The work is a collaboration between Salford Royal, Dr Hazel Roddam at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and The University of Manchester, where Dr Adams is clinical senior lecturer in speech and language therapy. She said: “We know there is an association between these communication problems and behavioural difficulties that continue into adolescence. These can have huge repercussions and affect the whole family.
“We very much hope that this intervention, which looks at individual children’s needs, will help to bring about long-term improvements and we will be consulting with parents and therapists to make sure it is of value to them.”
The study is also breaking new ground in the way results will be measured – because the 24 primary school children who will be involved have different needs, individualised aims will be set up and progress measured against these.
Dr Adams added: “We are trying to bring changes in practice and give speech and language therapists new skills. SCD is still something of a hidden problem and there may be different awareness and approaches to dealing with it in different areas of the country.”
Salford's child Speech and Language Therapy service provides assessment, therapy and intervention for children with communication impairments, including children with autism and social communication disorder. It is also active in research.
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Research looks to help children with social communication difficulties
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