Jo Wallinger
@jowallinger.bsky.social
Research Speech & Language Therapist exploring people’s experiences of Developmental Language Disorder at work #DLDAtWork. #PhD Student #DevLangDis #Literacy #ExperienceInformed.
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#BskySpeechies 🦋
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#BskySpeechies 🦋
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Happy new year! If your eyes glaze over when people start talking philosophy in research, then read this! Proud to have been a co-author on this paper explaining why the assumptions we make about the world matter for our research bjgp.org/content/76/7...
‘You can mix your methods, but you can’t mix your paradigms’: a guide to ontology and epistemology for the confused researcher
Research is an attempt to find out something useful about the world. Whether we like it or not, how we choose our methods, conduct data analysis, and draw conclusions flow from our underpinning assump...
bjgp.org
January 2, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Happy new year! If your eyes glaze over when people start talking philosophy in research, then read this! Proud to have been a co-author on this paper explaining why the assumptions we make about the world matter for our research bjgp.org/content/76/7...
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Only 15 days to get that abstract submitted for the 1st ever International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia @icppa.bsky.social
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
ICPPA Conference Call for Papers | Speech Therapy PPA
Call for papers for the International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia (ICPPA) 2026 in London, UK. Submit abstracts by January 15, 2026.
www.speechtherapyppa.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Only 15 days to get that abstract submitted for the 1st ever International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia @icppa.bsky.social
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Did you know Prof Gorno-Tempini is our keynote speaker? With Dr Chris Hardy & Dr Cathy Taylor-Rubin as invited speakers!
www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
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I was on the #RCSLT podcast to discuss our #IJLCD paper where we identified 6 questions we can ask parents of 2-3-year-olds that have >70% sensitivity and specificity for predicting language outcome 8 years later when the child is 11-12yo #DLD #DevLangDis 1/3
www.buzzsprout.com/1211822/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1211822/epis...
IJLCD - Six questions, eight years later: identifying early predictors of language development - RCSLT - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
In this podcast we chat with Loretta Gasparini about the research she led on finding a robust predictor tool for persistent language disorders. The aim of this research is to identify young chil...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I was on the #RCSLT podcast to discuss our #IJLCD paper where we identified 6 questions we can ask parents of 2-3-year-olds that have >70% sensitivity and specificity for predicting language outcome 8 years later when the child is 11-12yo #DLD #DevLangDis 1/3
www.buzzsprout.com/1211822/epis...
www.buzzsprout.com/1211822/epis...
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Yesterday's sunset 🌅
📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford
📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Yesterday's sunset 🌅
📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford
📷 Instagram | 12AtOxford
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We need you:
Calling all researchers who do work in the field of primary progressive aphasia!
The first ever Int Conf on PPA 16-17th July 2026 in 🇬🇧
Only 6 weeks until the call for papers closes: www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Calling all researchers who do work in the field of primary progressive aphasia!
The first ever Int Conf on PPA 16-17th July 2026 in 🇬🇧
Only 6 weeks until the call for papers closes: www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
ICPPA Conference Call for Papers | Speech Therapy PPA
Call for papers for the International Conference on Primary Progressive Aphasia (ICPPA) 2026 in London, UK. Submit abstracts by January 15, 2026.
www.speechtherapyppa.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
We need you:
Calling all researchers who do work in the field of primary progressive aphasia!
The first ever Int Conf on PPA 16-17th July 2026 in 🇬🇧
Only 6 weeks until the call for papers closes: www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
Calling all researchers who do work in the field of primary progressive aphasia!
The first ever Int Conf on PPA 16-17th July 2026 in 🇬🇧
Only 6 weeks until the call for papers closes: www.speechtherapyppa.com/icppa-confer...
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Welcome @lalyp.bsky.social to BlueSky!
Or at least onto my radar 😄.
Give them a follow and others on the #DevLangDis starter pack.
Building connections for Developmental Language Disorder.
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
Or at least onto my radar 😄.
Give them a follow and others on the #DevLangDis starter pack.
Building connections for Developmental Language Disorder.
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
December 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Welcome @lalyp.bsky.social to BlueSky!
Or at least onto my radar 😄.
Give them a follow and others on the #DevLangDis starter pack.
Building connections for Developmental Language Disorder.
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
Or at least onto my radar 😄.
Give them a follow and others on the #DevLangDis starter pack.
Building connections for Developmental Language Disorder.
go.bsky.app/FMV4dou
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So pleased to launch this project! Any adult with #DevLangDis, autism or dyslexia invited to participate! We are also looking for adults without neurodevelopmental diagnoses. Please RT! @profnikkibotting.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
We’re inviting adults to take part in a research study exploring language and communication.
✨ This study is not just for students — anyone over 18 who meets the criteria can take part!
SIgn up using this link: redcap.bath.ac.uk/surveys/?s=H...
✨ This study is not just for students — anyone over 18 who meets the criteria can take part!
SIgn up using this link: redcap.bath.ac.uk/surveys/?s=H...
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
So pleased to launch this project! Any adult with #DevLangDis, autism or dyslexia invited to participate! We are also looking for adults without neurodevelopmental diagnoses. Please RT! @profnikkibotting.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
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Happy Sunday E-DLD followers! This study aimed to investigate the dilemmas in the diagnosis of DLD.
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/develop...
Original article: doi.org/10.1044/2025...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/RskuHU_DViM?...
#DevLangDis #DLD #spectrum #diagnosis
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/develop...
Original article: doi.org/10.1044/2025...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/RskuHU_DViM?...
#DevLangDis #DLD #spectrum #diagnosis
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Happy Sunday E-DLD followers! This study aimed to investigate the dilemmas in the diagnosis of DLD.
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/develop...
Original article: doi.org/10.1044/2025...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/RskuHU_DViM?...
#DevLangDis #DLD #spectrum #diagnosis
Article summary: www.engage-dld.com/post/develop...
Original article: doi.org/10.1044/2025...
YouTube summary: youtu.be/RskuHU_DViM?...
#DevLangDis #DLD #spectrum #diagnosis
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Something exciting is coming…
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new Podcast, The DLD DownLoaD, exploring all things DLD with the help of some amazing guests.
Listen to the teaser now and stay tuned for updates!
bit.ly/4hSO7sd
#DLDdownload #newpodcast #devlangdis #comingsoon
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new Podcast, The DLD DownLoaD, exploring all things DLD with the help of some amazing guests.
Listen to the teaser now and stay tuned for updates!
bit.ly/4hSO7sd
#DLDdownload #newpodcast #devlangdis #comingsoon
The DLD DownLoaD Podcast Trailer
Spotify video
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November 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Something exciting is coming…
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new Podcast, The DLD DownLoaD, exploring all things DLD with the help of some amazing guests.
Listen to the teaser now and stay tuned for updates!
bit.ly/4hSO7sd
#DLDdownload #newpodcast #devlangdis #comingsoon
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new Podcast, The DLD DownLoaD, exploring all things DLD with the help of some amazing guests.
Listen to the teaser now and stay tuned for updates!
bit.ly/4hSO7sd
#DLDdownload #newpodcast #devlangdis #comingsoon
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Got my abstract accepted (with Roland Bal, Ellen Stewart and Lorelei Jones) for the Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare conference, Oxford, 8-10 April 2026.
Who's coming?
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/organ...
Who's coming?
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/organ...
Organisational Behaviour in Health Care (OBHC) Conference 2026 | Saïd Business School
OBHC 2026 in Oxford
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk
December 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Got my abstract accepted (with Roland Bal, Ellen Stewart and Lorelei Jones) for the Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare conference, Oxford, 8-10 April 2026.
Who's coming?
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/organ...
Who's coming?
www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/events/organ...
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Congratulations to Rosamund Snow Scholar Jeremy Leslie-Spinks on passing his DPhil viva. His work bridges the communication gap between dancers and clinicians, improving care for injured dancers. 👏🎓
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/suppo...
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/suppo...
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Congratulations to Rosamund Snow Scholar Jeremy Leslie-Spinks on passing his DPhil viva. His work bridges the communication gap between dancers and clinicians, improving care for injured dancers. 👏🎓
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/suppo...
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/alumni/suppo...
@oxprimarycare.bsky.social
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
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If you are considering signing up for a research project to share your lived experience, go for it! I joined several & they have given me amazing experiences including speaking at the RCSLT conference & NAPLIC
+ meeting incredible people raising awareness & improving the lives of people with #DLD.
+ meeting incredible people raising awareness & improving the lives of people with #DLD.
December 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
If you are considering signing up for a research project to share your lived experience, go for it! I joined several & they have given me amazing experiences including speaking at the RCSLT conference & NAPLIC
+ meeting incredible people raising awareness & improving the lives of people with #DLD.
+ meeting incredible people raising awareness & improving the lives of people with #DLD.
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ClinAc SLT Committee Meeting today 😀 Great to meet and start to plan exciting things for 2026! We are going to be communicating with all members via Professional Networks; join us to hear our plans
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community.rcslt.org/s/group/0F9N...
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community.rcslt.org/s/group/0F9N...
community.rcslt.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
ClinAc SLT Committee Meeting today 😀 Great to meet and start to plan exciting things for 2026! We are going to be communicating with all members via Professional Networks; join us to hear our plans
✅📆
community.rcslt.org/s/group/0F9N...
✅📆
community.rcslt.org/s/group/0F9N...
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Starts tomorrow at 12 noon please make a donation no matter how small it will be doubled making twice the impact
Www.afasic.org.uk
Www.afasic.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Starts tomorrow at 12 noon please make a donation no matter how small it will be doubled making twice the impact
Www.afasic.org.uk
Www.afasic.org.uk
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I defended my doctoral dissertation 'Oral language comprehension interventions for children with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder and factors associated with their efficacy' on 21.11. at the University of Helsinki.
The dissertation can be read here: helda.helsinki.fi/items/182927...
The dissertation can be read here: helda.helsinki.fi/items/182927...
DSpace
helda.helsinki.fi
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I defended my doctoral dissertation 'Oral language comprehension interventions for children with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder and factors associated with their efficacy' on 21.11. at the University of Helsinki.
The dissertation can be read here: helda.helsinki.fi/items/182927...
The dissertation can be read here: helda.helsinki.fi/items/182927...
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I'm still at the stage where I get a thrill every time I see Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) mentioned casually in the media. #DevLangDis
I wrote for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the special needs problem highlighted by the budget and the big political battle over it coming next year.
share.google/kTTENR1gX4Y4...
share.google/kTTENR1gX4Y4...
Labour’s holiday homework: solve the problem of special needs education | The Observer
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November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm still at the stage where I get a thrill every time I see Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) mentioned casually in the media. #DevLangDis
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🚨 Available now: a new visual guide to help patients navigate appointment booking at their GP surgery🎯
The guide is based on findings from our ModCons study which examined everyday decision making about the format, urgency and staffing of patient care.
Find out more about the study & new guide 👇
The guide is based on findings from our ModCons study which examined everyday decision making about the format, urgency and staffing of patient care.
Find out more about the study & new guide 👇
Navigating GP access and triage: Resources to support patients
For patients, understanding how decisions are made about the format, urgency and staffing of the care they receive in their GP practice can feel complicated. By examining everyday interactions, our Mo...
www.phc.ox.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨 Available now: a new visual guide to help patients navigate appointment booking at their GP surgery🎯
The guide is based on findings from our ModCons study which examined everyday decision making about the format, urgency and staffing of patient care.
Find out more about the study & new guide 👇
The guide is based on findings from our ModCons study which examined everyday decision making about the format, urgency and staffing of patient care.
Find out more about the study & new guide 👇
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Just over a week to go until our MSc Translational Health Sciences online open event!
📅 Tue 2 Dec, 9:30–10:30am GMT
Hear from Deputy Course Director Dr Rachna Begh and our teaching team about the programme and get your questions answered in a live Q & A session.
Register here: bit.ly/3JXQQUP
📅 Tue 2 Dec, 9:30–10:30am GMT
Hear from Deputy Course Director Dr Rachna Begh and our teaching team about the programme and get your questions answered in a live Q & A session.
Register here: bit.ly/3JXQQUP
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Just over a week to go until our MSc Translational Health Sciences online open event!
📅 Tue 2 Dec, 9:30–10:30am GMT
Hear from Deputy Course Director Dr Rachna Begh and our teaching team about the programme and get your questions answered in a live Q & A session.
Register here: bit.ly/3JXQQUP
📅 Tue 2 Dec, 9:30–10:30am GMT
Hear from Deputy Course Director Dr Rachna Begh and our teaching team about the programme and get your questions answered in a live Q & A session.
Register here: bit.ly/3JXQQUP
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We are enjoying the #RCSLT Conference 2025 today. Here's our poster about current practice in identifying adults with Developmental Language Disorder in Scotland and steps to address gaps in provision
nait.scot/document/nai...
#DLD @naplic.bsky.social @radld.bsky.social @rcpsych.bsky.social
nait.scot/document/nai...
#DLD @naplic.bsky.social @radld.bsky.social @rcpsych.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We are enjoying the #RCSLT Conference 2025 today. Here's our poster about current practice in identifying adults with Developmental Language Disorder in Scotland and steps to address gaps in provision
nait.scot/document/nai...
#DLD @naplic.bsky.social @radld.bsky.social @rcpsych.bsky.social
nait.scot/document/nai...
#DLD @naplic.bsky.social @radld.bsky.social @rcpsych.bsky.social
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Thank you, Jo (and @carolinebowen.bsky.social ). Things a bit overwhelming here so I haven’t been sharing this new paper as I should. I am so happy that you find it fascinating. Made my brain hurt to get these thoughts formulated as well as we did…very smart co-authors to thank on that account!
Yes, it does seem sadly quiet. I appreciate your posts! It’s a fascinating paper. I haven’t finished it yet because of all the threads that chime. Many partly formed thoughts, I couldn’t possibly have articulated. Helpful stepping stones! Thanks @karlamcgregor.bsky.social #DevLangDis 🦋
November 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Thank you, Jo (and @carolinebowen.bsky.social ). Things a bit overwhelming here so I haven’t been sharing this new paper as I should. I am so happy that you find it fascinating. Made my brain hurt to get these thoughts formulated as well as we did…very smart co-authors to thank on that account!
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🎄 Double your impact this Christmas! 🎄
From 2–9 December, support Afasic through the Big Give Christmas Appeal.
Every donation will be matched, helping children with speech and language needs.
💥 One donation = twice the support
🕒 One week only
#BigGive #ChristmasAppeal #Afasic #DLD #SLCN
From 2–9 December, support Afasic through the Big Give Christmas Appeal.
Every donation will be matched, helping children with speech and language needs.
💥 One donation = twice the support
🕒 One week only
#BigGive #ChristmasAppeal #Afasic #DLD #SLCN
November 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🎄 Double your impact this Christmas! 🎄
From 2–9 December, support Afasic through the Big Give Christmas Appeal.
Every donation will be matched, helping children with speech and language needs.
💥 One donation = twice the support
🕒 One week only
#BigGive #ChristmasAppeal #Afasic #DLD #SLCN
From 2–9 December, support Afasic through the Big Give Christmas Appeal.
Every donation will be matched, helping children with speech and language needs.
💥 One donation = twice the support
🕒 One week only
#BigGive #ChristmasAppeal #Afasic #DLD #SLCN
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This paper is a real benchmark and will be of great interest to anyone who works with those with DLD. (Developmental Language Disorder)
#DevLangDis
#DevLangDis
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT TODAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❗@karlamcgregor.bsky.social and co are 🔥on fire🔥 in @ashajournals.bsky.social in a 🆓🔓 article about #devlangdis and its spectral nature. This assertion will stay with me: "To diagnose is to categorize". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis
Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved
in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...
pubs.asha.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This paper is a real benchmark and will be of great interest to anyone who works with those with DLD. (Developmental Language Disorder)
#DevLangDis
#DevLangDis
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It's come around fast, but the next DLD diagnostic network is tomorrow. Free to members. Spontaneous bookings welcome!
www.naplic.org.uk/events/
Join NAPLIC from just £20 per annum. Bargain!
www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
www.naplic.org.uk/events/
Join NAPLIC from just £20 per annum. Bargain!
www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
November 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
It's come around fast, but the next DLD diagnostic network is tomorrow. Free to members. Spontaneous bookings welcome!
www.naplic.org.uk/events/
Join NAPLIC from just £20 per annum. Bargain!
www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
www.naplic.org.uk/events/
Join NAPLIC from just £20 per annum. Bargain!
www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
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Who is missing our English Bluebells?
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Who is missing our English Bluebells?
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
A bluebell a week until they wake again next year #12
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**Save The Date**
We’re super excited to share that Nisha Veerd will be presenting her amazing work at our next #Bilingualism CEN CPD event (on Zoom)!
More details will be shared but in the meantime, please save the date and time:
Date: 19th November 2025
Time: 12pm-1pm
Join us! 😀
We’re super excited to share that Nisha Veerd will be presenting her amazing work at our next #Bilingualism CEN CPD event (on Zoom)!
More details will be shared but in the meantime, please save the date and time:
Date: 19th November 2025
Time: 12pm-1pm
Join us! 😀
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
**Save The Date**
We’re super excited to share that Nisha Veerd will be presenting her amazing work at our next #Bilingualism CEN CPD event (on Zoom)!
More details will be shared but in the meantime, please save the date and time:
Date: 19th November 2025
Time: 12pm-1pm
Join us! 😀
We’re super excited to share that Nisha Veerd will be presenting her amazing work at our next #Bilingualism CEN CPD event (on Zoom)!
More details will be shared but in the meantime, please save the date and time:
Date: 19th November 2025
Time: 12pm-1pm
Join us! 😀