Start Here
If you’re concerned about your child’s communication, it can be difficult to know what to do next. Before arranging a private assessment, I recommend starting with the following trusted resources.
Choose the starting point that fits your child
Is your child aged 6 months to 11 years?
The Child Progress Checker is an excellent place to begin. It asks a series of simple questions about your child’s communication and provides tailored advice based on your answers.
Depending on the outcome, Speech and Language UK may also suggest contacting their own free Advice Line.
Child Progress CheckerIs your child aged 11 years or older?
Here you’ll find information about how children’s and young people’s talking and understanding of language typically develops, together with guidance on what to look out for if you have concerns.
You might also like to talk through your concerns with the free Advice Line, where families can speak to a speech and language advisor.
The next step
If you’ve explored these resources and are still concerned about your child’s communication—or you feel your child would benefit from a more detailed assessment—the next step is finding out whether my specialist areas are the right fit for your child.
If you decide to contact me, having explored these resources gives us a helpful starting point for our discussion.
The resources on this page are provided because I believe they offer reliable, evidence-informed information for families. Unless otherwise stated, these websites are independent of Chloë Hall Speech and Language Therapy, and I am not responsible for their content, which may change over time.