Difficulties with understanding and expressing language were seen to be related directly to instances of challenging behaviour. ‘We tend to get a lot of young people who are presenting at school, with quite significant behavioural difficulties and we tend to find that being viewed as a behavioural child, rather than a child that's got underlying language needs that have been un‐diagnosed’ (P5: SLT).
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Speech, language and communication needs and mental health: the experiences of speech and language therapists and mental health professionals.
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