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20/10/2025

11/10/2025

Researchers, clinicians and people with lived experience have put together a video for mental health practitioners about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD...

06/10/2025

Do you have something to say about speech therapy service provision in NZ? I encourage you to engage with this research:

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06/10/2025

01/10/2025

'I thought I was stupid.'
Many people feel like this until their DLD is identified.
DLD is a difficulty with spoken language. Understanding and using words and sentences are trickier for people with DLD.
You can't see DLD, so people with DLD face many barriers such as literacy, learning, relationships, work and mental health.
We are working to raise awareness of DLD so less people go through life like this, and more can reach their potential.
Find out more about DLD: https://radld.org/about/dld/dld-fact-sheet/
Get involved in raising awareness: https://radld.org/dld-awareness-day/resources-media-ideas/

October 17th 2025. . Theme: 'you cant see DLD'. Join us in making it visible!

20/08/2025

I am just on the way home from Cultivating the Literacy Landscape! I loved catching up with old friends and making a few new ones!