Rachel Sievers

@sieversslt.bsky.social

Speech and language therapist committed to raising awareness of the needs and strengths of people with developmental language disorder (DLD).

DRUM ROLL please! Our 2026 conference will be on Saturday May 9th in Birmingham. . Join us for all things Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN). Mark the date in your diary now. Join NAPLIC and get a BIG discount on the conference fee too.

#NAPLIC26 conference. All things DLD/SLCN. Face to face in Birmingham. Join NAPLIC for a discount. Details to follow: naplic.org.uk/conferences

Thanks to Jess Meredith from Differing Minds for the opportunity to raise awareness of the relatively common but under-diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition DLD (especially in adults) with our conversation last week. Catch us on You Tube.

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From our two specialist schools, we’ve seen how technology can help children with complex speech and language challenges. But this is not a complete solution — Early years and school staff still need mandatory training in speech and language development. www.gov.uk/government/n....

Thousands of children with SEND to benefit from assistive tech

Government launches innovative pilot with up to £1.7m available to help children with SEND achieve and thrive at their local school.

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Excited to be supporting adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) to participate fully in the final workshop of 'DLD Questions' tomorrow at RCSLT in London, shaping future research priorities for DLD with people with lived experience and their families and speech and language therapists.

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Thank you @Susan Guthrie for bringing together SLTs working in mental health with colleagues working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) at Leeds Beckett University last week. Hope this will be the first of many opportunities to work together on these important issues.

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