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Revisiting the stammering onion – a thread. SLTs/SLPs – please do use these graphics if they’re useful, retaining the credit to Airedale NHS please. There’s a #stammering and a #stuttering version. You'll need to click on the image to see the whole thing. 1/6

Today is #StammerAwarenessDay, and I’m proud of my stammer! We should never apologise for the way we speak—our voices matter just as they are. We should own our stammer and show the world that fluency doesn’t define our worth. #ProudToStammer

Wow! What better way to kick off the #ISAD2024 commute than to catch this brilliant board - thank you @allontheboard - "we should be able to give you all the time you need, to complete what you want to say" is exactly what we'd love to hear from every org: stamma.org/about-us/campa…

Remember our DLD bubble? It nicely captures the many difficulties people with DLD have with language. Chantal and her students in Canada turned the DLD bubble image into a video! Thank you! What a creative way to speak up for DLD! DLD day is this friday! @RADLDcam #DLDday

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) can impact students in the classroom. These simple actions can be helpful for students with DLD. Can you think of others? Let's take actions now! @RADLD #DLDday

Our Deputy CEO Kirsten Howells was on BBC Breakfast this morning, talking about the barriers people who stammer face when engaging with customer-facing organisations (think: cafes, banks, helplines), and how simple it is to enact small yet important changes to their processes. 🧵

The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists @RCSLT (aka some of our favourite people ever) are looking to update their guidance around stammering, and want to work with people who stammer and their families to develop this work. Can you help? forms.office.com/e/jkknR9RAX8

History in the making 🙌 @RoseAylingEllis is the first deaf presenter to work live on a Paralympic Games ❤️ #C4Paralympics | #ParalympicGames | #Paris2024

7. With regards to SEN status. - Children with SEN and an EHCP were 2.8x more likely to be PEX than children without SEN provision - Children with SEN but without an ECHP were 5.2x more likely to be PEX than children without SEN provision

1. First up, permanent exclusions (PEX). There have been 2,881 more PEXs issued in 2022/23 than in 2021/22. To break it down, that's: - 443 more in primary - 2,396 more in secondary - 42 more in special schools

Current #SLT students & recent NQP (esp from London and surrounding areas), would you be interested in speaking to global majority 16-18 year old aspiring AHPs this summer about your experiences? DM for more details @Ofcom @SLTeaTime @PracticeEduCEN @CLCHNHSTrust @RCSLT

@sineadslt @NAPLIC @RADLDcam I agree. Looking towards the stammering community, STAMMA is such a great resource offering parent support groups, support groups for adults, helpline, information about therapy, acceptance and self-advocacy. Would be great to see the DLD world have similar community support.

Yesterday I found out that a single landlord owns hundreds of homes and shops in Brixton, including the majority of Brixton market. Over the last 10 years many people have been driven out of Brixton including shop owners and market traders because of soaring rental costs. It has massively destroyed the culture Brixton once had and the culture that I remember being surrounded by growing up.

⏰️ We now need just 50 signatures an hour to get @MikeysWish_VDA 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ signatures on his #InvestInSLT petition before #Midnight. ➡️ Make it happen petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6579…

So close to reaching 10,000 signatures for increasing investment in SLT!! Only around 30 signatures needed!

@SLT_Francesca I saw there was an article in the bulletin recently about independent therapists offering placements which might have some useful info!

In a position to offer placements now but how do I go about doing this? @RCSLT @RCSLTLearn

The petition is at 3400 - theres 20k SALTs in the UK why aren’t we reaching everyone? 😌 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6579… @RCSLTLearn @_ASLTIP could we send an email? Colleagues we closely w/ with, can u help? @theRCOT @AEPsychologists @PDyslexia @thecsp @BDAdyslexia

Hira, a speech & language therapist got in touch to say: “Hi STAMMA. I‘ve been working with 8-year-old Sarah. She’s written and illustrated a lovely story about her stammer, which her parents and I felt was worth sharing.” Read Sarah’s Stammer Story stamma.org/your-voice/sar…

@TonyMillett1 Thank you!

@SLTIsabella Congratulations @SLTIsabella. Vital to grow understanding among teachers. Message me if you'd like a copy of my book.

Delivered a workshop for teachers on understanding and supporting children who stammer this afternoon- 11 teachers & TAs turned up which is a record number! (Have previously had around 2 people turn up)