Blog | DLD and Me

Amanda and Anna

Nov 153 min read

Katie shares her experiences about the impact the DLD and Me programme has had for the young people she works with

I’m Katie, I’m a Speech and Language Therapist working in primary and secondary schools in Lewisham, in southeast London, and I’ve been...

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Amanda and Anna

Sep 281 min read

Navigating a diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder

If your child has recently been diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), it's normal to feel overwhelmed. DLD affects 7% of...

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Amanda and Anna

Aug 9, 20232 min read

DLD in my own words

I just want you to know that having DLD is so hard, it's a battle 🤼‍♂️, but I just never give up. If you think about language 💬 it's...

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Amanda and Anna

Sep 26, 20201 min read

DLD Awareness Day 16th October 2020

Friday 16th October is Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day. 7% of the population have Developmental Language Disorder (DLD),...

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Amanda and Anna

May 29, 20201 min read

Lockdown support

Lots of us are struggling to support our young people at the moment. Of foremost importance is their health and well-being, both physical...

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Amanda and Anna

Apr 19, 20201 min read

Draw and Tell Technique

We have learnt about a fantastic tool for enabling students with DLD to share their views - the draw and tell technique. Through drawing...

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Amanda and Anna

Mar 29, 20201 min read

DLD Together Project

Afasic has joined with the wonderful Stephen Parsons to develop a face to face and video conference training for parents about DLD. Do...

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Amanda and Anna

Mar 29, 20201 min read

Winners of Sternberg Award for Clinical Innovation!

We are very excited to announce that we attended the wonderful RCSLT Honours and Giving Voice Awards on 25th September 2019 and we were...

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