SALT assessment appointment...what information should i have to hand?

[FlyingGoose]

My son is almost 2 and has an appointment at the end of the August. When i booked the receptionist said there would be some paperwork to fill out and since it is an assessment appointment i expect they will be asking some questions. Any experience/tips you could give me? Should i make a list of the words and sounds he regularly makes?

[chocisonabikinidiet]

What is the referral about? Speech delay? Trouble understanding language? Or issues with pronounciation?

DD saw salt due to concerns about Asd (not talking and
Understanding) and the Salt asked about her development in general and we discussed our concerns about Dd's (lack of) speech/language. Salt then did a quick assessment (mainly testing receptive language).
Hth

[FlyingGoose]

It is about speech delay. He is a twin and doesn't show any other developmental problems and his comprehension is good (can follow 3 step commands etc..) but he is only saying about 6 words, in contrast to his sister which says 70+ and has stared counting etc...so i asked the health visitor to visit and refer him a few months ago. he has had a hearing test and all is fine.

[chocisonabikinidiet]

From my experiencr, as long understanding is fine (and no other issues), they will probably just keep an eye on him. It is aways more of a concern if understanding is delayed too.
good luck tomorrow

[FlyingGoose]

Thank you

[mumofthemonsters808]

I was quite impressed with the thoroughness of our speech assessment. First of all, I was asked a series of questions about the development of DS's speech (i.e when did he start speaking, what were his first words, when did he start to use sentences). I told the therapist that he'd already had a hearing test to rule out the possibility that he was unable to hear, which she was pleased about, apparently it would have been one of the things she recommended. She then asked about the nature of the problem, which was the fact that he knew lots of words and understood their meaning, but the way he pronounced the words was incorrect.When people could not understand him, he tended to get very frustrated and either got angry or cried . She then asked DS to look at many different pictures and say what they were. Within 30 minutes we had a diagnosis.DS did not pronounce the end of words, which made it difficult to understand what he was saying. Apparently, it is something to do with the way he positioned his tongue.

I then waited nine months for three half hour speech therapy sessions and left with a huge booklet for us to practice with. He is currently waiting for another assessment.

I hope this helps, yes I'd make a list because the more information you supply the greater their understanding will be and sometimes it is difficult to think on the spot.