We know that meeting new people or going to new places isn’t always easy, but please don’t worry!
Sometimes our Speech and Language Therapists will ask you to come to one of our clinics with a parent/carer and sometimes we might come and see you in school.
We are all very friendly and want to find out how we can help you.
We will probably need to have a chat with your parent/carer (or a teacher if we see you in school) first, but most importantly we will want to chat to you! If you can tell us about the things you are good at and the things you find tricky, that is really helpful. If you can’t tell us yourself, that’s fine too, we can talk to the adults who help you.
We might just have a chat, or we might play some games together, we might also have some tasks to do together so that we can work out how best to help you.
Going to see a Speech and Language Therapist
Sometimes there are things I find tricky about talking or listening to other people.
This might mean a speech and language therapist could help me.
They might come and see me at school or nursery, or I might need to go to see them in a different building, like a health centre.
I might feel a bit worried about meeting someone new or going to a new place.
It's ok to feel worried.
The speech and language therapist will want to talk to me and to my mum or dad, or my teacher or carer. This will help them to know how they can help me.
I will try to do my best to join in with the therapists and the games/tasks they want me to do. This will help them to help me.
My mum or dad, or teacher, or carer will stay with me.
The speech and language therapist will be able to tell my mum or dad, or teacher, or carer how they can help me and this will making things less tricky.
