Speech & Hearing Month
At Priya Pillay Speech Language Therapists, we believe communication is connection — and every child deserves to be heard, understood, and empowered.
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Autism Awareness Month
Different minds. Different strengths. One world that should include everyone. Celebrate acceptance, understanding, and neurodiversity.
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Cerebral Palsy Awareness – March 2026
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.
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A special morning experience with a family: Autism and Autism Support Dogs
I had the pleasure and privilege of joining one of the families I’ve supported as a speech and language therapist for the past seven years for breakfast out at a local restaurant. Their son, my long-time client, greeted the morning with his gentle presence, his younger sister’s lively chatter added to the warmth, and Kylo—their devoted autism support dog—accompanied us, ever watchful and calm at our side.
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Womens Month August 2025
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.
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International Mother Language Day; the language of the heart and mind.
Hi Everyone It has been a long time since I’ve posted on my Blog. We shall blame it on life with is very many challenges Let’s get into shall we? February 21st, is International Mother Language Day; the language of the heart and mind. Our mother language is the language that a child grows up with,
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Language Stimulation Advice
As a younger therapist I would often prepare long, elaborate home exercise programmes for clients, caregivers and parents to complete. It took me a significant amount of time to prepare and, unfortunately, parents would come back with only one or two activities being completed.
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Why does speech therapy take such a long time?
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”.
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The Princess and the Pea
So, what does this fairytale have to do with speech therapy? Well, it has made me realize that perhaps our autistics, may just be royalty; after all, they do bruise so easily and are so delicate especially when it comes to clothing, fabrics and textures.
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