This Scribble was scribbled by Krysta Leong Poi (Speech and Language Therapist at TCP) I’m always amazed when I walk around the city of London and hear all the different languages being spoken around me. The last census revealed that there are over 100 languages spoken in 30 of London’s 33 boroughs each of [...]
This Scribble was Scribbled by Trisha Pranjivan (Speech and Language Therapist at TCP) A couple of months ago we posted a Scribble about the Hanen More Than Words program. It’s an evidence-based programme developed by expert speech and language therapists for parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and social communication difficulties. If [...]
This Scribble was scribbled by Amna Arfin-Hyder (Speech and Language Therapist at TCP) Speech and communication begin with the first cry at birth. They then rapidly develop for the following two years as the child learns to make meaningful sounds and words. Later, between the ages of 2 and 6, he/she may begin to [...]
This Scribble was scribbled by Annie Bland (Speech and Language Therapist and Chatty Tots Coordinator at TCP). Here at the Children’s Place, we run a variety of small groups called ‘Chatty Tots’ to address speech, language and social communication difficulties. Determining whether a child would benefit from group therapy is a complex process based [...]
This Scribble was scribbled by Laura Whyte (Speech and Language Therapist at TCP). You may have previously heard about Hanen Programs, programs such as ‘It Takes Two To Talk’, ‘More Than Words’ or ‘Talkability’. These programs come from the Hanen Centre, a world renowned Centre in Canada for developing specialised programs to help children [...]
This month’s Guest Scribble is written by Sarah from Focus Surrey, a Saturday ABA (Applied Behavioural Analaysis) club for children with autism and other related social communication disorders. Focus Surrey is an invaluable resource for families, run entirely by volunteer parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Club Ethos and Inspiration Focus Surrey [...]
This Scribble was scribbled by Fatima Khodary (Occupational Therapist at TCP) AN UNDERSTANDING OF SENSORY OVERLOAD Imagine yourself walking in the middle of Times Square, New York, on a hot day, chaperoning eight children, and worst of all, you are lost! Just imagine all the senses you would be feeling—hot, sticky, screaming kids, pedestrians [...]
Happy World Book Day! No one loves a good children's book more than your therapists at The Children's Place. Books provide wonderful language learning opportunities and are also great for developing attention and listening skills, and visual perception skills. We want to invite you to take a peek into our TCP book bag! Find out [...]
TCP Scribble Log is excited to introduce our first Guest Scribbler, James Adcock. Jame is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) providing tailored ABA programmes for learnes with behavioural, learning and/or developmental delays in schools, nurseries, and in the home setting. He is also our go-to guy here at the clinic when we have [...]
This Scribble was scribbled by Trisha Pranjivan (Speech and Language Therapist at TCP) At The Children’s Place, we believe that therapy is most effective when our therapists and parents work as a team to facilitate the development of a child’s communication. Whereas the therapist may only see the child once a week, a parent [...]
