Cleft Lip and PalateCleft Lip and PalateThe impact on speech & The impact on speech & language developmentlanguage development

Ginette Phippen Ginette Phippen MRCSLT,BSc,PGCertMRCSLT,BSc,PGCert

Lead Specialist Speech & Language Lead Specialist Speech & Language TherapistTherapist

The Spires Cleft CentreThe Spires Cleft Centre

ImpactImpact

Feeding

Speech

Self esteem

Language

Other factorsOther factors

HearingHearing

SyndromeSyndrome

Language disorderLanguage disorder

Other medical problemsOther medical problems

What do we look at?What do we look at?

Language developmentLanguage development

‘‘Nasal speech’Nasal speech’

Speech soundsSpeech sounds

SwallowingSwallowing

The child’s networkThe child’s network

Community SLT

Centre SLT

Link SLT

Child

Therapy and SurgeryTherapy and Surgery

Speech soundsSpeech sounds

LanguageLanguage

Nasal speechNasal speech

QuestionsQuestions

Why do some children do better than Why do some children do better than others?others?

Does early intervention help?Does early intervention help? How do we know who might need surgery How do we know who might need surgery

for speech?for speech? Does pre-surgical orthopaedics help ?Does pre-surgical orthopaedics help ? Can jaw surgery affect speech?Can jaw surgery affect speech? Can speech be improved by palate Can speech be improved by palate

exercises?exercises?

All about Speech TherapyAll about Speech Therapy

By Sam aged 7By Sam aged 7

Thank you for listeningThank you for listening

ginette.phippen@salisbury.nhs.ginette.phippen@salisbury.nhs.ukuk