The SWAN team at University College London (UCL) has developed a new tablet-based game that aims to help build number skills in children with Developmental Language Disorders. The project is looking for children with DLD to play this highly motivating game. They are keen to recruit parents and children who are between 5 and 7…
Update on Engage with Developmental Language Disorder Project
We are pleased to provide an update on the Engage with Developmental Language Disorder project and details of some recent research findings. For more information please click on the link below.
Afasic Helpline Christmas closure
The Afasic Helpline will close for the Christmas and New Year break at 4.00 pm on Wednesday 16th December and reopen on Monday 11th January at 10.30 am. In the meantime, you can submit queries through the helpline enquiry form, and we will reply when the helpline reopens in January. Wishing you Happy Seasons Greetings…
Give a Child the ‘Gift of Communication’ this Christmas
2020 has certainly been a tough year for all of us and this has been especially so for children who struggle to communicate and can’t understand what is going on. That’s because they have a ‘Developmental Language Disorder’, an often hidden disability, which means that they can’t understand what’s being said to them, or…
RCSLT Survey on Access to SLT During Covid
Please contribute to the survey launched recently by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. They want to find out how the pandemic has affected your access to speech and language therapy. The survey is available here: https://www.rcslt.org/learning/has-coronavirus-affected-your-access-to-speech-and-language-therapy There are actually two questionnaires so make sure you choose the right one! Most Afasic parents…
The Engage with Developmental Language Disorder (or E-DLD) project
Find out about a new research project on Developmental Language Disorder that has been set up by the University of Bath, City University London and the University of Cambridge. The project is called ‘Engage with Developmental Language Disorder’ and it is looking for parents and individuals affected by DLD to sign up to it. For…
Afasic fundraising challenge success
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…
Afasic Christmas Cards now available!
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…