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Supporting Communication with AAC and Advanced Online AAC module.

Launch of new resource and module, Communication Matters Conference 2023 Tuesday 12th September – launch seminar, Lois Cameron & Katherine Small.  Discount code will be revealed at the seminar...

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Talking Mats; UNCRC, The Promise and hearing the thinker.

When this blog from Janie Scott, a Talking Mats Licenced Trainer with Perth and Kinross Council came in I was a bit stumped.  There was a lot that I wanted to highlight but I didn’t want to focus on...

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When is a Talking Mat truly a Talking Mat? 

Thank you to Joan Murphy and Jill Bradshaw for this blog that demonstrates the criteria required for a Talking Mat to be a Talking Mat. Talking Mats is now an established tool to help people express...

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January 2024 Sale

This year, we wanted to give you plenty of notice of our upcoming January 2024 sale! You can expect 15% off selected resources from the 1st -31st January 2024. These include: Advanced Resources:...

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Children’s Mental Health Week: Your Voice Matters – recommended blogs.

This year’s campaign focuses on the importance of all children and young people whoever they are, and wherever they are in the world, to be able to say – and believe – “My Voice Matters.”  Talking...

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Let’s Talk about Sex: Opening up Conversations with Talking Mats – Part 1

Talking about sensitive issues can be challenging at times. We are so excited to publish this guest blog from Julia Pollock, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) from the REACH team...

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Let’s Talk about Sex: Opening up Conversations with Talking Mats – Part 2

Thanks to Julia Pollock, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) from the REACH team in Perth for the second part of this latest guest blog sharing information about our exciting...

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Talking Mats as a Self-Reporting Pain Assessment Tool for Children and Young...

Our thanks for this guest blog go to Meredith Smith, Paediatric Physiotherapist and Lecturer in Physiotherapy in the School of Allied Health Science and Practice at the University of Adelaide. In this...

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Welcome, Jess Lane

Talking Mats is delighted to welcome a new Training Associate, Jess Lane. Jess has written this blog to introduce herself to the Talking Mats community. Welcome, Jess, we’re thrilled to have you as...

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Long Covid and Learning Disability

Do you work with people with intellectual disabilities and / or autism? Researchers at the University of Hertfordshire have been working with Talking Mats to develop a range of symbols to help people...

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