Karen Massey 💙 Author 🧡 Entrepreneur

Update from Laura’s Speak up for Autism campaign. Recent meetings with MPs and @SpeechAndLangUK have been very productive 💙

Children's speech and language therapy waiting lists continue to grow. In March 2026: • 67,337 children and young people were waiting for speech and language therapy • 17,345 had been waiting between 18 and 52 weeks • 1,196 had been waiting over two years

📢 Dosage 🚨 Current evidence is that the greater the intensity of speech and language therapy the more effective and efficient the intervention – (2 to 4 times weekly). 🔍 More info on @RCSLT website. 23/ #CAS #SSD #section-16" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">rcslt.org/speech-and-lan…

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🎉 Happy Apraxia Awareness Day everyone! 😊 To mark it, here's Claire Madeira's wonderful takeover on all things Childhood Apraxia of Speech: wakelet.com/wake/WKqvbVdBW… 📋 You can also check out @RCSLT's Position Paper on CAS. #section-16" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">rcslt.org/speech-and-lan…

Childhood apraxia of speech can make it difficult for children to plan and coordinate speech movements. SLTs support children and families with assessment, therapy and communication strategies. Resources: 🔗#section-16" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">rcslt.org/speech-and-lan… 🔗wakelet.com/wake/WKqvbVdBW…

Thank you so much to my readers so far this month, in Germany, Ireland and Japan 🙏 Grateful for your support 💙

@chris_kammy looking to get more support behind Laura’s campaign and petition if possible, including apraxia in autistic children 💙 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7642…

Apraxia awareness month continues: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q27tGo… Please watch and share 💙

🚨 Last week there was a debate in the House of Commons on Allied Health Professionals. 🗣️ MPs from all sides highlighted the central role of AHPs, including speech and language therapists, in supporting people of all ages to live better lives. 🧵 1/ hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2026-0…

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7642… ✍🏾

This petition is specific to Speech and Language Therapy support for autistic children petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7642… Please consider signing and sharing 💙

@RCSLTpolicy @RCSLT @pamslater26

🔗 You can read the @RCSLT statement in full here: rcslt.org/wp-content/upl…

🚨 Update on rare diseases 📋 The @RCSLT responds to the @NICEComms quality standard for rare diseases. ✅ There are things we weclome. 😊 We hope it leads to better lives for people with rare diseases who have communication and/or swallowing needs.

🚨 A week on from the House of Commons debate on SEND provision and reform, here's the briefing that the @RCSLT had prepared for the debate. 🔗 rcslt.org/wp-content/upl… 😊 We're very grateful to those MPs who highlighted speech, language, and communication, and SLT.

🚨 #InvestInSLT update! 😊 Great to see the Solihull Observer feature the letter to @Keir_Starmer @10DowningStreet coordinated by @MikeysWish_VDA and the @RCSLT. 📷 The photo featuring @GillianRudd @seoliphant Mikey, Louisa Akers, and @SLT_Francesca. solihullobserver.co.uk/news/balsall-c…

🤩 Fantastic to return after some time off to see this. 😊 It's great for @RCSLT's @RCSLTpolicy team to be working with @MikeysWish_VDA and the rest of the #InvestInSLT campaign. 🤞🏻 Fingers crossed, the letter to @Keir_Starmer will lead to the SLT Action Plan being published.

@greencatbooks @sensoryspeech 🧡🫶🏽🧡

We love an #SBS collaboration! I wonder who will be our next partnership… can anyone spot themselves? #sbswinnershour