Transcript Cleft Lip and Palate The impact on speech & language

Cleft Lip and Palate
The impact on speech &
language development
Ginette Phippen MRCSLT,BSc,PGCert
Lead Specialist Speech & Language Therapist
The Spires Cleft Centre
Impact
Feeding
Speech
Language
Self
esteem
Other factors
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Hearing
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Syndrome
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Language disorder
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Other medical problems
What do we look at?
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Language development
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‘Nasal speech’
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Speech sounds
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Swallowing
The child’s network
Community
SLT
Child
Link SLT
Centre
SLT
Therapy and Surgery
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Speech sounds
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Language
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Nasal speech
Questions
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Why do some children do better than others?
Does early intervention help?
How do we know who might need surgery for
speech?
Does pre-surgical orthopaedics help ?
Can jaw surgery affect speech?
Can speech be improved by palate exercises?
All about Speech Therapy
By Sam aged 7
Thank you for listening
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