Children in Disadvantaged Areas Can Benefit From Speech & Language Therapy
Childhood Development Initiative The Childhood Development Initiative issued a recent report on November 15th on providing early speech and language services to children. The report discusses how young children from disadvantaged areas, who are given access to Speech & Language Therapy, will have a better start in their schools. The study was based on a piloted service where […]
Rethink Your Drink!! Read this now for astonishing facts!
Did you know that a glass of wine has the same calories as a slice of cake or that a can of coke is equivalent to about 15 tsp of sugar? Wine, beer, cider and spirits are all made by fermenting and distilling natural starch and sugar. Being high in sugar means alcohol contains lots […]
Do You Eat Enough Fibre? 10 High Fibre Foods
Diets with the word “fibre” included generally seem to evoke sighs, with such programs being deemed as being potentially dull and lacking in flavour. However that does not have to be the case! Fibre is a vital element to your overall nutrition but it does not have to be boring. Why is a High Fibre Diet Important? Getting the […]
New Spectrum In-Clinic Services: The Beacon Clinic – Sandyford
As we mentioned in our blog post last week, we have a brand new clinic in Sandyford within the Beacon Clinic (The Well, within the Beacon to be exact). The clinic has been offering Psychology services since last week but we are pleased to announce the commencement of a number of new services within our clinic. This week we […]
Stuttering: A Quick Overview of What You Need to Know
What is Stuttering? Stuttering is a speech disorder where the person knows what he/she wants to say but at the time may be unable to say it because of disruptions to fluency. In most cases a stutter is not acquired but developmental, adults presenting with a Stutter usually have had it since childhood. It is […]
