DLD Fact 8️⃣

𝐃𝐋𝐃 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨-𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬.

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DLD Fact 7️⃣

Research indicates adolescents with DLD benefit from specialised support to develop their language skills.

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DLD Fact 1️⃣

When provided with high quality support and understanding, an individual with DLD can achieve social, academic and professional success.

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'Approximately 60% of children with ADHD will also have Developmental Language Disorder'
There are many other children who have reduced language capabilities that would not be diagnosed as DLD.

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DLD Fact 2️⃣

Learning to read relies on language skills, which are the primary problem for people with DLD.

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'There are 1.2 million Australians with communication disability'
I CHALLENGE you to try it out. Ask someone 'How was your day' without speaking. How did it go?

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'One in 7 Australians with communication disability needs formal assistance with communication'
CHALLENGE - How do you communicate with a person with a communication disability?
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'That feeling you get when your client gets into trouble at school... for TALKING too much!'

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DLD Fact 3️⃣

People with DLD do not look different from their peers and it may not be immediately obvious.

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'Only 38% of people with communication disability participate in the workforce compared to 80% without communication disability'
Does your workplace?

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'For us it's been about getting valuable support, knowledge and specific focus on areas that with speech therapy we are seeing huge improvements in. 🙂'

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'To our family, speech therapy means our children are developing their language and communication skills to help build friendships and relationships with others.'

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We are seeking an 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 to join our team. Please visit perthhillsspeech.com/ourteam/ to find out more about this fantastic role.

Brené Brown says 'In daring leadership, asking for help is normalised and expected at all levels.' This quote is the essence of the culture that we are cultivating at Perth Hills Speech.

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Perth Hills Speech Pathology has an exciting job opening!
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