Sophie Edgington

Specialist speech and language therapist

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What do you do?

I work with pre-school children with complex needs in a child development centre.

The children may have physical, neurological, developmental or behavioural difficulties associated with a diagnosis such as cerebral palsy, autism, Down's Syndrome or developmental delay. I also specialise in working with children with eating and drinking difficulties.

It can be quite emotionally taxing as a career but our managers are very supportive professionally and emotionally and when you see the results through the progress children make, it is very rewarding.

It can be quite emotionally taxing as a career but our managers are very supportive, and when you see the results through the progress children make, it is very rewarding.