I'm Sioned McBride, a Speech and Language Therapist with sixteen years of experience in the field. I graduated from Manchester University in 2007 with a degree in Speech and Language Therapy. I have previously worked at specialist level in the NHS and I am fully registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice. I'm a fluent Welsh speaker and can provide intervention in Welsh if required. I am able to provide therapy services throughout Swansea, Gower, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire and the South Wales area.
I have extensive experience in the following areas:
Concerns regarding language and/or speech sound development in pre-schoolers and young primary age children
Concerns regarding social communication difficulties in pre-schoolers and young primary age children
Communication difficulties relating to a learning disability or complex needs from pre-schoolers to young adults
Assessment, advice and support around the implementation of AAC (alternative and augmentative communication) from pre-schoolers to young adults
I have additional training in the following areas and can provide support to you and your family in implementing these approaches with your child: AAC - Alternative and Augmentative Communication systems (low and high tech) Gestalt Language Processing Adult-Child Interaction Attention Autism Intensive Interaction Signalong