excercises
