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The workforce or services strand of the Balanced System is where you can find information and links to people and services that can provide support for your child's development of understanding, talking and communication. Services will typically include roles such as Health Visitors and Early Years practitioners who are available for all children as well as people and services with more specialist skills in this area such as Speech and Language Therapy Services.
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These resourcess offer extra support. You may also find resources that offer support to everyone are useful. If you need more, you can browse resources that offer individualised support.
Enquiry Line
The Speech and Language UK Enquiry Service gives you a chance to discuss questions or concerns about your child’s speech, language and communication development with one of Speech and Language UK’s speech and language therapists. The therapists can give helpful information about children’s talking and communication development as well as tips on improving these skills. They can also offer advice on ages and stages and what can be done to help your child get the right support.
Cost: Free
Afasic Parent Helpline
If you are worried about your child / young person's speech, language and communication, contact Afasic by telephone or email to speak to someone who can help.
Cost: Free
Signalong Training
Signalong provides training and resources to assist those with communication difficulties and English as an additional language.
Signalong is a key word sign-supported communication system based on British sign language and is used in spoken word order. It uses speech, sign, body language, facial expression and voice tone to reference the link between sign and word.
Cost: Free & £
ASLTIP
The Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP) provides information and a contact point for members of the public searching for an Independent Speech and Language Therapist. It also provides members with access to a UK network of SLTs and ongoing professional support.
Cost: £
Family Information Service
Your local Family Information Service (FIS) provides a range of information on all services available to parents, including parents of disabled children.
Cost: Free
Speech and Language Chatter Matters
This series of videos for parents and carers outlines how speech, language and communication skills develop; what families can do to support their baby; how these skills develop over time; children with speech and language needs and how to access information and support.
Cost: Free
