How we help
Evidence-Based Methods
We believe informed parents make the best partners in therapy. That is why we explain the research behind what we do, in plain language, and link to the studies themselves.
What evidence-based means to us
Evidence-based practice means combining three things: the best available research, your therapist's clinical experience, and what matters to your child and family.
Research cannot tell us exactly what will work for your child, which is why we also look at how your child responds and adjust. It does help us choose approaches with a track record.
- We choose approaches that are supported by published, peer-reviewed research.
- We explain the “why” behind a technique, so you can make informed choices for your child.
- We keep watching how your child responds, and change course when something is not working.
- We are honest about limits. A study of one group of children does not guarantee the same result for every child.
The studies behind our sessions
Each of these studies has a plain-language summary written in our own words. They are general information, not medical advice, and they are examples of the research that informs our approach, not a promise of any one result.
- The efficacy of treatment for children with developmental speech and language delay/disorder: a meta-analysis
- The effectiveness of parent-implemented language interventions: a meta-analysis
- Randomised controlled trial of the Lidcombe programme of early stuttering intervention
- Randomized, controlled trial of an intervention for toddlers with autism: the Early Start Denver Model
- Language of early- and later-identified children with hearing loss
- The importance of play in promoting healthy child development and maintaining strong parent-child bonds
- Systematic review of psychological interventions for pediatric feeding problems
- The efficacy of telehealth-delivered speech and language intervention for primary school-age children: a systematic review
- Speech and language therapy for aphasia following stroke
- Intensive voice treatment (LSVT) for patients with Parkinson's disease: a 2 year follow up