You are strongly encouraged to find out as much as you can about speech and language therapy and people with communication difficulties. In addition to the website for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), the following websites are very informative: The British Stammering Association, I CAN (a charity for children and adolescents with communication difficulties), Afasic (a charity that helps children and young people affected by speech, language and communication impairments), The Stroke Association. There are several books that may be of interest to people interested in a career in Speech and language therapy: A Career in Speech and Language Therapy, 3rd Ed., by Jannet A Wright and Myra Kersner, Metacom Education; The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, Jonathan Cape Ltd; The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominque Bauby, Fourth Estate; The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks, Picador.
BMedSci Speech and Language Therapy - What can I do to find out more about speech and language therapy?