The KidzFirst Clinic?

The KidzFirst Clinic is the ‘brainchild’ of Karen O’Connor, Consultant Speech & Language Therapist. It has been developed as a Centre of Excellence treating children with communication difficulties.It combines speech & language therapy techniques with ‘up-to- the minute’ sensory integrative and other techniques.

About The Author

Karen O’Connor is a specialist speech & language therapist & director of the KidzFirst Clinic – a Centre of Excellence treating children with communication difficulties.

Karen qualified as a speech & language therapist, from a London University in 1992. Since then Karen has worked in many settings with a wide variety of clients. Karen has worked in areas including child psychiatry; working with children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Delay. In senior and junior language units with children with Specific Language Impairment In general clinics with children with speech and language delay and disorder, stammering, voice disorders. In specialist clinics with children with Cerebral palsy, Spina bifida, Muscular dystrophy and Developmental delay.

Over the years Karen has undergone considerable postgraduate training. Karen is also very involved in training other professionals both at national and international level.

Karen works in holistic manner with families, combining ‘up-to-the-minute’ techniques with more traditional speech & language approaches. Karen implements an eclectic approach to the treatment of each client enhancing each child’s communication skills so that they can achieve their full communication potential.
Karen has worked with many families over the past twelve years and has developed this home-programme to help your child to achieve his communication potential in the comfort of his own home.