Helen Paterson
@helenpaac.bsky.social
SLT & PhD student, passionate about AAC and Assistive Technology. Working in an AAC hub in London.
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Sure we will have some really interesting conversations & shared learning around using @talkingmats in a #capacity context - plus participants will have an excellent bespoke TM capacity resource to help in practice #supporteddecisions #socialwork
Upskill alert! If you are trained in Talking Mats and supporting adults with communication difficulties this course is for you. Delivered by @loiscameron.bsky.social and Julie King this course is facilitated by Course Beetle.
Booking details on coursebeetle.co.uk/courses/talk...
Booking details on coursebeetle.co.uk/courses/talk...
August 19, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sure we will have some really interesting conversations & shared learning around using @talkingmats in a #capacity context - plus participants will have an excellent bespoke TM capacity resource to help in practice #supporteddecisions #socialwork
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After three years of hard work, I’m pleased to announce that my book is available for pre-order from www.routledge.com/Working-with...
Thanks to all who have contributed, I value your experiences so greatly.
Thanks to all who have contributed, I value your experiences so greatly.
July 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
After three years of hard work, I’m pleased to announce that my book is available for pre-order from www.routledge.com/Working-with...
Thanks to all who have contributed, I value your experiences so greatly.
Thanks to all who have contributed, I value your experiences so greatly.
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Fantastic blog by @sarahhayward.bsky.social describing her use of Talking Mats as a creative research tool, a rich way of structuring thoughts & gathering views www.talkingmats.com/thank-you-to... If you use TM in your research join our international research group to share ideas & methodology
May 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Fantastic blog by @sarahhayward.bsky.social describing her use of Talking Mats as a creative research tool, a rich way of structuring thoughts & gathering views www.talkingmats.com/thank-you-to... If you use TM in your research join our international research group to share ideas & methodology
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We're one week from our 'Support for People Facing Eating, Swallowing & Communication Challenges' webinar, in collaboration with @RCSLT.
There are still tickets available and they're free!
Get yours here: buff.ly/zXBWeaK
#dementia
There are still tickets available and they're free!
Get yours here: buff.ly/zXBWeaK
#dementia
March 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We're one week from our 'Support for People Facing Eating, Swallowing & Communication Challenges' webinar, in collaboration with @RCSLT.
There are still tickets available and they're free!
Get yours here: buff.ly/zXBWeaK
#dementia
There are still tickets available and they're free!
Get yours here: buff.ly/zXBWeaK
#dementia
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Places are filling up fast on the first ever advanced course on using Talking Mats in the context of Capacity and Supported Decision Making . Book now, each participant will receive the new Capacity resource and access to the virtual seminar on April 24th www.talkingmats.com/capacity-ena...
Capacity: enabling supported decision-making. - Improving Communication, Improving Lives
Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties. How Talking Mats can improve communication and lives.
www.talkingmats.com
March 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Places are filling up fast on the first ever advanced course on using Talking Mats in the context of Capacity and Supported Decision Making . Book now, each participant will receive the new Capacity resource and access to the virtual seminar on April 24th www.talkingmats.com/capacity-ena...
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Attending ATIA 2025? I'm discussing the strengths and limitations of AI-driven speech recognition to support communication. Case studies/video from my PhD & emerging AI-driven AAC
There will be lots of time for discussion and any questions you have!
Jan 30 4:30-5:30 PM EST
Where: Boston room
There will be lots of time for discussion and any questions you have!
Jan 30 4:30-5:30 PM EST
Where: Boston room
atia.org
January 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Attending ATIA 2025? I'm discussing the strengths and limitations of AI-driven speech recognition to support communication. Case studies/video from my PhD & emerging AI-driven AAC
There will be lots of time for discussion and any questions you have!
Jan 30 4:30-5:30 PM EST
Where: Boston room
There will be lots of time for discussion and any questions you have!
Jan 30 4:30-5:30 PM EST
Where: Boston room
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Really hoping that @rcem.bsky.social new Learning Disability Toolkit can help departments to better care for patients with differences in communication and understanding
rcem.ac.uk/reports/
rcem.ac.uk/reports/
December 20, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Really hoping that @rcem.bsky.social new Learning Disability Toolkit can help departments to better care for patients with differences in communication and understanding
rcem.ac.uk/reports/
rcem.ac.uk/reports/
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Calling all #UK #SLTs! The brilliant @healthlibraryholly.bsky.social needs participants for her important #research on #accessible #information #easyread - what a great opportunity to help improve info access for ppl with #communication #disabilities @carohaw.bsky.social @abracabadger.bsky.social
Holly is looking for speech and language therapists to take part in her research about accessible health information @healthlibraryholly.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Calling all #UK #SLTs! The brilliant @healthlibraryholly.bsky.social needs participants for her important #research on #accessible #information #easyread - what a great opportunity to help improve info access for ppl with #communication #disabilities @carohaw.bsky.social @abracabadger.bsky.social
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I'm delighted to share our study on what people with #Parkinson's disease & family members consider important to measure in #dysphagia interventions.
Key message: penetration/aspiration is really important, but fear of choking may be overlooked in current research studies.
➳ rdcu.be/d2Nmn
Key message: penetration/aspiration is really important, but fear of choking may be overlooked in current research studies.
➳ rdcu.be/d2Nmn
‘Without the Data You’re Not Going to Know If It’s Important or Not’: A Mixed Methods Study on What Dysphagia Intervention Outcomes are Important to People with Parkinson’s Disease and Family Members
link.springer.com
December 11, 2024 at 8:07 AM
I'm delighted to share our study on what people with #Parkinson's disease & family members consider important to measure in #dysphagia interventions.
Key message: penetration/aspiration is really important, but fear of choking may be overlooked in current research studies.
➳ rdcu.be/d2Nmn
Key message: penetration/aspiration is really important, but fear of choking may be overlooked in current research studies.
➳ rdcu.be/d2Nmn
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Hearing the voice of the person is often the missing piece of the jigsaw in PBS - glad that talking mats has a role to play in helping the individual’s views be heard
From the University of Kent, Dr Jill Bradshaw and Dr Nick Gore talk about their research: involving people with intellectual disabilities in their positive behavioural support. The research used @talkingmats.bsky.social to have conversations about behaviours with adults with ID.
December 12, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Hearing the voice of the person is often the missing piece of the jigsaw in PBS - glad that talking mats has a role to play in helping the individual’s views be heard
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Our Talking Mats paper, published earlier this year, is currently free to access. Download it here –
@talkingmats.bsky.social
@sallyboa.bsky.social
@sarahhayward.bsky.social
@loiscameron.bsky.social
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@talkingmats.bsky.social
@sallyboa.bsky.social
@sarahhayward.bsky.social
@loiscameron.bsky.social
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December 9, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Our Talking Mats paper, published earlier this year, is currently free to access. Download it here –
@talkingmats.bsky.social
@sallyboa.bsky.social
@sarahhayward.bsky.social
@loiscameron.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/...
@talkingmats.bsky.social
@sallyboa.bsky.social
@sarahhayward.bsky.social
@loiscameron.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3233/...
Reposted by Helen Paterson
Enabling people to think about an issue , weigh up their views & say what they feel, is what Talking Mats is all about. It’s an evidence based visual communication tool Find out more here www.talkingmats.com/about/what-i... Please give us a follow if you are interested in communication & inclusion.
What is a Talking Mat? - Improving Communication, Improving Lives
Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties. Improving communication and improving lives.
www.talkingmats.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:53 AM
Enabling people to think about an issue , weigh up their views & say what they feel, is what Talking Mats is all about. It’s an evidence based visual communication tool Find out more here www.talkingmats.com/about/what-i... Please give us a follow if you are interested in communication & inclusion.