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Mikey’s Wish Foundation

@mikeys-wish.bsky.social

A registered UK Charity supporting people with all speech, language and communication needs, with an added interest in Childhood Apraxia of speech. Account ran by Mikey Akers MBE

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Speech and Language UK@speechandlanguk.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations @mikeys-wish.bsky.social on your MBE!🏅 It's great to see speech and language therapy recognised, which will help the two million children struggling to talk and understand words get the support they deserve!

Mikey’s Wish Foundation@mikeys-wish.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We are incredibly proud to announce that our founder, Mikey Akers, has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to Special Educational Needs.

Pam Slater@pamslater26.bsky.social · 3mo ago

May 14th, Apraxia Awareness Day 💙 Raising awareness of Childhood Apraxia of Speech for all families with CAS. @mikeys-wish.bsky.social We also have a calendar of suggestions, including free zoom talks on Tues 19th and Fri 29th May. Register on Eventbrite for the link to join

Struggling with ideas for Apraxia Awareness month? Mikey’s Wish Foundatiin have you covered with their Awareness Month Calendar. Easy activities to follow which will help spread the word about… | ...

Struggling with ideas for Apraxia Awareness month? Mikey’s Wish Foundatiin have you covered with their Awareness Month Calendar. Easy activities to follow which will help spread the word about chi...

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Peter Just@peterdjust.bsky.social · 5mo ago

💥 NEWS FLASH: #InvestInSLT campaign update! 🚨 RCSLT & @mikeys-wish.bsky.social are delighted to announce new supporters for the Downing Street letter. ▶️ Advisory group members Robin Hurtley and Dr @samburrslt.bsky.social ▶️ Chris Kamara, and Symbol UK 📰 More info here: rcslt.org/news/invest-...

Invest in SLT campaign letter delivered to Downing Street | RCSLT

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Peter Just@peterdjust.bsky.social · 5mo ago

💥BREAKING NEWS 📢 Over 50 organisations join the #InvestInSLT campaign call for the Government to publish the long-promised Speech and Language Therapy Action Plan. 📨 Check out the @mikeys-wish.bsky.social and RCSLT co-ordinated letter to Keir Starmer here: www.rcslt.org/news/invest-...

A graphic with the Mikey's Wish Foundation and RCSLT's logos and the wording 'Invest in SLT Campaign writes to Prime Minister'.
Peter Just@peterdjust.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🚨 In case you missed it: check out below all about the #InvestInSLT campaign letter to Sir Keir Starmer, coordinated by @mikeys-wish.bsky.social and the RCSLT, supported by over 50 other organisations.

Peter Just@peterdjust.bsky.social · 5mo ago

💥BREAKING NEWS 📢 Over 50 organisations join the #InvestInSLT campaign call for the Government to publish the long-promised Speech and Language Therapy Action Plan. 📨 Check out the @mikeys-wish.bsky.social and RCSLT co-ordinated letter to Keir Starmer here: www.rcslt.org/news/invest-...

A graphic with the Mikey's Wish Foundation and RCSLT's logos and the wording 'Invest in SLT Campaign writes to Prime Minister'.
ASHA Journals@ashajournals.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This study highlights the need for parental education and communication when working with children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech. Learn how to better ensure that caregivers' concerns about their children's speech are addressed https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_AJSLP-25-00358 @sydney.edu.au

Caregivers' Experiences of Assessment and Treatment for Their Child With Childhood Apraxia of Speech: An International Questionnaire Study

Purpose: The aim of this study was to understand caregivers' preferences and experiences with diagnosis and treatment of childhood apraxia of spe...

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻@carolinebowen.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Hello 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES, SLT advocates, parents of children & young people with #SLCN & other dedicated #childSPEECHdis #devLANGdis 💃🕺movers & shakers. The #INVESTinSLT push has important implications internationally. Please amplify📣 this message 🇬🇧 #budget2025🇬🇧 #budget25🇬🇧 @ukparliament.parliament.uk

RCSLT letterhead Statement on the need to Invest in SLT - 27 October 2025 This statement is issued on behalf of Mikey Akers, Louisa Akers, Francesca Beard, Samantha Berry, Dave Harford, Georgia Leckie, Karen Massey, Sharon Oliphant,Gillian Rudd, Pam Slater, and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.* Nine months ago today (27 October) the House of Commons debated the Invest in SLT petition. We were delighted that our briefing for the debate was supported by over 40 organisations and by the very powerful contributions from MPs of all parties calling on the Government to increase investment in services and better plan for the speech and language therapy workforce. We were also encouraged by the Government’s response and by the pledge the Government made to the Invest in SLT team in March that they would work with us on an action plan to tackle the issues affecting access to speech and language therapy. We regret that seven months on that action plan has not yet appeared. So, today, and with the Budget on 26 November in sight, we are calling on the Government to do two things: 1) Ensure that the forthcoming Budget provides sufficient resources to the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, and other relevant Government Departments, so they can increase investment in speech and language therapy. 2) Publish the speech and language therapy action plan which they discussed with us in March. People of all ages with communication disability, difficulty, or difference, and those with eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties, and their families and carers have already waited too long for the barriers to accessing speech and language therapy to be removed. They should not have to wait any longer. Working with you, we will do all we can to make things better for people with communication and/or swallowing needs. But we need the Government to act – and to act now. Those we work with and represent deserve no less.
Peter Just@peterdjust.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 9 months since the #InvestInSLT petition was debated in Parliament, we are calling on the UK Government to: 1️⃣ Use the Budget to ensure sufficient resources for services 2️⃣ Bring forward its SLT Action Plan ➡️ Read our statement in full: www.rcslt.org/wp-content/u... #Budget25 #Budget2025 #SLT

Statement from the Invest In SLT home team dated 27 October 2025 marking nine months since Mikey Akers' petition was debated in the House of Commons.
Breaking the Ice Podcast@btipodcast.bsky.social · last yr.

Having had speech therapy for many years, I can tell you that these people do an incredible job. Giving a voice to those who don't feel like they have one. We are truly indebted to you all. Thank you. #StammeringPride

Mikey’s Wish Foundation@mikeys-wish.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy National Speech & Language Therapist Day! The work speech therapists do truly changes lives. Give your speech and language therapist a shout out in the comments. Let’s celebrate them. Thank you. 💙