Auditory Verbal Therapy

Helping deaf babies and children to listen, talk and participate fully in society.

Auditory Verbal^UK is a national charity which teaches deaf babies and children to listen and speak using Auditory Verbal Therapy, so that they can achieve their potential in life. Click here to watch a 7 minute video introduction to our work.

A deaf baby is born in the UK every 12 hours. In early years, children with a hearing impairment are given access to sound through hearing aids and cochlear implants, but need to be taught during infancy how to listen and communicate. After three years of parent-focused Auditory Verbal Therapy, over 80% of the deaf and hearing-impaired children we see close the language gap and enter mainstream schools. We work directly with 60 families at any one time and reach out to many more through our programmes of professional training.

How can AVT help my child?

Winner of 2010 IMPACT award for 'Excellence in Community Healthcare'

AV children talk for themselves!

	Upcoming Open Morning: Our next Open Morning will be Friday 01 October 2010. We will introduce the Auditory Verbal approach and the particular styles of therapy used at AVUK. Find out more | Download a flyer | Register Online now
	New video story! Watch Ava's AVT video story on the Portland hospital website. Go to Ava's video
	Upcoming course: There are only a few places remaining on our one-day course "Intoduction to AVT" on 26 August - a chance for Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapists and Student SLTs to find out about Auditory Verbal Therapy and the Postgraduate Diploma in Auditory Verbal Therapy. This course has no charge. Download a flyer | Register online now
	Upcoming course: Our one-day course "Supporting hearing-impaired children in mainstream education" on 07 October is now fully booked. Register now to join the waitlist. Download a flyer | Register online now
	Fundraising: Good luck to AV-Dad Christopher, and his friends James and Andy who are aiming to row 91 miles upstream from Kingston to Oxford in just three days in August! They've already raised over £4,750 in sponsorship and are still collecting! Find out more | Sponsor Christopher James and Andy

“Anna was upset to get the narrator's part and not an acting part in the school nativity play - apparently it's because she's got the clearest voice!! Funny how things turn out."
- Debby, mother of Anna who has a profound hearing impairment. Read Anna's AV story...