Children experiencing difficulties in language and/or speech can cause many obstacles at school and in everyday life. Therefore, it is nice as a healthcare professional to support children in this regard. I have been able to help children mainly with their language and speech skills and abnormal oral habits. It is great to see the growth children make in their development and how much this can mean for parents.

In practice, I find that multilingualism in speech therapy remains a grey area. This inspired me to take the minor in multilingualism during my studies. I myself was raised multilingual and speak Berber and Arabic (Moroccan dialect) in addition to Dutch and English.

Communication binds people together and makes this an indispensable part of society. This makes speech therapy treatments very necessary for many children. Digital speech therapy forms the bridge for accessible therapy for every child and also gives a chance to the children who are on the waiting list for a long time.