Two Livewell speech and language therapists have been successful in their campaign to make a gold standard swallowing assessment available to inpatients dealing with an acute onset or progressive neurological impairment The assessment, called Fibreoptic Endoscopic...
Livewell Southwest staff go the extra mile at work every day, but the Christmas season sees them finding ways to help others in the community who are most in need. During the festive season teams at Livewell have been organising donations for local food banks,...
There are three things you need to know about DLD Developmental Language Disorder is when a child or adult has difficulties talking and/or understanding language. DLD is a hidden disability that affects approximately two children in every classroom, affecting...
I have heard of Developmental Language Disorder – but what exactly is it? Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a condition where children have problems understanding and/or using spoken language. There is no obvious reason for these difficulties, for example,...
Speech and language skills do not just evolve on their own. They are part of a bigger picture involving social interaction, play, observation, listening and attending. All these factors are working together and often, without one, it is difficult to develop another....