Author name: priya pillay

It’s Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month! Let’s amplify the voices of those living with CP and highlight the importance of speech therapy in empowering communication.

Happy Women’s Month, a month that we celebrate the strength, achievements, and boundless potential of women everywhere. I want to share with you the story of how I became the woman I am, shaped and inspired by the incredible women in my life, and to shine a light on the unique challenges faced by girls and women with ADHD and autism.

A question that I am often asked as a speechie is, why does speech therapy take such a long time?
Often , this question comes from my adult clients who have had strokes and have completed their physiotherapy and occupational therapy but still require speech therapy. Sometimes the question is asked by parents who have spent many hours in the waiting area of our practice, hoping for their little one to verbalize a “mum” or “dad”.