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Sally Morgan

@sallymorganslt.bsky.social
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Speech & Language Therapist I Snr. Lecturer & #PhD student | #CranioMum | #Christian | Research: Safe, Efficient & Enjoyable Mealtimes for disabled children & families (not as easy as it may #SEEM) #Dysphagia

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Dr Susan Ebbels @susanebbels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Very concerned by errors in definitions of key terms in new @departmentforedu.bsky.social training on speech, language & communication www.gov.uk/government/p... 1. speech sound disorders don't include voice quality (@sharynnemcleod.bsky.social & Graham Daniel 2017 misquoted)
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SEND training for schools: speech, language and communication
Training materials on strategies for supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs in mainstream schools.
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Nikki Botting @profnikkibotting.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
We are looking for adults & adolescents (16+) with Developmental Language Disorder to complete our quick 10-15 minute survey on #food, food packaging and #eating preferences. 🥐 🥓 🥗 😋 cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please complete it if you can, and also share widely. Thank you! 🙏
a tasty cheese toasty and salad
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Health Equals @handle.invalid · 19/08/2026
Your postcode shouldn't determine your shelf life. But in the UK, it does. Depending on where you live, your life could be cut short by up to 18 years. That's not because of bad luck or individual choices alone. 🧵
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
ULEZ has to stand as one of @london.gov.uk Sadiq Khan's finest achievements www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Children's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zone
Children's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows.
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
my latest on the miracle of the MMR vaccine. christinapagel.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
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Trump and RFK Jr need to shut up about the MMR vaccine
A reminder of how terrible these diseases used to be
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
More detail with links to evidence and a nice chart in my substack post 12/12 christinapagel.substack.com/p/we-are-lea...
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We are learning the wrong lesson from Covid school closures
A response to yesterday's News Agents podcast...
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Keeping schools open is a goal not a policy. A blanket "never close schools" is a bad lesson. I suggest these: 1. Do not prejudge next pandemic which will be a different virus and could have very different age profile of who it attacks 9/12
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European Society for Swallowing Disorders official account @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
👶 Precourse 5 spotlight: Paediatric Dysphagia From infant feeding difficulties to complex paediatric cases dedicated, practical training for clinicians working with children. 📍 Leiden, Netherlands 📝 Save your spot: essd2026.org/pre-courses/ #Dysphagia #Paediatric #ESSD2026
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Pre-courses – ESSD 2026
Kuoni Tumlare | Congress - Your Professional Congress Organizer
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
The British public think climate change is a bigger global threat than mass migration.
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Dr Susan Ebbels @susanebbels.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Very pleased to have contributed to this important @tesmagazine.bsky.social article with my main concerns re #SENDreform. Please share. @nasschools.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @natspec.bsky.social @patoss-dyslexia.bsky.social @acamh.bsky.social @afasic.bsky.social
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Schools face ‘impossible’ SEND support package plans, experts warn
‘Bizarre’ government proposals risk lumping together pupils with vastly different needs, and stripping out mental health support, leaders tell Tes
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Sarah Buckley Therapies @sbspeechtherapy.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Kickstart your career as an SLT: free workshop for final-year students! SBT would like to invite final-year SLT students to our free online workshop on 15 May – Your First Year as an SLT
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Kickstart your career as an SLT: free workshop for final-year students!
SBT would like to invite final-year SLT students to our free online workshop on 15 May -Your First Year as an SLT
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AYPH @ayph.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Submit your evidence of interventions that improve outcomes, quality of care or system performance for children and young people and help shape the upcoming children and young people's modern service framework. eu.surveymonkey.com/r/CYPCallfor...
Illustration showing a group of young people of different ethnicities talking with a young woman in the centre. Text reads: "Call for evidence to improve health services for children and young people in England. NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have launched a national call for evidence to help develop a Modern Service Framework for children and young people to deliver a step-change in child health over the next decade."
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SLTLoulou - Louise (she / her) @sltloulou.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
🎉Research update: data collection almost complete - welcoming 2 more SLTs to share experiences. 🚨Paediatric Speech & Language Therapist working with CYP with a tracheostomy in community settings (England)? Please see / share video. 🔗 Expression of interest form: forms.office.com/e/mJknQNaJNj
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Peter Just @peterdjust.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
💥BREAKING NEWS 📢 Over 50 organisations join the #InvestInSLT campaign call for the Government to publish the long-promised Speech and Language Therapy Action Plan. 📨 Check out the @mikeys-wish.bsky.social and RCSLT co-ordinated letter to Keir Starmer here: www.rcslt.org/news/invest-...
A graphic with the Mikey's Wish Foundation and RCSLT's logos and the wording 'Invest in SLT Campaign writes to Prime Minister'.Six people stood outside 10 Downing Street in London. They are holding up cards reading 'Invest in SLT Campaign'.
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
It’s Swallowing Awareness Day today. As every year I will be posting what I’m eating & reflecting on people who have difficulties eating, drinking & swallowing. #Dysphagia #SwallowAware2026
Infographic from the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Here at @bacdisability.bsky.social annual scientific meeting in Sheffield. Focus is on Mental Health & Wellbeing. Looking forward to the day. #BACD2026
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Mark Jayes PhD, FRCSLT @markjayes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Free @manmetuni.bsky.social #Speech, #Language and #Communication #Research #webinar 12.03.26 16.30-17.30 GMT @jodiallenslt.bsky.social will present "Quantitative muscle #ultrasound as an #assessment and #phenotyping tool in #neuromuscular #dysphagia" Join here: teams.microsoft.com/meet/3589619...
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Jo Wallinger @jowallinger.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Have #SLPeeps & #BskySpeechies seen this opportunity to join the Clinical Academics in SLT CEN Committee? Students & NQPs are encouraged to apply!
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Nikki Botting @profnikkibotting.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Last shout for this survey before we close it! Please take part if you have 2-3 year old born in #2023. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Mealtime interventions for carers of school-aged children who have oropharyngeal dysphagia: A systematic review www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Mealtime interventions for carers of school-aged children who have oropharyngeal dysphagia: A systematic review
Oropharyngeal dysphagia (eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties) in children with neurodisability impacts their whole life. Speech-language pathologists optimise safe, efficient, and enjoyab...
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Excited to have the second publication from my PhD out. Mealtime interventions for carers of school-aged children who have oropharyngeal dysphagia: A systematic review www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #OpenAccess @katerinahilari.bsky.social @freyasparks.bsky.social @bartscharity.bsky.social
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Mealtime interventions for carers of school-aged children who have oropharyngeal dysphagia: A systematic review
Oropharyngeal dysphagia (eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties) in children with neurodisability impacts their whole life. Speech-language pathologists optimise safe, efficient, and enjoyab...
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Second day at #UKSRG2026 Second poster. Lots of great projects being shared.
Smiling Sally standing by a poster again.
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Here at #UKSRG2026 Poster up for the day & hearing the opening session. Great programme. @uksrg.bsky.social
Me in dress & scarf by my poster. Number three!
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Helen Spicer-Cain @helensc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
City St George’s is looking for UK paediatric SLTs to take part in research interviews exploring their views and experiences of providing child-facing reports. If you are interested, please follow this link for more info and to sign up: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #bskyspeechies
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From initial assessment to planning intervention for paediatric clients: what do UK SLTs need?
The study is aiming to find out which information allows speech and language therapists to select intervention goals. By overviewing speech and language therapists’ current practice in planning interv...
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Petra Boynton @petraboynton.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#ResearcherRenew starts again on 02.01.26. You're invited to a friendly, supportive and practical start to the year. No charge. #AcademicSky #PhDChat #AcademicChatter #PhDSky #HigherEd Find out how it works here: theresearchcompanion.com/researcherre... Full schedule in the pic below.
A photo of a coffee pot, mug and candles beside a tub of grey wool and half finished knitting. Above it reads 'Researcher Renew - January 2026' and on the right is a calendar showing the daily activities for Researcher Renew in January this year:
2 - Researcher Renew begins
4 - What went well this year?
6 - Centre Yourself
8 - Sort your workspace
10 - Plan your time
12 - Prioritise your health
14 - Back up!
16 - Letting go
18 - Clean your data
20  - Circles of Control
22 - Sort your working space
24 - Build your support network
26 - Rest time!
28 - Make yourself comfortable
29 - Cultivate hope
30 - Thank you notes
31 - Your year of treats
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Peter Just @peterdjust.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
🚨 #ICYMI the @dcpcampaign.bsky.social and Speech, Language and Communication Alliance have published 'Fight for Ordinary: How to spend less and get better outcomes for children with speech and language challenges'. ▶️ speechandlanguage.org.uk/about-us/new... 🔽 Check out RCSLT's response below.
Steve Jamieson, Chief Executive of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists said: “Providing timely and effective support for children with speech, language and communication needs is the right thing to do. Not only is it best for children and families; it makes economic sense too. We know speech and language therapists want to make a difference and help as early as possible. We are calling for cross-government action to ensure there is easy access to speech and language therapy for children, young people, and families, with integrated universal, targeted and specialist support in all schools and early years settings.”
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I’ll be starting shortly at #RCSLTConf25 Not sure if I prefer having no idea on the audience or if I prefer to see. them.. Will you be there?
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Redenlab Inc. @redenlab.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Prof Angela Morgan led team calling to better differentiate speech vs language in genetics. Clearer terms = better diagnosis & care. With input from Prof Adam Vogel, our CSO, advancing communication science. In @ejhg-journal.bsky.social 🧪🧠📈 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #bskySPEECHIES
Publication highlights of the paper "Speech and language classification in the human phenotype ontology (HPO)". The right hand side features a photo of children undergoing speech therapy. Key findings:
Speech & language difficulties often co-occur, but are distinct abilities.
- Speech: perception & motor production of sounds
- Language: understanding & producing messages (spoken/written)

Current classification systems (e.g. HPO) has overlapping and inconsistent speech & language categories.Key findings:
Researchers proposed a simplified and revised classification framework that distinctly separates speech & language domains and their subtypes. 

This framework will improve: 
- Precision in diagnosis & phenotyping
- Targeted therapies for neurogenetic communcation disorders
- Data-driven discovery from medical records worldwide

To read full paper, check out link in caption.Paper is published in European Journal of Human Genetics. 

Author affiliations include Berlin Institute of Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne, The Jackson Laboratory and University of Sheffield.
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Nikki Botting @profnikkibotting.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Are you the parent or carer of a child born in 2023? Please fill in our #research questionnaire on #talking and #thinking! cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... It takes about 40mins and is anonymous but you can choose to be entered into a prize draw 😊 Please share! #SLPeeps
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Evidence-based support for children and young people with additional needs 📙 #EBPRoadmap by @carolinebowen.bsky.social & @pamelasnow.bsky.social with @pipbrandon.bsky.social Foreword @lovethatsmile.bsky.social Publisher @jandrpress.bsky.social www.jr-press.co.uk/product/evid... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES 🧵 ⬇️
Book cover. "Evidence-based support for children and young people with additional needs: The Roadmap" by Caroline Bowen and Pamela Snow, with Philippa Brandon. Foreword by Heidi Gregory.
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Excited to have my first ever co-written book chapter in here. On eating, drinking & swallowing difficulties. Great to write it with @dianejsellers.bsky.social @drmariviviersslt.bsky.social & Ailish Hope people find it useful 👇🏼
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Great to hear this study from @kellyslt.bsky.social & colleagues. Important to think about eating, drinking & swallowing through childhood & beyond @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Great to hear of new developments when at ESSD 2025 Swallowing CT 3D imaging of swallow. Bringing gaps in VFSS & FEES. Now with upright seating options! @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
Presentation in lecture theatre with static images of 3D CT scans - moving images.
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Great to have an overview of past aims, progress & the future of paediatric dysphagia practice. Encouraging progress but still much to do @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Great to be at ESSD 2025. Poster creases dropping out last night. Come see or today! @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social
Fabric academic poster hung up on trouser hangers in open wardrobe.
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Compass @compassoffice.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Should your boss be paid 431 times more than you? There is a simple, evidence-based step to tackle extreme inequality and promote a fairer economy: a 10:1 pay ratio. Add your voice to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it... @equalitytrust.bsky.social @highpaycentre.bsky.social
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It's time for a maximum wage
New data from the High Pay Centre shows that the median FTSE 100 CEO now earns £4.58 million a year – 122 times more than the typical UK worker, with some, like Tesco’s CEO, paid 431 times more than t...
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Seray Ibrahim @serayibrahim.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
📣 **Exciting job opportunities** with the absolutely stellar human being @quiteneate.bsky.social. Tim is hiring 2 HCI postdocs, a SLT researcher & a PhD student to explore designing AI-enable AAC. This is gonna be a good one peeps! Check it out ⬇️ 👀
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European Society for Swallowing Disorders official account @essd-dysphagia.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
📣 #Vote now for the 2025 #ESSD Board of Directors! 📣 The results will be confirmed on 9 October at the 2025 ESSD General Assembly (GA) in Athens, Greece. 🔗https://lnkd.in/gBTZKZQz 📆Deadline: 2 Oct 2025 (Thurs) Candidate info: lnkd.in/gXqh46hF GA: lnkd.in/gU68wviB
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Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
The NCB is seeking young people identifying as Black and Global Majority aged 11-18—for those with SEND the age range is 11-24—to join its new Young Black and Global Majority NCB Advisory Group. Members will attend 4 in-person meetings a year in London: bit.ly/46lb7fs
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Helen Salisbury @helensalisbury.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
This could change my practice. There are risks of overdiagnosis from breast screening but this looks like clear evidence of benefit.
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Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Welcome @anitaslt.bsky.social I think you’ll like this starter pack #SLPeeps #BSkySpeechies #Dysphagia
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 04/09/2025
The Government will be testing the emergency alert system this Sunday at 3pm. Compatible mobile phones and tablets will make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. If you have a device hidden from an abuser, this alert could reveal it. You can opt out using the advice below. www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
We are testing Emergency Alerts on mobile phones across the UK on Sun 7 September at 3pm
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Helen Spicer-Cain @helensc.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
City St George's is conducting a survey of UK SLTs working with autistic people to find out whether and how they are adapting to be more neurodiversity affirming. This should take around 10 mins. #bskyspeechies #mySLTday Click here to take part: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Very interesting 🆓🔓article in @sigperspectives.bsky.social about eating disorders and #dysphagia and SLPs'/SLTs' role pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Eating Disorders: Manifestation of Dysphagia and Role of the Speech-Language Pathologist
Purpose: Eating disorders (EDs) are psychiatric conditions characterized by atypical eating behaviors that detrimentally impact an individual's p...
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Dr Jackie McRae @drjackiem.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
We are continuing to recruit people who have had therapy for swallowing problems (Dysphagia), to try out our digital platform for rehabilitation and provide us with feedback. @communityrrn.bsky.social 👉Get in touch TODAY 👍👍👍
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The Health Foundation @healthfoundation.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
We're looking for a talented and motivated Policy Fellow to join the team. You'll contribute to high-impact work on NHS policy and broader health system change, with a focus on primary and community care policy. Find out more and apply by 23.59 on 27 August ⬇️ bit.ly/45gHj36
Policy Fellow – Primary Care
Permanent contract
Salary: up to £50,999 plus excellent benefits
Application deadline: 27 August, 23.59
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National Children's Bureau @ncb.org.uk · 14/08/2025
‘There are so many paths to where you want to be. Your route might change, but your destination doesn’t have to.’ #ExamResults day can bring stress & anxiety – but you don’t have to be defined by the outcome. Access support from @YoungMindsUK: www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person...
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Exam Stress | How To Deal with Exam Stress
It's normal to feel a bit worried about exams, but sometimes they can make you feel anxious or depressed. Find out how you can deal with exam stress.
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Sharynne McLeod @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Children Draw Talking: Look at what we can learn from this open access article about 200 children from 24 countries who drew themselves talking @ashajournals.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
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Children Draw Talking Around the World
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine how children from across the world draw themselves talking and to apply an interdisciplinary a...
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