Please check out the Top 10 Research Priority Questions for #DevLangDis. Newly launched after extensive consultations involving people with DLD, families and professionals. www.rcslt.org/news/top-que...

Day 2 at #VACJS25 starting with a tech 'mare for my presentation!! Lora Briski from Slovenia presented on the increase on non native speakers attending court and how they are supported - need for specialist interpreters and careful assessment of language skills

Happy to be in Cardiff for the Vulnerable Accused conference for the next 2 days. Lots of interesting talks lined up #VACJS25

Onn October 2nd Dr Hannah Hobson from the University of York will be presenting this year's Dorothy Bishop lecture with the title 'How we see (and don’t see) DLD: camouflaging and others’ perceptions of communication needs.' #DevLangDis #DLDday www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...

Happy Thursday E-DLD followers! Here is today's summarised study. Summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/does-a-... Original article: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #devlangdis #languagedisorders #engagedld

We will soon be publishing a new version of the fact sheet on developmental language disorder (DLD)! It is now being translated into 24 different languages. Now we have it in Brazilian Portuguese, Slovenian, Estonian, German, French, Indonesian, Latvian, Norwegian and Danish! Who's next? #devlangdis

How do we navigate questions of mental illness, ‘insanity’ and culpability in our justice system? Bradley Hillier and Rhona Friedman discuss on the latest episode of the Transform Justice Podcast. 🎧Listen now: pod.fo/e/319ef0 #CriminalJustice #MentalHealth #TransformJusticePodcast

Hello Everyone, Two free webinars for ElevenLabs voice banking/cloning both Wed 17th Sep (UK/US) 1: UK 11am / EST 6am / AEST 8pm 2: UK 4.30pm / EST 11:30am / AEST 01:30am Ask questions, share best practices, hear on updates app.livestorm.co/elevenlabs/v... Use the drop-down pick list to select

🆓🔓🦋 #bskySPEECHIES lack of diverse voices steering the profession, both locally & globally, raises concerns of inadvertently marginalising groups & perpetuating the same views & practices, thereby limiting the impact of SLP services & risking widening inequities. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

If you live in/near Chicago please go support the wonderful Eve 🙏🏻 #slpeeps #wespeechies

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a difficulty with understanding & using words & sentences. That might seem like a small issue to you, but to people with DLD this can be a huge barrier. The biggest barrier of all is NEXT TO NO ONE HAS HEARD OF DLD. Help us change that! #DLDday #DevLangDis

Do you want to present at our next event? Message us or email us [email protected] It's a great CPD opportunity!

It's utterly mad. These people are the opposite of terrorists. THEY WANT PEACE. The police know they're not terrorists. The government knows they're not terrorists. Yet, on the Home Secretary's orders, they're being arrested under the Terrorism Act. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Huge congratulations to the newly annointed Dr @inclusionista.bsky.social 🥳 - such an important and insightful piece of work - Marginalised communities in children’s speech and language therapy: the experiences of primary carers living with social and economic disadvantage

Great day with lots of like-minded individuals thinking about how language can change to support children in contact with the youth justice system www.cost.eu/actions/CA22...

Calling autism community members and justice professionals (with experience in Magistrates/Crown Court) to help co-design new, accessible resources for autistic people involved in criminal court systems in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Autism community: lnkd.in/ekxQ_wV5 Justice professionals: lnkd.in/ee8SXbmd #AutRes

Happy to be at the @n8prp.bsky.social conference today focusing on Neurodiversity in the Criminal justice system

Really good to see more research for #SLTsinMH! Perfect timing after discussion yesterday about assessment 👌🏻 @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social

Happy to be attending the Mental health symposium for Speech and Language Therapists @leedsbeckett.bsky.social organised by @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social. First up Rachel Sievers talking about the impact DLD has on adults regarding mental health and wellbeing #SLTsinMH

Open access paper on 246 Swedish adolescents with #DevLangDis and their caregivers: Predictors of academic achievement and educational support for adolescents with developmental language disorder (DLD) #SLPeeps doi.org/10.1177/0265...

A pleasure to talk with Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz of the DLD project about working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) last week for the DLD Project podcast last week. #developmentallanguagedisorder #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #DLDproject

Good to be at @cjalliance.bsky.social and @manmetuni.bsky.social 's Criminal justice research symposium. Looking forward to some interesting discussions.

I look at close to 100 stories a week and even more outside of work. I’ve done this ten years. This is among the most horrific things I’ve ever read — testimony from dying children whose access to medicine has been cut off by the Trump administration. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

We’re hosting a special E-DLD Event you won’t want to miss! “They don’t realise how hard he has to try every day” By the incredible Professor Suze Leitão May 1st, 2025 10 AM BST / 5 PM ASWT Online & FREE Tickets are going fast — grab yours e-dld.ticketbud.com/a-paper-disc.... #DevLangDis

Fabulous to attend the Unlocking Speech and Language Therapy in Health & Justice Conference yesterday. In the closing address I focused on the progress in the last 20 years and the opportunities for future growth. Exciting times! @tewv.bsky.social @clairemoser.bsky.social @manmetuni.bsky.social

Coming up in May and June are a whole series of #DevLangDis CPD events including a journal club and the first 'working with adults with DLD' network. Check them out: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/30445474866

One of my favourite days on the SLT course @manmetuni.bsky.social talking about our key role in mental health. Huge thanks to @andrewryder.bsky.social and Laura Broad from @cwpnhs.bsky.social for sharing your jobs. Patient stories shared via this fab video + case discussion youtu.be/DIg2SLHk7vY?...

Free @manmetuni.bsky.social #communication #disability #research #webinar with the brilliant @sallymorganslt.bsky.social presenting 'Safe, Efficient & Enjoyable Mealtimes for families of #children with #neurodevelopmental #dysphagia’ 08/04/25 16.30-17.30 GMT+1 teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...

Documentary highlights the cycle of reoffending in England and Wales, showing too many people released from prison into homelessness and lacking opportunities to move on. The Dutch are instead closing prisons, using community sentences to rehabilitate 🏠 tinyurl.com/3sjub2bn

Today is Swallowing Awareness Day. Every year I post my food and drink with reflections about people who have difficulties with eating and drinking. #SwallowAware2025

Really good to present at the BSC Vulnerability Network this lunchtime and chat about some of my favourite subjects

Just out - Open Access #DevLangDis #DLD Leitão, S., St Clair, M., Botting, N., Gibson, J. L., & Jackson, E. (2025). “They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder. IJLCD . dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460...

If the neurodivergence taskforce wants to make schools better for neurodivergent children, why aren’t the 1 million children with Developmental Language Disorder part of the conversation?😣 This is totally unacceptable! Don't you agree, Department for Education? #TheForgottenMillion

Really pleased to have been part of the team who authored this new article: 'Applied Principles for Inclusive Practice in Neurodevelopmental Research: A Selection and Report of Illustrative Case Studies'. Huge thanks to @cjcrompton.bsky.social & @suereviews.bsky.social for bringing us all together!

Mealtimes should be nourishing - both physiologically & emotionally. But, hospital eating environments in mental health wards don't always create the best setting for healing. Take a look at our animation with @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social exploring patient stories: vimeo.com/1041186684...

So proud of my wonderful friend Eve Keepings who has completed her full length documentary on #selectivemutism -Getting the Word Out. See the trailer here - vimeo.com/1053520196

Come and join our amazingly talented and welcoming @manmetuni.bsky.social #SLT programme team! manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...

For #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek we’ve made a video for mental health practitioners about Developmental Language Disorder! #DevLangDis affects 7% of ppl, and is over represented in MH settings. We introduce DLD and have tips for making MH support more accessible. Please share! youtu.be/Ko6sFea3v0w?...

🚨 Today, The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists is proud to be joining 45+ other organisations in supporting the briefing for Mikey Akers' #InvestInSLT petition debate. ▶️ rcslt.org/wp-content/u... 📺You can watch the debate from 4:30pm on this link: youtube.com/live/PQgj8HS...

The education select committee has an inquiry on 'Solving the SEND crisis.' The list of questions is long and the time is short (Jan 30th), but even a short response mentioning your concerns about #DevLangDis and #SLCN can make a difference. committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

New year, new job! Permanent band 6 SLT job in Stroke. Closing date 12 January! Come and work in Nottingham. Lots of opportunities for development, involvement in research, CPD, access to weekly FEES and VF, a large and supportive team plus much more. 👇

This article has been freed up for the next 2 weeks! Happy reading, everyone! A new year's gift from ASHA Journals. Thanks go to @carolinebowen.bsky.social! Please make sure you can get in, and let me know if you can't. It is freed up as of right now.

Always great to see new articles in the communication and criminal justice space....just wish @ashajournals.bsky.social were Open Access!! pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

Great piece from @insidehousing.bsky.social featuring the amazing work of Leigh Andrews at Change Communication. Language and communication is often overlooked in people with multiple experiences of #homelessness. #SLPeeps #BSkySpeechies www.insidehousing.co.uk/home/homeles...

Please join us on 18.12.24 at 16.30-17.30 GMT for our next @manmetuni.bsky.social #communication #disability #research #webinar to hear @abracabadger.bsky.social presenting "Data Visualization. What is it and how is it experienced by people with language disabilities?" Join on Teams: bit.ly/3ZdneGt

I've just created a starter pack for Developmental Language Disorder. I am sure there will be lots of people I've missed so if you spot omissions (including yourself) then please let me know. #DevLangDis go.bsky.app/FMV4dou

A person's ability to communicate is not dependent on the mastery of certain skills, but on our ability to listen. www.TheSensoryProjects.co.uk

'Meet DLD' is the title of this children's book by parent of child with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), and specialist teacher, Loren Crisp. A gentle way for families to talk about DLD with their child. Could your service start a loan library for families? www.waterstones.com/book/meet-dl...

"Eighty-five percent of medical research goes to waste, partly because it is not appropriately communicated to stakeholders." Wow! We need to get better at sharing research with the general public. Guidance given below😊 #devlangdis