Early speech therapy helps Charles find his voice

At the age of two, Charles had limited speech and his mum was concerned, but local support from Nottinghamshire Healthcare's Speech and Language team has made a huge difference.

Tania Wallace, Speech and Language Therapist, conducted home visits and introduced different strategies for the family to try with Charles. These included coaching his parents to create opportunities for him to use words rather than filling in the words for him or fetching the things he pointed to. 

Charles’s mum Amy said: “Tania was fantastic with her support – the skills she gave us to help Charles have made such a difference. He's made fantastic progress and we now know how we can help him to continue to progress going forwards.”