Professor Sir Michael Rutter CBE Sir Michael was a long term supporter and Vice President of Afasic, he passed away peacefully at home and will be greatly missed by many people. Michael was regarded as the ‘father of Child Psychiatry’, paving the way for numerous developmental psychologists and psychiatrists around the world. He was credited with…
Afasic Christmas Concert
Join us for the biennial Afasic Charity Christmas Concert on the evening of Friday 10th December, starring the wonderful Sir Derek Jacobi, international star of stage and screen! There will be music, communal carols and readings throughout the evening; and a number of young people with communication difficulties will be participating. Don’t miss out on…
Afasic is supporting DLD Awareness Day
Afasic is supporting DLD Awareness Day on 15th October to help raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder, a little-known condition that affects 2 children in the average classroom. You can find our more about DLD here. #ThinkLanguage #ThinkDLD
Jonathan Cycles ‘End to End’ 25 times for Afasic!
Congratulations and many thanks to Jonathan Edwards, Rose, Leyton & Ramsey who raised over £200 for Afasic with their very own ‘End to End’ ride! “It’s 25 years since I cycled the End to End of Britain, and I wondered how to commemorate it now I’m a bit beyond doing it again. I grew up…
Please Support our Running Heroes!
Please support our running heroes taking part in the London Marathon on the 3rd October to raise much needed funds for Afasic. To find out more and to sponsor them just click on the links below. Caroline Auld – As a speech & language therapist Caroline is passionate about communication and keen to raise funds…
Parent Engagement Officer.
We are looking for a self-starting and enthusiastic Parent Engagement Officer with knowledge of Developmental Language Disorder and/or the SEND system. We are looking for somebody to oversee and manage the DLD Together training programme for parents which has been successfully piloted by ourselves and NAPLIC. This is an exciting new role within Afasic and…
Land’s End to John O’Groats Challenge!
We are very pleased to let you know that on Sunday, John and Ben completed the Ride Across Britain (RAB) event, cycling almost 1,000 miles in 9 days from Land’s End to John O’Groats. This really is a huge achievement and we would like to thank them both for raising both awareness and much needed…
New DLD resources and video to support parents
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) affects just over 7% of the population, that’s an average of 2 children in every class of 30. It is more common than Autism yet few people have heard of it! In collaboration with Afasic, the Moor House Research and Training Institute has created two checklists and a video to help parents support their child’s communication. The…