Alex Kelly

Alex Kelly is the author of the Talkabout publications. She worked as a speech and language therapist (SLT) for 37 years, primarily in the area of social communication. She spent 23 years working in the NHS but now runs her own business and spends her time writing and lecturing around the UK and abroad.

She often talks about wanting 3 things for children when they leave school – for the child to feel happy with who they are, for them to have friends and for them to be able to succeed at something or get a job. These 3 things will have an impact on that child’s happiness and quality of life. She therefore believes all children should be helped to develop a healthy self-esteem and good social skills and she spends much of her year working with schools around the UK and internationally to help them to do this effectively.

Alex Kelly Ltd provides training and consultancy work to schools and organisations in social skills, self-esteem and relationship skills around the UK and abroad. Speaking Space Ltd also provides speech and language therapy in a number of schools in and around Hampshire, training in all aspects of autism and communication, and a Total Communication day service for adults with an intellectual disability or autism. In 2019 Speaking Space Ltd was Autism Accredited by the National Autistic Society with advanced status.

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