Leslie’s family: ‘The only thing holding her back is her speech’
Leslie, like most teenagers, loves music. It’s her way of relaxing and also escaping. She sings along to lyrics but while most people can’t help but get the lyrics wrong, Lesley doesn’t stand a chance.
The youngest of four children, the 15-year-old from Jobstown in Tallaght has serious speech and language problems. And throughout her lifetime, she has only had six weeks of speech therapy — and that was a group session.
