Acorn Speech Therapy

20/10/2025

Happy Diwali everyone 🪔

17/10/2025

Happy DLD awareness day!

15/10/2025

DLD day is this Friday ⭐️ statistics like this show the needs for greater education around DLD and how it can present. DLD is 5x more prevalent than Autism!

Although the prevalence of DLD is similar between boys and girls, the rate of receiving services is not, as boys are about 1.7 times more likely than girls to receive language therapy services. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED577463.pdf

14/09/2025

Wonderful to see visuals being used to make information/ instructions accessible to students and staff!

18/03/2025

At Acorn Speech Therapy we are celebrating Neurodiversity week 😊

This is neurodiversity celebration week. Did you know one in seven people in the UK are neurodivergent?

06/12/2024

Wonderful activities for boosting language development through daily interactions

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18/10/2024

Supporting national DLD day to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder!

01/10/2024

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: ASLTIP Issues Crucial Statement on Independent SLT Reports for EHCPs 🚨

In a critical move to ensure equal access to support, ASLTIP has issued a statement addressing local authorities who may be rejecting independent Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) reports during the Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) process. The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) is supporting ASLTIP with this important statement.

Key points of the statement include:

✅ Equal Professional Standards: Independent SLTs are HCPC-registered and hold the same qualifications as NHS-based SLTs. They are regulated and held to the same professional standards.

📜 Legal Backing: Under the SEND Code of Practice (2015) and the Equalities Act (2010), local authorities are legally required to consider reports from independent SLTs if requested by parents or young people.

⚖️ Equal Access for All: The law mandates that all children must receive equal access to support. Independent SLT reports cannot be dismissed or overlooked by local authorities.

📝 Help Spread the Word! 📝

It’s crucial that parents, educators, and local authorities understand the equal importance of independent SLT reports in the EHCP process.

Share this post to educate others and ensure every child has equal access to the support they deserve!

Read more and download full statement on our home page news www.asltip.com

19/03/2024

16/03/2024

28/03/2023

We often get asked what's the best things you can do to help your baby's language learning from day one? 😍 We've listed out a couple of strategies above that can really help 🙌

Want to know more about any of these techniques in particular? 🤓 Let us know below and we can answers your questions! ☺️

23/06/2022

Nursery rhymes are a wonderful way to develop a whole host of skills including communication, language and attention. Plus it’s a lovely activity to do with your child.

Get ready for WNRW22 because we will be opening registration on Monday 4th July. Make a note in your diaries to register for your free resource pack and please note there has been a slight change to this year's 5 official rhymes as follows:

Monday - Big Ship Sails
Tuesday - 1,2,3,4,5
Wednesday - Five Little Speckled Frogs
Thursday - B.I.N.G.O
Friday - Twinkle Twinkle

We can't wait to have you all on board again this year for another wonderful week of rhyming!