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Fiona O'Neill

@ficontextual.bsky.social
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Always learning at Cork Educate Together Secondary School Book and Social Media Editor at Child Language Teaching and Therapy Language and Communication Difference in Children and Young People #DisabilityMatters #DevLangDis #Neurodiversity

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International Association for the Study of Child Language @iasclchildlang.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Attend, in person or online, the 1st Global TALES Symposium: Advancing global knowledge in personal narratives to bridge the research-to-practice gap in speech-language pathology. It will take place Sept 11-12th in Edmonton, Canada. Registration is free, more here: sites.google.com/ualberta.ca/...
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NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Summer task for Speech and Language Therapist who want to build confidence with diagnosing DLD. Gather some colleagues and watch and discuss these FREE modules. #DevLangDis www.naplic.org.uk/diagnosing-d...
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Diagnosing DLD Online Learning - NAPLIC
Who is this online learning for? This series of online learning modules is designed for professionals who have some understanding of Developmental Language Disorder, but who wish to develop greater […...
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
It's not just about improving skills. It's about building respectful, inclusive environments that meet emotional needs. Full article – link.springer.com/article/10.1... Read the summary - www.engage-dld.com/post/social-...
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NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
DRUM ROLL please! Our 2026 conference will be on Saturday May 9th in Birmingham. . Join us for all things Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). Mark the date in your diary now. Join NAPLIC and get a BIG discount on the conference fee too.
#NAPLIC26 conference. All things DLD/SLCN. Face to face in Birmingham. Join NAPLIC for a discount. Details to follow: naplic.org.uk/conferences
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
There are several organisations around the world who are doing great work for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Our first short out to 'DLD and me' that is based in the US. Check out this poster and their other great resources for families on their website dldandme.org #devlangdis
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NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We've just added DLD activist, Damo @dysphasiapv.bsky.social to our starter pack. Find him and many other Developmental Language Disorder folks in our starter pack. #DevLangDis go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
💰🔐 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Both implicit (fast, effortless, unconscious) & explicit (slow, effortful, conscious) processes are relevant to language; & adults with #devlangdis may require additional processing time in cognitive and linguistic tasks. pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Toward an Understanding of Developmental Language Disorder in Adults: Investigating the Relationship Between Cognitive Abilities and Linguistic Outcomes
Purpose: There is a growing body of research on developmental language disorder (DLD), but very few studies have focused on the role of cognitive...
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Emma McVean @emmamcvean.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Looking for Speech and Language Therapists working with children with learning disabilities to complete my dissertation survey! Survey Link: lnkd.in/dx7dbSJz Please share with other SLT’s if you can! Thank you :) #SLT #SpeechandLanguageTherapy #LearningDisabilities #Paediatrics #SLTstudent
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The features of social communication that are useful in the identification of #Autism do not necessarily require intervention - and similarly, individual needs are not always met by diagnostic pathways to help individuals understand themselves better @suereviews.bsky.social at #CLTTSummerLecture2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sue Fletcher-Watson @suereviews.bsky.social sharing resources to share with young people on #Neurodiversity #Inclusion and #Education at the #CLTTSummerLecture2025 @cltt.bsky.social
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sue Fletcher Watson's take home messages for practitioners and interested viewers - work with people, and consider values. We have much to learn! #CLTTSummerLecture2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The LEANS programme for primary school #Neurodiversity #Inclusion in #Education - Sue Fletcher Watson at the Annual @cltt.bsky.social Summer Lecture #CLTTSummer2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Read more about the #NEST project to support #Neurodiversity, #Inclusion and #Education in schools through peer groups. Sue Fletcher Watson at the Annual @cltt.bsky.social Summer Lecture #CLTTSummerLecture2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The #NEST approach - #Neurodiversity Alliance: young people wanted groups to be open to a broad cohort of neurodivergent young people, similar to LGBT groups. Sue Fletcher Watson - @cltt.bsky.social #CLTTSummerLecture2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
What does the #Neurodiversity paradigm look like in research? Sue Fletcher Watson at the Annual @cltt.bsky.social Summer Lecture on #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Education
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
When a lay observer - some autistic, and some not - watches a video and is asked to detect who is autistic and who isn't, they may be looking more for indicators of disruption in the interaction rather than specific autistic behaviours. Sue Fletcher Watson at #CLTTSummer2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Autistic people weren't talking about distinctive features of autistic communication - people were talking about the values and purpose of communication: recognition, truth, permissiveness and flexibility, information sharing, clarity - #CLTTSummerLecture2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Autistic people may be less reliant on external markers of rapport such as back-channelling, gesture and eye contact. In autistic pairs, interactive rapport and social motor synchrony don't seem to be as important - Sue Fletcher Watson at the Annual CLTT @cltt.bsky.social Summer Lecture.
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
People have a better interactive experience when they know who is autistic and who is not when sharing information in a chain. Rapport is more impacted than information-sharing across neurotypes #CLTTSummerLecture2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
#CLTTSummerLecture2025 - Research across neurotypes shows that autistic communication is as effective as neurotypical communication when autistic people communicate with other autistic people. Recently replicated findings and new data. Sue Fletcher Watson talks #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Education
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Just about to kick off the #CLTTsummerlecture2025 with Sue Fletcher-Watson on Neurodiversity, Communication and Inclusive Education. Great topic! I'll post a few key points in this 🧵
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Expect heterogeneity as the norm! This is critical for adopting a #Neurodiversity based approach in research and services, says Sue Fletcher Watson at the Annual @cltt.bsky.social Summer lecture. #Inclusion and #Education
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
#Neurodiversity and #Disability - this isn't about simply telling people that they aren't disabled, they're different! A neurodiversity approach respects and accepts people as they are, not as society might want them to be - Sue Fletcher Watson @cltt.bsky.social Summer lecture 2025
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sue Fletcher Watson talks about the misunderstandings that can arise when people talk about the #Neurodiversity paradigm at the Annual CLTT Summer Lecture #Inclusion #Education
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
How can we explain #Neurodiversity to children and families? Trees offer a useful metaphor. Fit to environment matters, and there are group and individual. We don't want a monoculture! Sue Fletcher Watson talking #Neurodiversity #Inclusion and #Education at the @cltt.bsky.social Annual Lecture
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
The strength of neurodiversity comes from our collective strength - the fact we don't all view and experience things in the same way is a strength of diversity in any group - Sue Fletcher at the Annual CLTT Summer Lecture @cltt.bsky.social
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Neurodiversity offers a paradigm shift from traditional core deficit theories - all humans vary in the way our brains work. We shouldn't be so shocked that we're different from eachother! - Sue Fletcher-Watson at the Annual CLTT Summer lecture #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Education.
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Diagnoses are not as separable from eachother as we traditionally thought - there are tremendous overlaps across experiences and these are not as separable as we might imagine - Sue Fletcher Watson at the Annual CLTT Summer Lecture @cltt.bsky.social #Neurodiversity #Inclusion #Education
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sue Fletcher-Watson says she is not a fan of "core deficit theories" - theories that take the diversity and complexity of individuals with a particular diagnosis and attempt to link these to supposed "core deficits" within a group - @cltt.bsky.social Annual Summer Lecture #Neurodiversity
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sue Watson is getting ready to talk to us about Neurodiversity, Communication and Inclusive Education - the framework, what that offers us, particularly in relation to communication and how autistic people communicate for the CLTT Annual Summer Lecture @cltt.bsky.social
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Getting closer! Bookmark this and put it in your calendar!
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NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
June 2nd is the next installment of the @cltt.bsky.social / NAPLIC journal club, facilitated by @vjoffe.bsky.social. FREE for members: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl... Membership is £20 per year! www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
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cltt.bsky.social @cltt.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson joins us for our Summer Lecture. Please share with your networks, thank you. @vjoffe.bsky.social @speechy01.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
Summer themed poster with picture of Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson. The talk theme is Neurodiversity, Communication and Inclusive Education.
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speechy01.bsky.social @speechy01.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Zoom code details now available for the CLTT Summer Lecture. Click on the comment in the original post. @suereviews.bsky.social @vjoffe.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social
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cltt.bsky.social @cltt.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
“Save the date” for our Summer Lecture 2025! Ticket details to follow.
Poster for CLTT’s summer lecture featuring summer items and a picture of our lively speaker Sue Fletcher-Watson. The theme is on neurodiversity, communication and inclusive education.
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cltt.bsky.social @cltt.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
When accessibility isn't prioritised, this can be the reality of being deaf at school 💔 m.youtube.com/watch?v=3D6K... #WaterlooRoad #Drama #DeafEducation #DeafCommunity #SignLanguage #Learning #BSL Details of support for the issues raised are available at: www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/
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Action Line homepage | BBC Action line
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cltt.bsky.social @cltt.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
It’s important that SLTs working with children with DLD know about the personal and environmental elements that can help or hinder the child to communicate. Check out Singer et al, 2024 in CLTT, volume 40, issue 3.
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cltt.bsky.social @cltt.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
How can pre-school teacher’s experiences of using play influence language development and literacy skills in the classroom? Roche et al, 2024 discuss in Child Language Teaching and Therapy; volume 40, issue 3. @vjoffe.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social
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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Collaboration with children, young people and families is needed for effective advocacy, and to develop awareness of #DevLangDis. dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460...
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“They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder
Background An emerging body of literature explores the impact of living with developmental language disorder (DLD) on children, individuals and families. This work has identified a range of challeng...
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Speech and Language UK @speechandlanguk.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Too right!🙌 Children with speech and language challenges are TWICE AS LIKELY to be unemployed as an adult. By supporting these children as early as possible, we'd not only reduce their need for mental health services and unemployment benefits, we're also giving them essential skills for life.🌈
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Laura Crane @lauramaycrane.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Important new insights on how to make consent materials and procedures more accessible when conducting research with autistic people and people with intellectual disability #AutRes www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10....
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Guidelines for the Creation of Accessible Consent Materials and Procedures: Lessons from Research with Autistic People and People with Intellectual Disability | Autism in Adulthood
Informed, voluntary, ongoing consent is a central tenet of ethical research. However, consent processes are prone to exclusionary practices and inaccessibility. Consent materials are often too long an...
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Daniela O’Neill @danielaoneill.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
#bskyspeechies #SLP #SLT #DevLangDis #languagedevelopment
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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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Speech Bubbles CIO @speechbubblescio.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We're excited to share our latest blog by one of our lovely practitioners - Emma Lamond, on supporting children to feel confident in expressing themselves without fear of making a mistake: www.speechbubbles.org.uk/blog-posts/expert-in-your-own-experience
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Expert In Your Own Experience — Speech Bubbles
Often in class, students are presented with right and wrong answers (for example, 20 ÷ 5 is 4, not 6!). For students who feel anxious about getting things correct, this can make the classroom a tricky...
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Speech Bubbles CIO @speechbubblescio.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
We are so delighted that we have a signed copy of The Monster Book of Feelings @amietaylor.bsky.social has written, which you can bid on at our online auction! Details on how you can bid coming soon. To find out more and join us on the night click here: www.speechbubbles.org.uk/support-us
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Support Us — Speech Bubbles
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Dr Hannah Hobson @hannahhobson.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Here are some ways that mental health practitioners can support children (and adults!) with DLD to access the content of their sessions better. We'd love to know whether you've tried any of these and how they went! #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
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Dr Hannah Hobson @hannahhobson.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Beautiful art is by Siouxsie, a young woman with #devlangdis - see more of her art with commentary by @me-boyo.bsky.social about the need for greater awareness of DLD and suitable design of accessible interventions here: www.openaccessgovernment.org/article/supp... #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
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Supporting the mental health needs of children with language and literacy difficulties
Professor Mark Boyes, Curtin enAble Institute, spotlights mental health in the context of language and literacy difficulties, including the urgent need for accessible mental health interventions
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Dr Hannah Hobson @hannahhobson.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
@bpsofficial.bsky.social would you share our video, made with clinicians and ppl with lived experience, about how mental health practitioners can make therapy more accessible for ppl with Developmental Language Disorder? Made for #childrensmentalhealthweek ! :) youtu.be/Ko6sFea3v0w?...
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Developmental Language Disorder (DLD): a guide for mental heath practitioners
YouTube video by RADLD
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TICLD @ticld.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Did you miss the RCSLT #IJLCDWinterLecture by @pfrizelleslt.bsky.social and @cristina-mckean.bsky.social? If so the slides are available below! #DevLangDis #bskySPEECHIES #ImpSci
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Paralympic Heritage @paraheritage.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Did you know that 20% of us will experience communication difficulties at some point in our lives? Or that over 25% of SEN pupils in England have Speech, Language & Communication needs as a primary type of need? At the NPHT we want to ensure that our Paralympic heritage is accessible & inclusive.
Did you know we're now a Symbol-Friendly organisation? As the world's first symbol-friendly the museum, we're ensuring that everyone can be included in the museum experience and can benefit from our resources.". this text is written above and below an image of a cartoon person with a megaphone and a circular logo, with a blue border and a stick person pointing at coloured shapes. this is the Symbol-Friendly Organisation logo.
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