Words of reassurance left for an elderly lady with dementia by her daughter. A simple white board left in her sight line in her sitting room. Helped to reduce constant anxious phone calls.

Tara Asher is one of only a handful of British Sign Language interpreters who specialise in hip hop and grime music. Over the weekend, she signed for Stormzy's #Glastonbury2019 headline set #inclusivecommunication bbc.co.uk/news/av/entert…

It's time to meet another member of our team - E Nightingale, Neurologic Music Therapist and Neuro Music Therapy Services and Sponsorship Manager facebook.com/29005922443614…

Enter to win flights to your choice of 7 Canadian destinations with Air Canada this #CanadaDay 🇨🇦 #Toronto #Vancouver #Montreal #StJohns #Halifax #Ottawa or #Calgary Where would you choose? This is St. John's Newfoundland. Follow & RT to enter #DUBAirCanada

#SLT2B #speechtherapy #speechpathology #speechlanguagepathology #speechlanguagetherapy

Congratulations Mikey, your words are inspirational: “with practice anything is possible and never give in until you are the best you can be… living with verbal dyspraxia (CAS) makes you strong, determined, unique...” (+congrats to your family and SLTs) WeSpeechies Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🌻

If you missed my latest column here it is! Too many disabled people won't leave the house, scared they'll be bullied | Metro News. ⁦Mencap⁩ ⁦Metro⁩ ⁦⁦@H2HTheatre⁩ ⁦Scope⁩ RT. metro.co.uk/2019/06/25/too…

We're pleased to have been consulted on a research project run by think tank Demos and consumer protection charity Cifas. The report, 'Protected by Design: New Fraud Protections for People at Risk', was launched on 1 July 2019: headway.org.uk/news-and-campa…

Rugby accident led to Northampton university student designing high-tech concussion-detecting sports skull cap northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/ru…

#literacy #languagelearning #languagedevelopment

Have u ever thought as u enter a room of colleagues.... I am not clever enough to be in here? That is probably the imposter syndrome & the #NHS is full of people with it. I say embrace your inner imposter, & remember no one knows everything - even people who think they do!

Speaking at an event promoting The Women's Brain Health Initiative, Sharon Stone said: “This is why I do it: My mother had a stroke. My grandmother had a stroke. I had a massive stroke — and a nine-day brain bleed." @sharonstone variety.com/2019/scene/new…

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around" - Leo Buscaglia #StNProject

Vital for the planet

A 20-year-old musician has released his debut album a year after having surgery for a brain tumour. Harry Mockett, from Northampton, has since suffered complications including meningitis but said his guitar made it "more bearable". bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-eng…

For most people concussion symptoms clear up within a few days or weeks. But for some people, post-concussion syndrome can be life-changing. Such was the case for author, Jennifer Sherman: "I Got A Concussion And It Derailed My Whole Life." huffpost.com/entry/long-las…

Congratulations to all of those young people receiving their #alevelresults2019! Whatever the outcome, remember there’s much more to life than exam results. If you’re applying for further education, uni, an apprenticeship or a job, remember your DofE Award can give you the edge.

10 small things you can do to help someone with a brain injury refindingnormal.com/en/2017/09/24/… via Evie

Why include a Music Therapist in a neuro-rehabilitation team?? Answers free on line: acnr.co.uk/2019/10/why-in… acnr.co.uk/2019/10/why-in…

Apex Ability Ltd in London has a range of part-time school-based Speech & Language Therapy contracts available to start now and later in the year. #SLT2B welcome to apply. [email protected]