Are you supporting people to think about how changes in their health affects their plans for the future? Advanced Course; Thinking Ahead, supporting advance care planning, can help. Practical advice and discussions lead by Dr Sally Boa, Strathcarron Hospice. www.talkingmats.com/training/adv...

It's just 🚨3 DAYS 🚨 until MethodsLab: Listening to the non-speaking experience With workshops from @talkingmats.bsky.social & Digital Stories & talks from @heasutherland.com, Verity Ward, Jill Bradshaw & Freddie Jones. 🗓️ Friday 7 Nov ⏰ 11-4:30pm 📍 AMBS Book now 🏃 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1683441712...

📢 Speaker announcement - Dr Jill Bradshaw Jill's session is titled "Talking Mats in research and practice" Consultant Speech & Language Therapist; RCSLT National Clinical Adviser for Learning Disabilities; Jill founded the @talkingmats.bsky.social Research Network Book your free space now 👇👇

The Changing Places toilet at the St Enoch Shopping Centre is now back open. #ChangingPlacesToilets #ChangingPlacesToilet #ChangingPlaces

Looking forward to presenting our new spirituality Talking Mats Resource on the 6th Nov @autismtheology.bsky.social conference . Book your space now #interfaith #autism

Great article advocating for more visual and accessible communication - just like a talking mats . These examples of use in #mental health are inspiring www.talkingmats.com/top-mental-h...

Great article advocating for more visual and accessible communication - just like a talking mats . These examples of use in #mental health are inspiring www.talkingmats.com/top-mental-h...

Did you know Talking Mats has been trialled with a visually impaired Thinker? Just one of the blogs highlighted for AAC Awareness Month. Enjoy! #AACAwarenessMonth #CommunicationDifficulties

Celebrating DLD Awareness Day! #DLDday We were proud to be involved in this project. If you think Talking Mats could be useful in Research you are carrying out, please get in touch. [email protected]

Congratulations to our new Licenced Trainers! These talented individuals are now licenced to train others within their teams in Talking Mats. We look forward to hearing how you all get on. For more information on becoming a Talking Mats Licenced Trainer please contact [email protected]

#WorldMentalHealthAwarenessDay2025 Find some inspiration in our top 10 Mental Health blogs. www.talkingmats.com/top-mental-h...

Are you using or planning to use Talking Mats in research? Then you'll want to read this month's Research Spotlight. #CommunicationResearch

Please sign/repost @afasic.bsky.social @commtap.bsky.social @talkingmats.bsky.social @communi-con.bsky.social @buildingwings.bsky.social @assistivetechchick.bsky.social @mrstmxn.bsky.social @isaacinternational.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Been great working with @forceschildscot.bsky.social to produce this bespoke Talking Mats resource to allow children & young people space to express their thoughts on being in a family where a parent serves in the forces forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/news/success...

"Worship through the lens of Autism" www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... Join @sarumcollege.bsky.social online to learn with autism theologian, Dr Leon van Ommen about autistic and neurodivergent experiences of worship and becoming more inclusive and enabling. With @autismtheology.bsky.social

Are you trained in Talking Mats and interested in taking part in a pilot study for our new Resource; Spirituality? This Resource aims to open up conversations around Spirituality with people with Learning Disabilities / Autism. Full details in today's blog www.talkingmats.com/opportunity-...

The Research Spotlight for August shines on work by @samanthaflynn.bsky.social , @nikitahayden.bsky.social , @nikmanktelow.bsky.social and team. Using digital Talking Mats they gathered the views of children using an online reading intervention. Use the QR code to read more

As the #communicationmatters conference approaches there are lots of good memories of working with Lucia & presenting with her there. She had huge insight into #augcomm and I loved working with her on the @talkingmats Inclusion & diversity resource . Her early sudden passing is so sad.

Lucia Tullio passed away earlier this year. With her family's permission we have posted a short tribute to her. www.talkingmats.com/lucia-tullio...

Congratulations to everyone involved in a successful and inspiring British Aphasiology Society conference last week and thank you to everyone who came to talk to us. The winner of our prize draw is @sophiemack11.bsky.social email on its way with more details

Upskill alert! If you are trained in Talking Mats and supporting adults with communication difficulties this course is for you. Delivered by @loiscameron.bsky.social and Julie King this course is facilitated by Course Beetle. Booking details on coursebeetle.co.uk/courses/talk...

This month’s research spotlight shines on Sweden , the Dart centre for #AAC &technology Their freely available paper describes how Talking Mats was used to explore the views & perspectives of children and young people on their speaking and reading activities #slcn #communicationdisability #dyslexia

Please remember that if you would like to stand to be Co-chair of the NIN you must do it by this coming Monday 4th August. Check out this video to see some frequently asked questions you may have.

Looking for SEND teachers and / or TAs to take part in my dissertation research study about the use of PECS! 📣 Please share if you can. Thank you! 😊 #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #slt #SEND #SENDfamily #paediatrics #education #PECS

Congratulations Anne Marie on 40 years work as a speech & language therapist ,a well deserved retirement celebration with lots of great stories about the impact of really listening to your patient stories & needs.Thanks for all you did for us. Love your retirement plans - ace top scale !

Talking Mats – Capacity: enabling supported decision making Use Talking Mats to help with the most common decisions people face: what you do in your free time, where you live, your safety, and your support plan. This advanced course is for people already Talking Mats trained. #hscm #slcn

🚨BREAKING🚨 ICJ ruling that a healthy environment is a human right could be a real turning point in setting out governments’ legal responsibility to tackle #climate crisis 👇

📢We support @voice21oracy.bsky.social’s open letter urging the Prime Minister to deliver on his promise to embed speech and language skills in the curriculum. With 2 million children currently struggling to talk and understand words, this must be a priority. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Talking Mats Foundation Training – Me and My Senses Gain Talking Mats certification using Me and My Senses resources. Ideal for people particularly interested in sensory processing. For individuals working in various roles. Receive a ‘Me and My Senses’ set of resources as part of the course fee.

Communication between autistics and non-autistics goes both ways: People who are not autistic also have trouble figuring out what autistic people are thinking and feeling! It is not just autistic people who struggle. This is called the "Double Empathy Problem": kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Forgotten about starter packs ! - Anyone else want to be added Did this for @talkingmats.bsky.social when they first started on Bluesky ? (Think you have to be following me for me to find you to add you! )

Last call to register! Registration closes Friday 10am! Limited places remaining buff.ly/0hmMRPU #iaslt #iasltcpd

journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... Social workers’ experiences of working with older adults affected by abuse and violence: A scoping review of the literature

Be part of this new, exciting initiative email: [email protected] #CAMHS

This month's Research spotlight falls on a study looking at using Talking Mats with children and young people with Cerebral Palsy and their experience of chronic pain.

Delighted to be working with @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social - taking the resource we developed for #cancerscreening research & turning it into a practical tool for practitioners. We will work with 10 people supporting screening with people with #learningdisability . Looking forward to their feedback

If you want to discover more about Talking Mats and how it supports people with communication disabilities watch this short video player.vimeo.com/video/646816...

@talkingmats.bsky.social Foundation Training This training is for anyone who wants to learn how to use the innovative & award-winning Talking Mats approach to support people with communication difficulties. This training leads to registration as a Registered Talking Mats user. Book here 👇 #slcn

Revising our flagship health and well being resource today . What options or symbol changes would you like to see to bring it up to date

We are currently having an issue with our website, sorry! We aim to have this sorted as soon as possible.

Research Spotlight - another fantastic piece of research using Talking Mats to include the views of young people with #autism on # dentistry Free access paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

Hi @becky298.bsky.social Good Luck. This @talkingmats.bsky.social starter pack should be useful to help you find people interested in communication disability. If any TM practitioners want to be included on it let me know .

The Research Spotlight for May falls on a recent study that used Talking Mats to find out what a small group of Autisic children thought about their dental care. thank you to @amritchauhan.bsky.social @drpeterday.bsky.social and team #DentalCare #Autism journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

This week's blog comes from Lisa Jackson. It describes the impact using Talking Mats had for a young man and his therapy goals and engagment with his AAC device. www.talkingmats.com/my-care-my-v...

Great morning with an enthusiastic group of students from Auburn University this morning . So many had veteran connections that were really interested in the new set we have made for @forceschildscot.bsky.social My Forces Family Life

Less than a month to go! 🎉 On June 11, we celebrate every child's right to PLAY! 🧸⚽🎨 Join the movement this #InternationalDayOfPlay 🔗 www.playscotland.org/celebrate-th... #PlayEveryDay #ChildrensRights

Lovely day in the sun at Buckingham Palace skills & learning garden party with @margomackay.bsky.social recognising the work of @talkingmats.bsky.social Beautiful gardens !

Are you working with young people and need to support them to discuss relationships & #sexualhealth If so book now on our advanced course 12th June at @coursebeetle.co.uk A resource is included that covers 3 topics; sexual knowledge,being close, sexual interests. #careexperienced #learningdisability

A big blue sky hello to our friends @pamis-scotland.bsky.social - good to have you here ! Anyone interested in #disability #equality #access #familysupport give them awelcome follow !

Are you working with young people and need to support them to discuss relationships & #sexualhealth If so book now on our advanced course 12th June at @coursebeetle.co.uk A resource is included that covers 3 topics; sexual knowledge,being close, sexual interests. #careexperienced #learningdisability