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,…
We are very grateful to the many hundreds of people who took part in the Afasic Sign and Sing event on the 4th June. It was great to see so many taking part on our main video conference session and we know that a number of schools across the country were taking part separately as…
‘Sunshine in my Heart’ is a catchy but easy to learn, simple song, suitable for just about any aged child to learn to sing and sign and it’s great fun to try! On 4th June at 10 a.m. we are planning a HUGE sing and signalong, and hope that you will want to take part,…
Please support Afasic (and encourage others to do so) by taking part in the 2.6 Challenge on Sunday 26th April – the day the London Marathon should have taken place. All you need to do is dream up an activity based around the numbers 2.6 or 26 that suits your skills and complete it on…
As we go into the third week of schools being closed, we have collated some tips and advice on home schooling contributed by parents on the DLD Facebook page. We are also very grateful to Stephen Parsons who has sent us links to Word Play resources he has developed with Anna Branagan, which you may…