Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur

Author 📚 Speech Consultant 🗣CEO All About Speech Therapy | Creator of Sensory Speech Box® | Trustee @MikeysWish 💙 Double #SBS Winner | Helping children speak

[Mikey's Wish Foundation @MikeysWish_VDA]

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[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

Update from Laura’s Speak up for Autism campaign. Recent meetings with MPs and @SpeechAndLangUK have been very productive 💙

[WAIT UP SLT @WaitUpSLT]

Children's speech and language therapy waiting lists continue to grow.
In March 2026:
• 67,337 children and young people were waiting for speech and language therapy
• 17,345 had been waiting between 18 and 52 weeks
• 1,196 had been waiting over two years

[Giving Voice @GivingVoiceUK]

📢 Dosage

🚨 Current evidence is that the greater the intensity of speech and language therapy the more effective and efficient the intervention – (2 to 4 times weekly).

🔍 More info on @RCSLT website.

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#CAS #SSD
https://t.co/hTAC0xTDe3

[Mikey's Wish Foundation @MikeysWish_VDA]

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[Giving Voice @GivingVoiceUK]

🎉 Happy Apraxia Awareness Day everyone!

😊 To mark it, here's Claire Madeira's wonderful takeover on all things Childhood Apraxia of Speech: https://t.co/ii2CLGOtsr

📋 You can also check out @RCSLT's Position Paper on CAS.
https://t.co/hTAC0xTDe3

[Giving Voice @GivingVoiceUK]

Childhood apraxia of speech can make it difficult for children to plan and coordinate speech movements.

SLTs support children and families with assessment, therapy and communication strategies.

Resources:
🔗https://t.co/hTAC0xUb3B

🔗https://t.co/ii2CLGP1hZ

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

Thank you so much to my readers so far this month, in Germany, Ireland and Japan 🙏 Grateful for your support 💙

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

@chris_kammy looking to get more support behind Laura’s campaign and petition if possible, including apraxia in autistic children 💙 https://t.co/huPgIOqSI5

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

Apraxia awareness month continues: https://t.co/aqpO9yb5wd Please watch and share 💙

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

Apraxia awareness month continues: https://t.co/aqpO9yb5wd Please watch and share 💙

[RCSLTpolicy @RCSLTpolicy]

🚨 Last week there was a debate in the House of Commons on Allied Health Professionals.

🗣️ MPs from all sides highlighted the central role of AHPs, including speech and language therapists, in supporting people of all ages to live better lives.

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https://t.co/9UneJqPIFL

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

https://t.co/huPgIOqSI5 ✍🏾

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

This petition is specific to Speech and Language Therapy support for autistic children https://t.co/BUdf8sSqh8 Please consider signing and sharing 💙

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

@RCSLTpolicy @RCSLT @pamslater26

[Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur @about_speech]

This petition is specific to Speech and Language Therapy support for autistic children https://t.co/BUdf8sSqh8 Please consider signing and sharing 💙

[RCSLTpolicy @RCSLTpolicy]

🚨 A week on from the House of Commons debate on SEND provision and reform, here's the briefing that the @RCSLT had prepared for the debate.

🔗 https://t.co/KBPxAYGn6z

😊 We're very grateful to those MPs who highlighted speech, language, and communication, and SLT.

[RCSLTpolicy @RCSLTpolicy]

🚨 #InvestInSLT update!

😊 Great to see the Solihull Observer feature the letter to @Keir_Starmer @10DowningStreet coordinated by @MikeysWish_VDA and the @RCSLT.

📷 The photo featuring @GillianRudd @seoliphant Mikey, Louisa Akers, and @SLT_Francesca.
https://t.co/PWTTYfH9VB

[Peter Just @PeterDJust]

🤩 Fantastic to return after some time off to see this.

😊 It's great for @RCSLT's @RCSLTpolicy team to be working with @MikeysWish_VDA and the rest of the #InvestInSLT campaign.

🤞🏻 Fingers crossed, the letter to @Keir_Starmer will lead to the SLT Action Plan being published.