My heart broke a little on Monday. I was in class with 30ish 6 year olds doing an activity where they had to draw themselves and write a sentence about what was most important to them. They were all really excited and got started straightaway.

Understanding masking

If you have come across #aphasia for the first time recently, and would like to understand more, please watch this excellent video from Katie Monnelly and Stroke Association. #BruceWillis #Marlon #Emmerdale

Police are searching for 6 year old twins Emmanuel and Emmanuella - they are missing after playing in their front garden in Lambeth. Police say call 999 if you see them. Emmanuel dressed in blue & his sister in pink, her hair in braids - family “desperately worried” 📸 Met Police

OUR STATEMENT: The Foreign Press Association, Africa registers its displeasure against media outlets using images of black people alongside stories of the #monkeypox outbreak in North America and the United Kingdom.

Some children feel they need to self edit and leave their cultural & linguistic identity at the front of the school gate & those children often grow into adults that do the same in workplace.

Our team has grown! Welcome to Jenny, Jes, & Georgina 😁 Fancy joining us? There’s still time to apply for our B6/7 neonatal post jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/917…

Due to internal recruitment we have an exciting Band 6 opportunity to join our team 🤩 ⬇️ jobs.nhs.uk/xi/vacancy/917… Closing date 19th August!

Candlelighters is recruiting. Tell your friends! #TeamCandlelighters Supporting families of children with cancer. candlelighters.org.uk/join-our-team/…

Donors who have recently tested positive for COVID must wait at least 28 days

Waiting times for children's speech & language therapy services are "deeply disturbing" says @SteveJamieson12 in today's The Telegraph. "It’s clear that speech and language therapy services are at breaking point.." telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/0…

Procrastinating? Me?! Never.

If "bringing the profession into disrepute" means abandoning my ethics and not calling out ableist ideologies, then yes, I must be unprofessional. #autism #SLT

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1 The classroom is quiet. Everyone's studying hard. The lesson is going well. “Miss, what’s that noise?” There’s a faint buzzing in the distance. No-one else notices. “There’s no noise, Leon, get back to your work.” “But Miss, there is.” Some pupils look up. “It’s annoying”🧵

I am writing a piece on why the idea of professionalism or being professional might be ableist in some ways. What literature or blog posts are you aware of on this topic which I could read? I am looking myself but maybe some of you have your own work I could read and cite. Let me

Help Georgina to support Candlelighters Trust in a journey to raise funds for children and families affected by childhood cancer across Yorkshire. justgiving.com/page/georgina-…

Yesterday, our co-chair @AuDHD_SLT attended the RCSLT 💙 EDI workshop along with other members from the various EDI working groups. They explored ideas & ways forward, to develop & strengthen the EDI focus across SLT. Here’s some tips to aid your ND affirming practice:-

🚨 To mark #WorldHomelessDay RCSLT 💙's calling for greater awareness of: 1⃣ the links between homelessness & speech, language & communication needs 2⃣ how speech & language therapy can support people experiencing homelessness ▶️ rcslt.org/wp-content/upl… #SLTInHomelessness 1/