Speech and Language Therapists provide assessment, diagnosis and therapy for children with a wide range of communication difficulties.
Tel: 01 795 7563
Who do we see?
We see children from 0-18 years who:
- Live in the Dublin South-West catchment area, which includes Dublin 24, Dublin 12 and parts of Dublin 6W
- Children whose main difficulty is with communication
What type of communication difficulties do we work with?
We see children with:
- Language Delay/Disorder.
- Difficulty understanding language.
- Difficulty using language.
- Speech sound difficulties.
- Stammering/Stuttering.
- Speech and Language difficulties arising from a hearing impairment.
- Cleft palate.
- Voice disorders.
- Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
- Mild General Learning Disability.
Referrals to specialised team services may be better for:
- Children with needs in more than one area (e.g. communication, behaviour, emotions, motor skills, or sensory processing).
- Children with complex needs (e.g. Learning Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Physical, Behaviour or Attention Difficulties etc).
How do I refer?
We have an open referral policy. Referrals can be made by completing the referral form below. Parents, teachers, or any other health care professional (e.g. GP, Public Health Nurse) can make a referral.
Paediatric Speech and language therapy referral form (PDF, 329 KB, 4 pages)
Paediatric Speech and language therapy referral guidelines (PDF, 321 KB, 2 pages)
Send completed referral forms by post to:
Speech and Language Therapy Department, HSE DSW
Tallaght Cross Primary Care Centre
Russell Building
Tallaght Cross West
Tallaght, Dublin 24
Useful websites
IASLT.ie - The Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapist’s provides general information for parents/clients on speech and language therapy
ISTI.ie - The Independent Speech-Language Therapists of Ireland’s provides information about Speech and Language Therapists working in private practice in Ireland
mychild.ie - This is a new website for parents. It contains information and advice on pregnancy and the first 3 years of your child’s life
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