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…
Can you help? SLT Aoife Gallagher is looking for mothers and fathers of primary or secondary-aged children with a language disorder to complete an online survey. What is involved? The survey takes about 45 minutes to complete. You are given some statements about collaborative planning/SLT support in school and asked whether you agree with them….
A new guide to Social Communication Disorder is now available exclusively from Afasic. Entitled Social Communication Disorder (SCD) DSM-5 (Semantic Pragmatic Disorder), it is a reworking and updating of her original and highly influential paper on Semantic Pragmatic Disorder by Margo Sharp, the highly specialist speech and language therapist and trustee of Afasic. This new article,…
It was a perfect day for a bike ride when this year’s Afasic charity ride visited the picturesque Essex countryside, starting and finishing in the village of Rayne and visiting many ‘Greats’ and ‘Littles’ along the way. It was a 50 mile route, to mark our 50th Anniversary, the country roads were gently undulating, with…
Stand is pleased to offer a Conference that demonstrates the importance of language development in early childhood. The Conference, which is led by Key speakers from across Wales, shows how developing language skills is of absolute importance for young children’s success later in life both as social beings and in pursuing an education. The Conference…
Since Afasic Cymru sadly had to close due to funding problems earlier this year, Yvonne Brooks, ex-Afasic project officer for North Wales and Sarah McCulloch have come together to form Stand North Wales CIC, a new social enterprise that aims to run training events for parents and professionals , activities for local children who are…
The Bercow Ten Years On report into the state of provision for children with SLCN was published earlier this year. A petition was then set up to ask the Government to implement the recommendations in the report. The petition recently reached a total of 10 000 signatures triggering a response from the Government. You can…
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Afasic, we are offering up to £250 of funding to help with the costs of a children’s party for those affected by speech, language and communication needs (SLCN), their siblings and families. This funding is limited to 10 events across the country and we are very grateful to the…
Join us for our special 50 mile charity bike ride to mark our 50th Anniversary! The date is Saturday 1st September and will involve a circular route through the pretty countryside and villages of Essex. It will start and finish in the village of Rayne, close to Braintree, which is readily accessible by train and…