Site guide
Speech and language difficulties
Your concerns whilst looking after someone with speech and language difficulties will include communicating with him or her and helping them cope with communicating in his or her every day life.There are therapists who work in a wide range of locations who can support the person you care for with advice, treatment, assessment and diagnosis.
Help and support for you could include:
- Advice and training to help the person you care for practice and maximise his or her communication skills
- Counselling
- Equipment
- Support groups
You can get more information from:
www.afasic.org.uk - Afasic is the UK charity representing children and young adults with communication impairments, working for their inclusion in society and supporting their parents and carers.www.ukconnect.org - Communication disability network, supporting people with aphasia (communication disability)
www.stammering.org - British Stammering Association, dealing with the condition known in the UK as stammering and elsewhere as stuttering.
www.speakability.org.uk - an organisation which provides support, advice and literature for people with aphasia and their families
There are people who can help:
West Sussex Carers Support Services
Search
If you are having trouble finding the information you need on this website you could try using one of the following search options:Local Search
You can use this facility to search the Carers Online database for organisations in West Sussex that may be able to help you.
Search this Site
You can use this facility to search the website for a particular keyword or phrase.