Emma B Speech Therapy

13/11/2025

New social groups offered by Overloaded! ✨

13/11/2025

Identifying someone as “minimally speaking” guides:

⭐️ Communication supports
⭐️ Educational strategies
⭐️ AAC access
⭐️ Accommodations

It does not define their intelligence, capacity to learn, or future development✌️

13/11/2025

Useful reminder about speech sound development! 🗣️

This week we are thinking about speech sounds!

have a great section on their website about speech sounds, including FAQs and top tips. You can view their information here: www.speechandlanguage.org.uk/help-for-families/resource-library-for-families/speech-sounds

10/11/2025

LOGO UPDATE thanks to a little bit of AI magic! ✨

What do you think? 💭

10/11/2025

Getting started with AAC and the importance of modelling 🤩

We recently created a new downloadable leaflet as a starting point for introducing the concept and importance of modelling for communication partners who are supporting someone learning to use symbol based AAC systems!

Download for free here: https://buff.ly/DnQJsb4

09/11/2025

This Week's Webinars!

Join us this week for webinars on Demand Avoidance and Eating Difficulties in Autism; learn about ADHD Strategies for adults and how Executive Functioning differs in Autistic & ADHD individuals; and learn about what it's like to be both autistic and adhd in our AuDHD session!

Our webinars are 1-2 hours long and feature a short break half way through. Follow the link below to our Eventbrite page for more details, dates and to 'reserve your spot'! See you on Zoom!

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/neurodiverse-training-96076358493

06/11/2025

📣 VERY excited to announce that in collaboration with the wonderful team at , we’re now able to offer JOINT OT & SALT ASSESSMENTS for early years children 💜

These assessments will take place in the sensory clinic at Achieve HQ (Offord Cluny) and will benefit children who have a more complex profile of need (e.g., neurodevelopmental differences like autism, brain injury, cerebral palsy, Down’s syndrome) ✨

The benefits of joint assessment:
⭐️ Holistic understanding of the child’s strengths and needs
⭐️ Improved assessment accuracy
⭐️ Collaborative goal setting
⭐️ More functional, real-life interventions
⭐️ Efficient use of resources / reduced stress for the family
⭐️ Supports education and care planning
⭐️ Early identification of over-lapping difficulties

Please share and spread the word! 🗣️ and if you have any questions or want further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to either myself or 🧡🙂

01/11/2025

Not long until Bonfire Night, when we’ll get to enjoy the glow of bonfires, the sparkle of fireworks and maybe some toasted marshmallows. 🎆🍡

To help everyone enjoy the celebrations safely and confidently, we’ve created a Story to Help that explains what happens on Bonfire Night, from watching the fireworks and hearing the bangs to staying safe around sparklers and fires. 💫

Download your free copy: https://www.widgit.com/resources/seasonal/bonfire-night-story-to-help/index.htm

28/10/2025

Just a kid eating a beige meal of nuggies and chips? 🤔

Maybe not for an ARFID family!

When your child eats a VERY small selection of foods, any taste or try of something new is a BIG deal! Although we are hoping we can add quorn nuggets to Connie’s list of safe foods (the protein and fibre will definitely help!) we are trying to keep the pressure and excitement low! 😅

ARFID, or Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, is an eating difficulty where a person significantly limits the types or amount of food they eat. It is not driven by body image or weight concerns, but rather by factors like sensory issues with food, a fear of negative consequences from eating (e.g. choking or vomiting), or a general lack of interest in food. Unlike typical “picky eating,” ARFID can cause serious medical, nutritional, and psychosocial problems.

Next time you roll your eyes at a kid eating a beige meal, stop and think - maybe it’s their safe food. Maybe that’s all they like or can manage today. Maybe the parents have tried EVERYTHING (and I can assure you, they probably have!) Maybe that kid has worked hard to overcome their food fears to try something new.

Be kind - you never know the full picture!
❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🩷

ARFID accounts to follow for more information:
dietitian