Talking Matters
Author: Yvonne Macleman
Magazine issue: Spring 10
Page numbers: 8-10
Date: 28 February 2010
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Yvonne Macleman is one of a small but growing number of speech and language therapists who have made the transition from traditional to emerging areas of practice. She explains the similarities and differences and how she has adjusted to working in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Yvonne then presents the story of using Talking Mats with Greg, a 17 year old boy with Asperger’s Syndrome. He had been referred for an urgent CAMHS assessment. The Talking Mats format was acceptable to Greg, who found it difficult to express his thoughts and feelings. It enabled an accurate diagnosis and Greg’s involvement in decisions about treatment.
