A recent process led by Professor Dorothy Bishop and Maggie Snowling of RALLI aimed to reach a consensus about terminology in this area. After months of discussion and review we are delighted to confirm that the agreed term is now Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and it replaces other terms such as Learning Language Impairment (LLI) and Specific…
Have you been unsuccessful in the London Marathon Ballot or are you thinking about doing a run next spring but not sure about the full marathon distance? Well maybe Afasic can help! Afasic has guaranteed places for the first ever half marathon organised by the same team that runs the London marathon – ‘The Big…
During the summer of 2017 Afasic organised and ran a total of 16 specialist ‘Secondary Starter’ transition courses for children who have persistent speech, language and communication difficulties about to move to secondary school. The courses were held in a range of locations across England and were attended by over 190 children. These courses aim…
DLD Awareness Day on Friday 22 September 2017 was a huge success. There were even two articles in the national press. Some of the comments were not very kind, but Afasic got a couple of mentions, which is fantastic. You can help by taking every opportunity to make people aware of Afasic’s existence and how…
App for parents – tips and information Afasic England has produced an App, based on our self-advocacy workshops for parents. It has been developed in partnership with Steve Percival, a specialist in advocacy. The App has lots of information for parents about the legal system, practical tips on how to manage meetings, a glossary of…
Our full range of Christmas cards for 2017 is now available and includes new designs, handmade cards, our popular ‘bonus packs’ and some wrapping paper, so hopefully there is something for everyone! Please support Afasic by buying your Christmas cards from us and encouraging others to do so; all the proceeds will go towards Afasic’s…
Alison Huneke, the Afasic Helpline Manager, will be speaking at this free conference for parents. When: Wednesday 13 September 2017 Where: Zetland House, 5-25 Scrutton Street, London EC2A 4HJ See the download below for full details of the programme and how to book a place.
We would like to thank everyone that has made a donation to our summer appeal for the Afasic Parents’ Helpline Service. This has brought in over £3,600 to date and we are delighted at the response that it has received. If you haven’t yet managed to make a donation then it’s not too late –…
Due to a large increase in the costs associated with using the online fundraising site ‘Justgiving.com’, Afasic has taken the decision to remove its charity listing from the site. We simply cannot justify the cost of using this site when people can use other sites that basically do the same job at a much lower…