A national postal survey was sent to all speech and language therapy
managers/directors in England and Wales (n=206), to identify
individuals aged 8-18 years with a cleft palate, who have persisting
communication difficul-ties. Twelve of the 303 young people identified in the
survey were studied further through a residential intervention programme (July
1999). The findings have far-reaching implications for all involved in the
management of these children/adolescents’ psychosocial welfare,
especially the Cleft Palate Team and those responsible for their education. [The
term ‘cleft palate’ incorporates those with cleft lip and
palate and non-cleft velopharyngeal incompetence (VPI).]
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