How can you equate scores on standard tasks with language competence? when will studies in Speech & Language Therapy address the issues of racism, bias, ableism in their research methodology

Me at 18: I’m drunk, I’m gonna message my ex Me at 32: I’m drunk, I’m going to tweet my MP

Fantastic session on ‘Honouring Autistic Communication’ from Emily Price (she/her) and Elaine Mcgreevy of Divergent Perspectives. I plan to continue to develop my ‘disrupting skills’ #Autism #Neurodivergent #slt #ableist #Neurodiversity

What does ableism look like in #SpeechTherapy? theinformedslp.com/review/am-i-qu… #SLPeeps #ableism #SLT #medSLP #schoolSLP #EISLP #informedSLP

Receptive language research! Calling UK SLTs working w under 5s–we want to hear about YOUR experiences & clinical decisions. Variety of yrs of experience, clinical settings & employment methods welcomed. Online interview & £30 voucher for yr time. Contact me for more info.Pls RT!

If anyone’s interested in what we do at our school and our philosophies around AAC, AT, presuming potential and differentiating by access, take a look at this presentation. We have done so much more since then, and this was only from 4 months ago. #PresumePotential #AAC

Today’s the day we takeover RCSLT 💙 Instagram stories for #LGBTHM22  🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. Our amazing committee members @rickvak and @JenniferChunSLT are posting across the day. Join us to raise awareness and celebrate the positive changes within our SLT community by tagging & re-posting!

Our first blog post! "We need to talk about Ableism in education". Includes a free Ableism Checklist downloadable infographic. divergentperspectives.co.uk/post/we-need-t… #ableism #SEND #autism #neurodivergent #disability #SLT #AHP

What does Autistic communication and interaction look like? Taken from our "Honouring Autistic Communication" training: divergentperspectives.co.uk/honouring-auti… #autism #ableism #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek #Neurodiversity #autistic #SLT #SLP

Back due to popular demand! "Honouring Autistic Communication" training in Speech & Language Therapy Practice. Tuesday 3rd May @ 2pm. Based on lived experience and contemporary research. …utisticcommunication.eventbrite.co.uk #autism #neurodiversity #SLT #SEND #AHP #education #teachers

"Creating Neurodivergent-Affirming Environments". A low-cost £5.00 training for everyone interested in how to better support Neurodivergent children, teens, adults: eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-neu…

To any student SLTs or NQPs - I'm currently doing my MSc in Speech and Language Therapy - for my research project I'm looking at anxiety and stress in SLT students in relation to placement. The survey is open to UK SLT students who have completed at least 4 days of placement

For those who don't fully understand what is up with the NHS, here is a thread for you that might help. I'm a consultant physician working as a doctor in the NHS in Yorkshire and Wales for 32 years now. I have experienced the NHS at its best (2008) and its worst (2022).

Amazing two days in Cheltenham for the first UK GLP conference with The Speech Den ABUHB Children's Speech and Language Therapy

An open letter to The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists in response to the recent #Autism best practice guidelines. #SLT #autistic

I've only just become aware of the NHS logo in this awful advert. Gaslighting to the extreme. Attendance at all cost is not health, not wellbeing, not safe. It's like putting the NHS logo on makes it all ok. The ignorance of the impact on CAMHS is staggering @emgntdivergence