Gloucestershire Children's Speech & Language Therapy

12/02/2026

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11/02/2026

It’s Children’s Mental Health Week. Take a look at this fantastic article that explains the physical symptoms that can accompany anxiety in children and practical ways as to how adults can support them. These strategies are particularly useful for those of you who may be supporting a child or young person experiencing Selective Mutism.

https://www.netmums.com/child/children-4-11-years/child-behaviour/my-child-keeps-getting-tummy-aches-from-anxiety-why-the-pain-is-real-and-how-to-help?utm_source=Facebook_Nonli&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Nonli&fbclid=IwRlRTSAP5EipleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeeKMdJ-uu1YyJULlJfLP8BNz5Ee2IIcB6ybeBdzpi3aRj4Zd0Io8OJM-npn8_aem_7srnoaTTODc81388P9pMXg

If your child often says they have tummy ache, it could be anxiety. A child psychologist explains why the pain is real, and how to help.

05/02/2026

It’s good to see that popular children’s programmes are becoming increasingly inclusive as Peppa Pig introduces a deafness storyline.

The National Deaf Children’s Society has partnered with Peppa Pig on a landmark new storyline that will see Peppa’s brother George revealed to be moderately deaf in one ear.

21/01/2026

The Gloucestershire Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) service has been partnering with Pippin - Speech Delay App to support some of our families taking part in the programme.

The app content has been designed by an experienced Speech and Language Therapist, with the aim to help families understand their child's communication strengths & needs with practical ideas to encourage language development.

If you are eligible for a free download through ELSEC then you will have had a leaflet home with a QR code. If you have any questions then please get in contact with the ELSEC team in your child's setting and they will be able to help you.

If you're using Pippin - we'd love to here your feedback to share with the developers. Please comment or pop us a message.

12/01/2026

Mattel continue to recognise differences in children and young people and have launched a new Barbie who has Autism.

An autism advocacy group describes the new toy as a "milestone" in representation.

18/12/2025

Following a review of the Autistic SPACE Framework, as a service we’d be interested to hear from families what reasonable adjustments would make it more comfortable to attend clinic appointments to support with predictability, sensory differences and communication. For example, having the option of having lights on/off, turning down the radio in the waiting room. Please comment below with any ideas that you may have. Thanks.

25/11/2025

We’re pleased to announce that our Selective Mutism video and leaflet are now available to NHS professionals.

21/11/2025

Some interesting statistics on the prevalence of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17XgFR5ooM/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Awareness Changes Lives - DLD is 50 times more prevalent than hearing impairment and five times more prevalent than autism.

17/10/2025

Today is Developmemtal Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day. DLD affects 1 in 14 people and therefore is more common than Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Yet rarely do we hear society talking about the condition. Here’s some useful facts to know…

16/10/2025

Today the Team wore pink and ate cake to raise money for the Breast Cancer Now Charity.

20/09/2025

This week there was an additional observer to the sessions at the Forest of Dean Hospital 🦌

13/09/2025

It’s good to see that society is considering the wider impact of those with SLCN.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1CFmGR2b9k/?mibextid=wwXIfr

We're offering drivers and passengers with speech, language or communication needs free seatbelt covers to help make things easier after incidents on the road.

The covers contain a card inside which allows the user to add their name, age, address, medical conditions or other information about how they like to be communicated with.

➡️ Anyone who feels they may benefit from one can collect a cover from their nearest Police Enquiry Office (PEO).

Check where your nearest PEO is: https://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/contact/find-a-police-station/

To read more about the seatbelt covers, visit: https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/2ab1e99a-1c8f-f011-9d82-6045bdd24049