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Cleft Lip and Palate The impact on speech & language development. Ginette Phippen MRCSLT,BSc,PGCert Lead Specialist Speech & Language Therapist The Spires Cleft Centre. Impact. Feeding. Speech. Language. Self esteem. Other factors. Hearing Syndrome Language disorder
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Cleft Lip and PalateThe impact on speech & language development Ginette Phippen MRCSLT,BSc,PGCert Lead Specialist Speech & Language Therapist The Spires Cleft Centre
Impact Feeding Speech Language Self esteem
Other factors • Hearing • Syndrome • Language disorder • Other medical problems
What do we look at? • Language development • ‘Nasal speech’ • Speech sounds • Swallowing
Therapy and Surgery • Speech sounds • Language • Nasal speech
Questions • Why do some children do better than others? • Does early intervention help? • How do we know who might need surgery for speech? • Does pre-surgical orthopaedics help ? • Can jaw surgery affect speech? • Can speech be improved by palate exercises?