As it's #mentalhealthawarenessweek here is a reminder of the RADLDcampaign by @lilacCourt about Developmental Language Disorder and mental health. #DevLangDis youtu.be/-orJLnCgGJw?si…

Natural language acquisition and gestalt language processing: A critical analysis of their application to autism and speech language therapy - Tiffany L Hutchins, Sophie E Knox, E Cheryl Fletcher, 2024 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23…

Very proud of a positive session today with a YP that is finding it hard to engage with services - games, fidget toys and a Talking Mats activity, and this YP said 'yeah why not' to completing a full communication ax with myself! All about that meaningful interaction ✨ #MySLTDay

The slippery slope concept - whereby misfits are assumed to create a degeneration of the status quo - isn’t just stigmatising. It misses the possibility that the status quo might NEED disrupting, that what may seem disruptive or destructive can actually be creative, fruitful 2/4

Great opportunity in prisons Healthcare Join us! Speech and Language Therapist Specialist - Prison Service - NHS Scotland apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?… @PaulineDahp Anne-MarieAHPSLT @glennetal

Typo or not, the job is a great opportunity to do some quality work with young learners who have a learning disability or who are autistic. It is all practical and hands on at @LandmarksSc

I absolutely loved my time as a college SLT! You get to build such strong therapeutic relationships with learners and deliver intervention which is such a privilege in our profession. Plus, you get to join a wonderful SLT team 😉✨

Shared to CAMHS SLTs RCSLTLearn “Focus on my similarities, what makes me human, not just my difference, disorder, deficit-We must get the support right, think about sensory needs & communication preferences, create that bridge ➡️relational support, connection.” Alexis Quinn Unbroken

It’s so important that we understand this! The goal can’t be to get the pupil back into school, when the environment itself is overwhelming, traumatic or making the young person feel unable to escape. It’s not the case for all, but many yps aren’t built for large, busy schools

An exciting B5 SaLT job working in NHS and YOS/YJS working with young people with SEMH! 🗣️✨ dbth.nhs.uk/jointheteam/#!… #SLCNjobs NAPLIC Human Communication Sciences | Sheffield SLT at Leeds Beckett

Today is the first ever ARFID AWARENESS DAY - thanks to ARFID Awareness UK for all their work. Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (aka ARFID) is an eating disorder which lacks awareness and understanding. There are currently no treatment guidelines for it which means that

As Prime Minister, you can appoint almost anyone you like to be a Minister. And we’ve seen some truly outrageous appointments - mates, cronies, donors & relatives. It is such an abuse of power. To see UK Prime Minister today appointing experts in their field gives me such hope.

Check out our updated top 10 #mentalhealth blogs here - great examples of the positive impact #TalkingMats can have #CAMHS2024 #CAMHS talkingmats.com/top-mental-hea…

Hear an interview with Leigh Andrews @LeighAndrews author of 'You all f***ing talk too much' on the Geoff Jones and Friends podcast podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geoff… Get 15% off the book on the J&R Press website jr-press.co.uk/product/talk-t…

Have you read our Guide to #ChildFirst?📚 It's aimed at those working with children in the youth justice system to support embedding Child First into all aspects of their role. Take a look!📑 yjresourcehub.uk/a-guide-to-chi…

'Child First: Developing a New Youth Justice System' explores Child First as increasingly influential in policy and practice in youth justice systems. It's a key read for those working in and studying youth justice. Access the book below ⤵ link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

Such a heartwarming moment today at work! Feedback session with a YP and her family this afternoon - they were so appreciative of my input. "You have answered the questions we have had for years, this is an emotional moment" SLT is magic 🥹✨ #MySLTDay #SLTinMH

Wrote an article in this month’s Magistrates Association magazine on how speech and language therapists can work in justice settings! #MySLTDay

Another school, another pupil denied access to an EHC needs assessment. The reason? School state pupil is academically able. Where is that pupil now? Attendance almost non existent! Academic ability is not an indicator of SEN, never was, never will be!!

Today is #WorldDyslexiaDay. 💚 10% of the population are thought to be dyslexic. Dyslexia is part of neurodiversity which affects information processing. This affects reading and writing, which is what most people tend to think of about dyslexia. However, it is important to