It’s now a year or so since the Government published its Green paper, and for the last few months the Afasic helpline has been waiting to hear about the proposed next steps. Originally we were led to believe something would be published around Christmas time, then February, then March, but now Easter has come and gone and still more »

In recent months, the Afasic helpline has heard from a number of parents who have been offered a place in a language unit for their child, or had a language unit suggested as a suitable placement, but would rather their child went to or stayed in mainstream. It’s not so long ago that Afasic members, local more »

It’s been a while since I posted anything on the Afasic helpline blog, but it gets very quiet when everyone’s on holiday and there hasn’t been much in the way of  phone calls or news items raising any burning issues I felt compelled to comment on. I’ve spent much of the summer wading through research into speech and more »

No posts on the helpline blog for a while, mainly because I’ve been busy working on Afasic’s response to the Green Paper, which is posted in the Policy section. So do I think the proposed changes will improve things for children and young people with speech and language impairments (SLI) and their families? Well, I sincerely hope so, and more »

A recent query to the Afasic helpline led to a discussion about whether it is a good idea to seek a diagnosis. This is a question that many parents of children with a speech and language impairment will face at some point, and may have strong opinions on. On the plus side, a diagnosis can more »

We’re really excited to be starting this new blog. Over time, we hope to take as our starting point issues that come up in the news, queries to the helpline or comments on this blog or website generally, and add our perspective. We look forward to reading your thoughts in return. If there are any more »