It is an inclusive approach. Yet to find a child who doesn't respond. Book out now www.routledge.com/Concept-Cat-...

Animations here liftlessons.co/conceptcat Assessment and result results coming soon!

Flicking through some of the most joyful Concept Cat raps/songs on YouTube. Such a fun, engaging way to develop vocab! I can see this being a really useful approach for some of my gestalt language processors too (esp those at Stage 3 & beyond). Definitely worth checking out! @wordaware.bsky.social

Still completely addicted to crocheting so I thought I’d make Paddington bear (& some of his many outfits!) for my granddaughter’s 3rd birthday. Really pleased with how these turned out 💜

Following yesterday's #NAPLIC25 conference we noticed lots of new people on BlueSky. This DLD starter pack will link you up with lots of top #DevLangDis people. Welcome! go.bsky.app/FMV4dou

📣🗣️💜 We’re excited to launch our new webpage focused on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Let’s raise awareness and support those living with DLD! 🌱 #DLD #DevlLangDis #DevelopmentalLanguageDisorder symbolconnect.co.uk/developmenta...

Excellent @wordaware.bsky.social workshop today, jam packed with fun, engaging ideas to help build children’s vocabulary - already emailed 2 SENCOs to recommend they sign up!

Excellent article for all SLTs/SLPs regardless of speciality / areas of interest #WeSpeechies

"They don't realize how hard he has to try every day". A team of researchers have listened to caregivers' experience of parenting a child with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). I think lots of you will find this interesting. You can read the article here onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Looking forward to some @wordaware.bsky.social training that’s happening in my team soon AND apparently you’re running it Stephen!

Highly recommend this book for anyone working with children/YP who don’t do well with ‘demands’ - it’s also full of simple examples of how to put the strategies into practice in everyday contexts (plus it’s only £7:50 on Amazon!)

Well said! 👏👏👏👏

This is utterly dehumanising and it has to stop.

Read a few of these ‘Empty reviews’ recently. “over time, the discourse gets more meaningless and irrelevant to the actual work of applying all that we can know to accomplish that which is our discipline's social mandate” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

I don’t think Open AAC has made it to BlueSky yet, but their 2025 “State of AAC” survey is now open & I enjoyed revisiting the report from 2024. #AugComm #ATchat #SLPeeps #BskySpeechies www.openaac.org/2024/02/13/s...

Useful blog post on goal setting for #GestaltLanguageProcessors #WeSpeechies www.meaningfulspeech.com/blog/nla-foc...

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Speech, Language and Communication Alliance today! As Alliance members, we're calling on the Government and policymakers to focus on speech, language and communication issues, ensuring the best outcomes for children and young people.

Finishing off my very first crotchet blanket but I can’t decide whether to keep the edge straight or continue with the bobbles? Do the final row in olive green or cream? Are there other/better options that I haven’t even thought of?! Any suggestions?

I don’t know what today’s new stitch is called but I love it!

Excellent advice!

Don’t speak about your child in front of them (whatever professionals say) even if they are non-speaking as they are not deaf!

To parents and carers of autistic children: What’s one piece of advice or information you wish you had known earlier in your parenting experience? I'm writing some materials for parents and I'd really like to include your wisdom (anonymously if you'd prefer) RTs appreciated🙏

This week I’ve crotched a (slightly wonky) mermaid blanket for my granddaughter, some granny squares for my mum’s cushion covers & today I learned the ‘ripple stitch’. Who knew crotchet was so addictive!! #Can’tStopCrotcheing

Autistic people have been telling us for years that ‘typical’ or demand-based approaches don’t help them understand or develop communication skills. Thank goodness the tide is finally turning! #GestaltLanguageProcessing Info/research/blogs, etc here: communicationdevelopmentcenter.com

Popped back into ‘the other place’ for the 1st time in ages & it didn’t take long before I was reminded why I left. It really is toxic over there…

Been working with teens excluded from school. All have #SEND (most commonly ASD/ADHD/DLD) but were either diagnosed too late or not even assessed until after they were excluded. It’s heartbreaking ‘81% of children with behavioural disorders have significant language difficulties’

Excellent new blog post from Marge Blanc explaining the importance of qualitative research & lived experience to understanding natural language development: www.meaningfulspeech.com/blog/nla-glp...

Excellent idea. It’s sad that it’s needed, but it’s still a service that’s obviously set up in a way that works for young people: qi.kentcht.nhs.uk/encouraging-...

🤣 The struggle is real!

I was introduced to crocheting a few months ago & I’m totally hooked! Just need some ideas about what to make next…

I'm doing a free giveaway to celebrate the publication of my latest book! Like and repost to enter (UK only). Winner announced on Sunday. See the link below to find out more about the book. #freebie #giveaway

Some people are just brilliant at explaining ND experiences like this 👏

Training a wonderful team of teachers & support staff today on affirmative methods of support for #GLP #NeuroDivergent pupils. Love my job 💜 #NHS #WeSpeechies #GestaltLanguageProcessing

This is an incredibly useful resource with info/examples on all #NLA stages, language sampling, sensory considerations, etc., plus sections on literacy & AAC. Highly recommend! #WeSpeechies #GestaltLanguageProcessing

It’s been a bit of a germ-fest here recently, but definitely worth it to get to spend Christmas with my gorgeous granddaughters. Being a Nanny really is the best 💜

Via Boho Speechie (she’s definitely worth a follow if anyone is on Instagram) #WeSpeechies

‘In the interest of not excluding autistic people or underrepresented groups, it is necessary to change the traditional sequence of research to include marginalized communities […] in future studies regarding gestalt language development’ Blanc et al., 2023 pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

For my #ActuallyAutistic beings out there: there is nothing wrong with you. What is wrong is the deep-seated, deeply-disturbed #ableist philosophy that is enshrined at the heart of our nation, it's that you are made to feel less simply because you are different...(1/2) #DisabilityCommunity #disabled

It warms my heart to see so many #SLTs #SLPs who recognise how naturally diverse language development is & are eager to become more neuroaffirmative Find out more about #gestaltLanguageProcessing #GLP #NaturalLanguageAcquisition #NLA here: communicationdevelopmentcenter.com #WeSpeechies

Can my #SLPeeps and other voice experts give me recommendations for voice banking services? Gathering information for a friend. Please feel free to reply here or in my DMs.

Need a new car & I’ve decided on make & colour but can’t decide whether to get [older + all the gadgets] or [newer + less gadgets]. This is the sort of thing that separates adulty-adults from the rest of us, right? 😂

Our little GLP-er is starting to zoom through the stages 💜 Just a few sentences I’ve heard already this morning: ‘it be there’ ‘have that…have that one’, ‘too big…I too big’, ‘I got it… I got baby too’ #SoProud #GestaltLanguageProcessing

Any recommendations on where to find good sources of info on Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)? #WeSpeechies

I was woken up at 3am by my 2 year old granddaughter who put her hand on my face & said ‘Nanny, I got pink nails’. My 1st thought was *what a lovely sentence* closely followed by *couldn’t you have waited a few hours longer to tell me that?!* 😂 #NannyDuties 💜

I got a work iPad with AAC software on it today & I couldn’t be more excited. It feels like Christmas already 😂

Watching our little GLPer using lots of new phrases & being so creative in the way she mixes/matches them made me wonder how many others are Dx’d with various SLCN when their speech/language skills are developing in a different, but perfectly natural way #GestaltLanguageProcessing #WeSpeechies

Day off today & I’m off to the farm with my favourite 2 little people #NannyDuties 💜

This comes highly recommended for anyone interested in developing a better understanding of autistic languaging styles from a affirmative perspective #WeSpeechies

#WeSpeechies Really looking forward to the upcoming conference on Gestalt Language Processing! Anyone else going along? More here if interested: thespeechden.com

Useful resource here for teachers to help scaffold questioning in the classroom: languagedisorder.org.au/wp-content/u...