The Afasic Helpline will close for the Christmas and New Year break at 4.00 pm on Wednesday 16th December and reopen on Monday 11th January at 10.30 am. In the meantime, you can submit queries through the helpline enquiry form, and we will reply when the helpline reopens in January. Wishing you Happy Seasons Greetings…
2020 has certainly been a tough year for all of us and this has been especially so for children who struggle to communicate and can’t understand what is going on. That’s because they have a ‘Developmental Language Disorder’, an often hidden disability, which means that they can’t understand what’s being said to them, or…
Please contribute to the survey launched recently by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. They want to find out how the pandemic has affected your access to speech and language therapy. The survey is available here: https://www.rcslt.org/learning/has-coronavirus-affected-your-access-to-speech-and-language-therapy There are actually two questionnaires so make sure you choose the right one! Most Afasic parents…
Find out about a new research project on Developmental Language Disorder that has been set up by the University of Bath, City University London and the University of Cambridge. The project is called ‘Engage with Developmental Language Disorder’ and it is looking for parents and individuals affected by DLD to sign up to it. For…
During May Linda Lascelles and Deborah Kalinke set themselves the challenge of walking at least 10,000 steps a day walking their dogs on the South Downs. They ended up walking 225 miles and raising over £3,000 between them for Afasic! We are very grateful to the 10 cyclists who took part in our socially distanced…
We are delighted to announce that our charity Christmas cards for 2020 are now available – please support Afasic by buying your cards from us and encouraging others to do so. All proceeds will go towards the work of Afasic. We have five new cards this year, as well as two wrapping papers with matching…
Sandra Capelin is a long-term supporter of Afasic. 30 years ago, she published a book entitled ‘Rachel the Write to Speak’ describing her struggle to get a diagnosis and support for her daughter. She has recently published an updated version of the book which you can purchase by contacting Sandra direct here or online from…
We have two runners taking part in the ‘virtual’ London Marathon on the 4th October and they really need your support! Here are their stories: Richard Knott ran the first ever London marathon in 1981 and raised money for Afasic. He is now looking to run the ‘virtual’ 40th London Marathon, albeit alone this time,…