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Stephen Parsons. Speech and Language Therapist, trainer and author. Chair of RADLD. Co-Chair of SLCA. Vocabulary, spoken language, oracy, Developmental Language Disorder #DevLangDis. #BskySpeechies thinkingtalking.co.uk

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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 2h
Research funding opportunities for Speech and Language Therapy led interventions for DLD. Closes November 18th. www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/spee...
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Alex Wormall @wormito.bsky.social · 9h
One of my kids in clinic gave me a joke today. Why do ducks have feathers on their bums? To cover their butt-quack #bskyspeechies #mySLTday #wespeechies
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Duck with Sunflower Hat
ALT: Duck with Sunflower Hat
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 15h
This is so very funny youtu.be/SHUvSffmLIQ?...
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Most TV is Just This Now
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 12h
I have just been asked: 'What tools are recommended for secondary schools to strengthen teacher/SENCO/leaders understanding of speech and language skills?' What would you suggest?
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Alex Quigley @alexjquigley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Education Endowment Foundation (@theeef.bsky.social) is asking for your input on their research agenda. It is a great opportunity to help shape and inform national priorities. Find out more here: eefoundation.tfaforms.net/5044606
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Moor House Institute @moorhouseinstitute.com · 29/09/2026
Our training for schools is developed by highly specialist speech and language therapists and teachers with decades of experience. It's grounded in real-world practice and available on-demand. Find out more here www.moorhouseinstitute.com/dld-courses/ #SendTraining #DLD #DLDAwareness
A woman sits smiling at a laptop. Text reads On-demand DLD training for SENCOs, teachers, TAs and whole school staff
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A petition for you to sign calling for better services for people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Started by Shelbi Annison, an adult with DLD. Please share with your non-BlueSky networks too #DevLangDis petition.parliament.uk/petitions/78...
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Petition: Fund a national diagnostic DLD pathway & better services for people with DLD
Fund a national diagnostic Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) pathway and improved services for those with DLD. This pathway should raise awareness, understanding and inclusion of DLD, provide earl...
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Diagnosis matters! We do hope that people with DLD don't end up in court, but if they do this study showed that juries views are influenced by knowing if a defendant has Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). #DevLangDis
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A petition for you to sign calling for better services for people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Started by Shelbi Annison, an adult with DLD. Please share with your non-BlueSky networks too #DevLangDis petition.parliament.uk/petitions/78...
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Petition: Fund a national diagnostic DLD pathway & better services for people with DLD
Fund a national diagnostic Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) pathway and improved services for those with DLD. This pathway should raise awareness, understanding and inclusion of DLD, provide earl...
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NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NAPLIC has a series of networks related to #DevLangDis and #SLCN. These are all free to members. And as membership is only £20 it works out as exceptional value. www.naplic.org.uk/events/ SLCN provision network is on October 5th Journal club is October 21st
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Diagnosis matters! We do hope that people with DLD don't end up in court, but if they do this study showed that juries views are influenced by knowing if a defendant has Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). #DevLangDis
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Click for the headline and stay for the brilliant writing.
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The first SEND training package from the DfE has landed. Very pleased to see that it's SLCN. It's designed to be delivered by SENCO to their schools but I'd advise local services to get involved to integrate it also. www.gov.uk/government/p...
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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 · 25/09/2026
Children born in #lockdown show age expected #language skills at 4 but struggle with executive function (#EF). Read about our @ukri.org funded @bicycle-study.bsky.social in ADC @bmj.com here: adc.bmj.com/content/111/...
Graph showing good language and motor skills but poor executive functionSummary of the study for familiesSummary of the BICYCLE study for families
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good to see speech and language in the first release of training resources for schools, as it says here language underpins so much of learning
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rather pleased to see DLD related research project by a trainee Educational Psychologist. This seems to indicate that others are learning and interested in #DevLangDis. Progress!
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The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEW: School funding per pupil is now expected to rise by 9% in real terms between 2025–26 and 2028–29, more than twice the growth that was expected at last year’s Spending Review. But why is this, and what does this mean for schools? [THREAD] ⬇️
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🎃👻🧡N𝔦cøℓe ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭ 🧡👻🎃 @nicoleyc17.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🌻I seriously want to buy a drink for whoever did this at the #UN 🤣🤣👏👏👏🍸🤡😊 #priceless #Trump #OrangeGrifter #uspol #auspol #sendintheclowns www.nine.com.au/world-news/u...
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Denmark denies making awkward song choice just before Trump entered room
As Marco Rubio entered the room, ‘Send in the Clowns’ began to play.
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Adam Schembri (ˈʃɛmbɹi/ˈʃkɛmbri) @adamcschembri.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It's today!
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rather pleased to see DLD related research project by a trainee Educational Psychologist. This seems to indicate that others are learning and interested in #DevLangDis. Progress!
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Brendan Parry Kaufmann @bpkaufmann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I have never added a pub to my bucket list so fucking fast.
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
To help us get this year's @radld.bsky.social poster on billboards, we need your money. And donation, in any currency helps us reach more people. Please give what you can. #DevLangDis www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...
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Make DLD Visible | Billboards for DLD
🌍 Make DLD Visible | Billboards for DLDDevelopmental Language Disorder (DLD) affects 1 in 14 people yet most people have never heard of it. We want to change…
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
To help us get this year's @radld.bsky.social poster on billboards, we need your money. And donation, in any currency helps us reach more people. Please give what you can. #DevLangDis www.zeffy.com/en-GB/donati...
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Make DLD Visible | Billboards for DLD
🌍 Make DLD Visible | Billboards for DLDDevelopmental Language Disorder (DLD) affects 1 in 14 people yet most people have never heard of it. We want to change…
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just found out that Edinburgh Castle will be lighting up purple on October 16th to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder. Write your letter today: radld.org/dld-awarenes... #DLDday @radld.bsky.social
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Light Up Events
Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Imagine driving down the road and seeing this billboard poster! How amazing would it be! Imagine the number of people we could reach! and lives we could change! Donate and make this a reality!--Search 'radldzeffy'. All currencies accepted. Donations big and small are welcome! @radld.bsky.social
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DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Interesting editorial from @jonsevers.bsky.social I agree wholeheartedly with his plea for a broader conception of research across the sector. Different questions require different methodologies to answer them. tes-magazine-daily.beehiiv.com/p/whose-evid...
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Whose evidence is it anyway?
Plus the week's talking points and events diary
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just found out that Edinburgh Castle will be lighting up purple on October 16th to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder. Write your letter today: radld.org/dld-awarenes... #DLDday @radld.bsky.social
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Light Up Events
Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder
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RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
DLD day is less than one month away---Oct 16 Friday! The one small action I will do for DLD is to show the video DLD-1-2-3 to my school-age grandnephews and grandniece about Developmental Language Disorder. The video is here www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ-s... What will you do? @radld.bsky.social
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thetford in Norfolk has been in the news recently for all the wrong reasons, but it has a long multicultural history. Thetford had Britain's first black mayor as well as the contributions of the Duleep Singh family below.
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The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Big River Watch has begun! To join the UK & Ireland's biggest visual survey of river health: 📱 Download the free Big River Watch app 🐟 Enjoy time by a river recording what you see 📆 Submit your surveys by the end of 24th Sept We can't wait to see your observations on our live Big River Watch map!
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Miranda Keeling @mirandakeeling.com · 18/09/2026
I met a software engineer tonight who’s lost his work to AI. He’s retraining as a carpenter. ‘People want real things by real people’, he said, hope in his voice. Writing is being hit too. I hope people want real observations of the world. If you’d like to support me: www.patreon.com/MirandaKeeling
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Miranda Keeling — Author and observer of everyday life.
Get more from Miranda Keeling on Patreon. Author and observer of everyday life.. Support Miranda Keeling and get exclusive access to their work.
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Tube Mapper- Luke Agbaimoni @tubemapper.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
All I see is Mondrian when I'm waiting for a train at Green Park!
Green park station looking like a Mondrian painting Mondrian painting
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I delivered in person 'Language for Behaviour and Emotions' training today to TAs. What struck me was the number of questions. They were so motivated. It was refreshing. Their commitment is often not recognised. Or at least to the level it should be.
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Chris Dale @chrisdaleoxford.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here's a positive message from Oxford University Hospitals about shorter referral times. How do we get this sort of thing to people who get their information (and thence their opinions and votes) from Daily Mail headlines and Reform? They won't read press releases. www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article...
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Service redesign more than halves waiting list for specialist care in six months - Oxford University Hospitals
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Such a good news story and an inspiration for us all. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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‘I see them like my own children’: reforesting Ethiopia with 50bn trees, one step at a time
After losing much of its forests in recent decades, ordinary citizens have led the way in planting saplings across the country as part of the government’s Green Legacy Initiative
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
'Language for Behaviour and Emotions' is a firm favourite of those working with young people with SLCN and SEMH. If you would like to take a peek at what it's all about a sample of the book is available here: www.routledge.com/go/language-... @melaniespeechie.bsky.social @lang4think.bsky.social
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Language for Behaviour and Emotions Toolkit
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
New ad from the Norwegian Consumer Council @forbrukerradet.bsky.social about the declining lifespan, repairability and enshittification of products: Planned obsolescence v 2.0 Read their report forbrukerradet.no/shortlife
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've added @radld.bsky.social's virtual background so when I'm on a zoom call I'm raising awareness of DLD. You can too. radld.org/dld-awarenes... #DevLangDis
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domiracer.bsky.social @domiracer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Beautiful. This is my local Waterstones bookshop. Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've added @radld.bsky.social's virtual background so when I'm on a zoom call I'm raising awareness of DLD. You can too. radld.org/dld-awarenes... #DevLangDis
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DamsonEd @damsoned.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A programme, developed by serious academics to help children have fun while they learn.. is anyone surprised it works? We need more of this, please. 😊 bsky.app/profile/tesm...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 15/09/2026
GOOD NEWS 👏 Hungary will amend anti-LGBTQ law to align with EU standards
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Mary J @primaryteachermary.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
31% of children in the UK living in poverty. This is absolutely not ok. Tax me more if it helps. I’ll take it!
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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
💰🔒 in @ashajournals.bsky.social Morken, F., Jones, L. Ø., & Helland, W. A. 2026 Characteristics of #DevLangDis in Adults: A Scoping Review. doi.org/10.1044/2026... Heterogeneity in the research base makes it difficult to draw firm & specific conclusions. PRESSING RESEARCH NEED. 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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Quiet Majority @majorityquiet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We loved this so much we just had to put English subtitles on it, apologies to the French speakers for our translation. But this is what it would look like here in the UK if Farage or Lowe or another of their ilk got their own way.
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Nikki Botting @profnikkibotting.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What do you like to #eat? What #meals do you struggle with? We are looking for people (16 years and older) to tell us! We especially want to know if you have #DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) or have always found talking and listening tricky. cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A small good (arguably v cute) thing happened in my garden a few days ago - a break from the doom scroll 👇🏼🪶
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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
DLD is a difference and not a delay. Professionals need to think hard before using 'language delay.' It may be well intentioned but it can also be misinterpreted by families indicating that children can catch up. #DevLangDis
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EngagewithDLD @edldproject.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Happy Thursday E-DLD followers! Today's research study aimed to investigate whether undiagnosed DLD is related to reoffending. Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/rates-o... Original article: acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #DevLangDis #DLD #YoungOffenders
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Martin Pratt @martinpratt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“participants with DLD were over two and half times more likely to reoffend than their unaffected offending peers and the only other significant variable was the number of previous offences” 👉 Watch on ACAMH Learn · Free CPD/CME #ChildMentalHealth #ConductDisorders #DLD
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Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young…
Dr. Maxine Winstanley on her JCPP paper ‘Developmental language disorders and risk of recidivism among young offenders’
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