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…
The London Marathon will soon be upon us once more and we are delighted to have six people running for Afasic this year to raise much needed funds. Our thanks and appreciation go to Amy, Ceri, Jon, Justin B, Justin K, and Philip. All of them have a very personal reason to put in the…
We hope that you will want to join us for one (or both) of our charity bike rides in 2019! Saturday 15th June – a 50 mile ride through the pretty countryside and villages of Kent. It will start and finish in Ashford, which is readily accessible by train and car. Saturday 7th September –…
Speaking up for your child – are you being heard? Afasic is delighted to announce that we will be running a second free workshop for parents on 27th March in Essex from 10.00 am to 2.30 pm, at Thorpedene Primary school, Delaware Road, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 9NP. Lunch will be provided. Parents who attended the first…
Afasic has funding to run transition courses this summer for year 6 children who have speech, language and communication needs who will be moving into year 7 and we are looking for secondary schools and SALT teams to take part. The courses increase pupils’ confidence and skills and really help make a difference! Please see…
Afasic has a number of guaranteed places for the Prudential Ride London – 100 mile event on Sunday 4th August 2019. This iconic cycle ride starts in the Olympic Park in Stratford and finishes on the Mall, with 100 miles of cycling through London and the Surrey countryside on closed roads in between. We are…
It’s not too late to make a donation to our ‘Gift of Communication’ appeal! Please donate now. Your support can make a real difference for parents of children who struggle to understand what’s being said to them, or are frustrated at not being able to express themselves. You can help transform a child’s life, enabling…
There is still time to enter for the 2019 Shine a Light awards, the closing date is Wednesday 9th January 2019 at 23.59. There are several categories including Communication Champion or Child / Young Person of the Year. The ceremony takes place on Thursday 21st March 2019. British comic actress and writer, Sally Philips is hosting…
Can you help? Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for children aged 10-15 who have difficulties with language to take part in their study into how brains work. This would involve having an MRI scan and also undertaking some behavioural tests, taking about half a day altogether. For more information about what is…