UK researchers defend diversity in science against Trump’s ‘war’ www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-p...

🇭🇰 🙏 HELP Isabella recruit #bilingual children in the 🇬🇧 UK who speak Cantonese and English with/without #devlangdis @radld.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @edldproject.bsky.social @bristol-sltru.bsky.social @deevybee.bsky.social @lucyrodgerssalt.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social #bilingualism

Izzy Chong SLT@isabellatyc.bsky.social · last yr.

Politics stuff... as you might know, has become a push factor for many Hongkongers. Many are moving to the UK and bringing their kids along. Excited & grateful to have the opportunity to work on multilingual assessments, extending the work of colleagues in HK! #DevLangDis #SLPeeps #bskyspeechies

SaLT aligns with many government agendas There are many MPs who support the campaign: for personal and constituent related reasons They were well briefed They are aware of the demand increases and recruitment crisis. View it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQgj... #InvestInSLT

E-petition debate relating to speech and language therapy - Monday 27 January

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"Autism has always been part of the human community. The reason we don’t think so is because autistic people were kept behind the walls of institutions for most of the 20th century, or they got no diagnosis at all." Per @stevesilberman.bsky.social www.lionsroar.com/neurotribes-... #neurodiversity

Neurotribes: The New Diversity

Steve Silberman’s book, "Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity," is changing the way we think about cognitive differences.

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We always have a great time of learning and collaboration at the biennial ICPLA conferences. Abstracts are due for @ICPLA2025 to be held in Patras Greece. Submit by 10th January and plan to attend in June logoth.upatras.gr/en/icpla2025/

ICPLA 2025@icpla2025.bsky.social · 2y ago

Happy New Year! 🌟 The extended deadline for abstract submissions for #ICPLA2025 is this Friday, 10 January 2025. Don’t miss the chance to share your research at our conference in Patras! Submit your abstract here 👉 app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/76778... We look forward to your contributions!

Word of the Day is one I keep posting at the end of the year, hoping its time will come. ‘Respair’, from the 16th century, is fresh hope, and a recovery from despair. Here’s to a few drops of respair in 2025.

Check out our new guidelines for creating accessible research summaries for the Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) community! doi.org/10.1111/1460... @shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @michellestclair.bsky.social Nat Turner #DLD #DevLangDis 1/7

How to create accessible research summaries for the developmental language disorder community

Background Eighty-five percent of medical research goes to waste, partly because it is not appropriately communicated to stakeholders. This represents a critical issue for the research community, es...

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You can still sign up to the wonderful (and free!) early childhood voices conference #ECV2024 If attending-check out presentation 451- where @SophieFranksDLD discusses her experiences of research involvement cvent.csu.edu.au/event/0d5914...