Key messages from outgoing President Courtenay Norbury 1 we need to diagnose DLD. This builds awareness, research & services 2 language interventions give people with DLD more opportunities 3 use evidence based practice. And link what we do to what policy makers want to hear. #NAPLIC26

In more optimistic times (February), I signed up for an online learning course about email management and then immediately forgot about it because too many emails. I've just found the confirmation in my hopelessly overwhelmed inbox. It amused me more than it should. #AcademicSky

Co‐production with young people with #DevLangDis: Developing adapted materials for CBT. Looking forwards to reading this one! doi.org/10.1002/jcv2... #SLPeeps

Really interesting--p. 7 stood out to me. "Across all three platforms, most teen users say it neither hurts nor helps their mental health...We asked parents how social media overall impacts their teen: About a quarter say they hurt their teen’s mental health, compared with 8% who say they help."

How do adolescents with communication disability experience social media? Our pilot study trialled a co‑designed digital interview to find out. Open access! @natmunro.bsky.social @becsutherland.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/0265... #SLPeeps #DevLangDis #SLPhDone

In March, the eSafety Commissioner reported on the implementation of the Australian social media minimum age (SMMA) restrictions, implemented in December 2025. They found: "Children aged under 16 continue to report harm to eSafety – there has not been a discernible drop in overall numbers." (p.15)

Open-access paper looking at quality of life in children with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps doi.org/10.3390/chil...

Having chatted with my students about dialects, I might need to introduce them to mine via this piece. You might appreciate this @becsutherland.bsky.social

Watching the Olympics halfpipe qualifiers and the commentators are like, “that’s a frontside 720 spatula and a backside 540 side table” and I’m nodding along like “yes, of course, classic lampshade manoeuvre” and pretending I understand any of those words.

New open access paper: Being understood: Neurodivergent care leavers’ perspectives on their own communication skills Some really important insights about the importance of connection and advocacy for young people with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Interesting open-access read: Preschoolers with #DevLangDis who first began Rx with an already partially-learned grammatical target made stronger initial gains on their learning of difficult targets compared to children who began with a difficult target. #SLPeeps

Open access paper looking at the communication participation experiences of 5–12 years old with communication disability, including #DevLangDis: doi.org/10.1111/1460... #SLPeeps

Ninja mode activated, Gavin contemplates the Ghost of Christmas Chaos Yet to Come. His eyes are aglow in the knowledge of festive destruction. No wrapping paper is safe, and tree ornaments are already hurling themselves to the floor in surrender. Santa has been warned.

Reading Comprehension Intervention in Population with Developmental Language Disorder: A Scoping Review doi.org/10.1016/j.jc...

Gavin’s impatiently awaiting another wicket. #Ashes2025

Open access: Key Stakeholder Views on Educational Support and Academic Progress for Students With #DevLangDis. Three students with DLD (12–16 years) and their caregivers, teachers, support staff, and SLP all interviewed. Findings: It's complex! doi.org/10.1044/2025...

The November @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter is out now: bit.ly/4rj7xLj This issue covers Rx for child speech and language, literacy, aphasia, dysarthria, dysphagia, paed feeding, voice and stuttering. 7 of the papers are open access! #SLPeeps #SLP #SLT #wespeechies #speechbite #bskySPEECHIES

New open access paper: Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis #SLPeeps #DevLangDis pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... Such a useful, thought-provoking read!

One for the reading pile: Early predictors of pragmatic language competence: A longitudinal study (open access!) doi.org/10.1016/j.ri...

Such an important resource! #DevLangDis #SLPeeps

The Impact of Whole-Classroom Narrative Interventions on Children's Narrative Language Development doi.org/10.1044/2025... Study looking at whole-class Rx on 1st & 2nd graders' oral narratives. Found improvements in macrostructure and microstructure skills in the Rx group. #DevLangDis #SLPeeps

As ever, lots of lovely goodies in the @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter this month! Includes intervention for children with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps

🌟 Join us at the #UniversityofSydney for Towards Authentic Partnerships: #Co-Design in Practice — an engaging hashtag #EMCR workshop exploring how to integrate hashtag #codesign into research. 📅 Friday, 21st November 🕘 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Room 416, Susan Wakil Health Building, University of Sydney

New review looking at what is currently known about DLD across the lifespan. Annual Research Review: Developmental language disorder – a hidden condition with lifelong impact doi.org/10.1111/jcpp... #SLPeeps #DevLangDis

This collection of resources concerned with #DevLangDis from @ashajournals.bsky.social appeals to both the SLP and librarian in me. #SLPeeps

Important research on SLPs' preservice training in literacy, with some big implications not only for university programs, but for practice education and competency assessment. Much to digest and reflect on. #SLPeeps

Great thread packed with facts about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Language is so important in our lives, but for the 1 in 14 people with #DevLangDis it's a daily challenge that is often unseen by others. #SLPeeps #SLP2B

Working through today's to-do list accompanied by Parlor Green's version of Jolene on repeat. Yes, it's instrumental. Yes, there's an organ. And they're what make it *amazing*.

DLD stands for Developmental Language Disorder, it affects 1 in 14 people. DLD day is 17th October. What will you be doing to promote DLD? Afasic has organised a walk to raise awareness of DLD & raise some much needed funds. Support DLD day & make a difference www.afasic.org.uk #radld #DLDday

As usual, lots of lovely goodies in this month's @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter - including a conversation-focused intervention for children with #DevLangDis

Clinical guidelines on #DevLangDis via the @speechBITE website, which will be of interest to #SLPeeps

This is a really important point about language. Whilst early intervention is critical, it is not sufficient for those with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). They need access to support over longer time frames. #DevLangDis

This is something we PASSIONATELY believe in: with support people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) can thrive. Join us on Friday October 17th 2025. The theme this year is 'you can't see DLD.' We really want to make it visible. #DLDDay #DevLangDis radld.org

Open access review of 16 studies looking at vocabulary interventions for 5–11yo children with #DevLangDis. Found "word-learning benefits from integrating explicit phonological-semantic prompts with implicit contextual cues." #SLPeeps

So pleased to see this published in LSHSS! Huge thanks to @natmunro.bsky.social, Mel Keep, @juliastarling.bsky.social, and Lyn Tieu. on.asha.org/4fCwdJj #SLPeeps #DevLangDis

Love this paper! Digital tech, including social media, can be so important in supporting the social connections of people with a communication disability.

New paper for #SLPeeps, which suggests that sentence repetition, nonword repetition, a parental questionnaire, and a task measuring semantic and morphosyntactic comprehension contribute the most to identifying DLD in bilingual children. #DevLangDis

SLPs' Perspectives on Language Assessment in Bilingual Children - an interview study with 25 school-based SLPs in the US. Results showed SLPs used informal assessments for diagnostic decision making. pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...

An interesting read for #SLPeeps #BskySpeechies #SLP2B as part of IJSLP's special issue, which includes papers from the Speech Pathology Australia 2024 Conference.

One for the reading pile - this study looked at #DevLangDis in adults. #SLPeeps

This month's @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter includes lots of lovely EBP goodies, and includes a hand-dandy video tutorial on how SPA members can access the CINAHL database. #SLPeeps

Always great to see work focused on adolescents. This paper looks at SLPs’ approach to communication assessment of adolescents who have mental health concerns. #SLPeeps

If you're one of the Aussie #SLPeeps wondering why Speech Pathology Australia and IJSLP isn't on BlueSky, have a read of this thread.

I’m being given a subtle hint that it’s time to stop work.

Happy birthday to the @speechbite.bsky.social newsletter, which turned 17 this year! This month's newsletter includes lots of lovely papers about early language, and includes eight open access papers.

An important paper for #SLPeeps and mental health professionals: How best to support people with #DevLangDis to access cognitive behavioural therapy? Includes a great case study that really highlights the language demands of CBT.

*Klaxon alert!* "You can't see DLD" is the theme of this year's developmental language disorder (DLD) day, which is on Friday, 17th October. #SLPeeps #BskySpeechies #DevLangDis

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...

Great to see an open access paper on high-school aged students with communication disability, including #DevLangDis, and their education experiences in a flexible learning programme. #SLPeeps

Interesting open-access read on morphosyntax development in school-aged children with #DevLangDis "Of the 49 participants, 48 children followed the implicational hierarchy of Processability Theory stages." Implications for therapy discussed. #SLPeeps