Luca's Voice

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Speech Sound Disorder Luca's Voice is a charitable organisation which aims to increase the awareness of Severe Speech Sound Disorder.

We aim to provide each child who is starting their journey with intensive speech therapy a Support Pack which will include: Teddy Bear, toys, SSD therapy games, range of books, Luca's story including photos and links to videos. Promote and attend Supportive Coffee Mornings for parents of children with SSD to provide mutual support and information and increasing awareness in the area

Who is Luca? Luca is my son who suffered from a severe form of Speech Sound Disorder. Luca was one of the lucky children to take part in a study to try a new form of intensive speech therapy. This therapy was life changing and has enabled Luca to find his voice and become a very confident chatty boy who is now 9 years old. The intensive therapy was proven to be a success and is beginning to be introduced to children with severe SSD. I have been involved in a number of events alongside his speech therapist over the past 4 years. I found at the start of my journey it was very difficult to find out a diagnosis for Luca and I had never heard of Speech Sound Disorder. The reasons for children's speech developing like this is not fully understood however the intensive therapy is proving to help children like Luca find their voice. I would like to support other parents and children on this journey through raising awareness of SSD and providing each child at the beginning of their journey a pack to include:

* Teddy bear with Luca's Voice Logo
* Story Books with characters with SSD
* Toys branded with logo
* SSD games that helped us
* Caps with logo
* Fact Sheet with Luca's Story
* Luca's Progress Videos through QR Codes

I will be making these items myself and will be fund raising for the items I need to purchase eg teddy bears and would appreciate any help anyone can give me. I am in the process of getting a charity number. I feel it is important that young kids with SSD can see a recognisable logo and character in literature that is just like them and helps these children feel assured they will be able to be understood and find their voice.

30/09/2026

💙💗 Little activities, big conversations! 💗💙

To celebrate Speech Sound Disorder Awareness Day,Wed 18th Nov 2026, RADiSSD has created fun children’s worksheets, available to download! 🎨🧩

With colouring, mazes and puzzles to enjoy, they’re a lovely way for families, schools and groups to join in and help raise awareness.

📥 Download the worksheets and get creative!

📸 We’d love to see your child enjoying the resources! If you’re happy to share, pop a photo in the comments or send us a private message. Photos of their finished worksheets are very welcome too!

🌟 Visit RADiSSD’s new website to discover more resources and keep up to date with plans for what promises to be a fantastic Speech Sound Disorder Awareness Day! https://bit.ly/4z7Krdp

Please share this post so more children and families can join in. Together, let’s celebrate every voice! 💙💗

The Speech DoctorRoyal College of Speech and Language TherapistsRuth Elizabeth Sedgewick

30/09/2026

💙💗 Every voice deserves to be heard. 💗💙

For Speech Sound Disorder Awareness Day, Wednesday 18th Nov 2026, Luca’s Voice is asking you to help us raise awareness, build understanding and make sure children with SSD feel included.

When a child’s words are difficult to understand, their thoughts, feelings and ideas still matter. A little patience and kindness can make a big difference. ❤️

💬 Give them time to speak.
👂 Listen to what they want to tell you.
🤝 Include them in conversations and play.
🌟 Celebrate their effort and what they have to say.

At Luca’s Voice, we’re passionate about supporting children with Speech Sound Disorder and their families, and championing access to the support they need.

Please share this post to help us spread the word. Together, we can help every voice be heard. 💙💗

https://www.thespeechdoctorni.co.uk/speech-sound-disorder-awareness-day

29/07/2026

Today Luca and I spent the day meeting with some amazing people helping the group RADiSSD with one of our projects. Sometimes you meet the most amazing people!

Exciting times ahead.

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

27/07/2026

I've been quiet recently online. I'm working away in the background getting the images ready for our SLT app. I am creating fun colourful images for all the speech sounds which will be the foundation for our app and to build our games.

I have so many exciting ideas in development and can't wait to share with you all.

08/07/2026

I am part of the RADiSSD (Raising awareness of dosage in Speech Sound Disorder) UK group and we are looking at the possibility of developing an Awareness day for SSD (like DLD)

The team have developed a short questionnaire. We would love feedback from parents, teachers and SLT's.

Please fill in the short questionnaire and have your voice included. The group would value all your ideas.

21/05/2026

Free leaflet for anyone who wants to help raise awareness of childhood apraxia of speech or learn more about the diagnosis.

25/03/2026

I’ve been busy behind the scenes creating content and fundraising for our app. Thank you so much to everyone who has donated, completed surveys, and shared guidance to help us get this far.

Parents working together for each other 💛

11/02/2026

08/02/2026

Would any of the lovely parents have time to answer our survey?

We are currently developing a Luca's Voice App to host our growing library of books. We will have a Parents App and a Children's App. We are also developing other features and would be interested to see if these features are important to you. We would also be keen to hear any other suggestions for f...

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21, Granville Gardens
Banbridge
BT323AQ

Website

http://Lucasvoice.org.uk/

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