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Pam Slater
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Raising awareness of FOXP2 & #ChildApraxiaSpeech, a rare neurological speech disorder.
#14daysofdvd @GivingVoice Award.
Medics4RD Patient Ambassador
Trustee Mikey's Wish Foundation
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SEMH Assessment - 3rd Nov 📆

Are you an #SLT looking to enhance your skills? Learn how to assess the language and communication needs of young people with SEMH challenges.

💻 Practical. Flexible. Impactful.
🌐 Enrol now: coursebeetle.co.uk/assess-semh/

Self-study option available.

#SLT #SEMH #CPD
Assess language of children with SEMH and SLCN | Course Beetle
Assess language and communication skills of young people with SEMH have SLCN to get accurate results in a comfortable and empowering way.
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October 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Analysis of Child Speech - 19th Nov 📆

Consider the application of analysis + interpretation tools to the speech data of children to support:

📋 Differential diagnosis of the subtype of SSD
✅ Selection of intervention approaches and targets
📈 Monitoring of progress

#BlueskySpeechies #CPD
Analysis of child speech | Course Beetle
Further analysis of child speech is needed for some children with moderate-severe SSD. This training examines an in-depth analysis of speech.
coursebeetle.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
Hello 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES, SLT advocates, parents of children & young people with #SLCN & other dedicated #childSPEECHdis #devLANGdis 💃🕺movers & shakers. The #INVESTinSLT push has important implications internationally. Please amplify📣 this message 🇬🇧 #budget2025🇬🇧 #budget25🇬🇧 @ukparliament.parliament.uk
RCSLT letterhead Statement on the need to Invest in SLT - 27 October 2025 This statement is issued on behalf of Mikey Akers, Louisa Akers, Francesca Beard, Samantha Berry, Dave Harford, Georgia Leckie, Karen Massey, Sharon Oliphant,Gillian Rudd, Pam Slater, and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.* Nine months ago today (27 October) the House of Commons debated the Invest in SLT petition. We were delighted that our briefing for the debate was supported by over 40 organisations and by the very powerful contributions from MPs of all parties calling on the Government to increase investment in services and better plan for the speech and language therapy workforce. We were also encouraged by the Government’s response and by the pledge the Government made to the Invest in SLT team in March that they would work with us on an action plan to tackle the issues affecting access to speech and language therapy. We regret that seven months on that action plan has not yet appeared. So, today, and with the Budget on 26 November in sight, we are calling on the Government to do two things: 1) Ensure that the forthcoming Budget provides sufficient resources to the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, and other relevant Government Departments, so they can increase investment in speech and language therapy. 2) Publish the speech and language therapy action plan which they discussed with us in March. People of all ages with communication disability, difficulty, or difference, and those with eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties, and their families and carers have already waited too long for the barriers to accessing speech and language therapy to be removed. They should not have to wait any longer. Working with you, we will do all we can to make things better for people with communication and/or swallowing needs. But we need the Government to act – and to act now. Those we work with and represent deserve no less.
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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csdrnetwork.bsky.social
Chapter on Speech Sound Disorders by network members @drjoannecleland.bsky.social and @drhelenslt.bsky.social . Great intro for #SLP students
strath-psh.bsky.social Psychological Sciences & Health | University of Strathclyde @strath-psh.bsky.social · 20d
Dr Susan McCool's new book is now ready for pre-order (coming out November 13)! Designed for students and #NQPs, it also provides valuable insights for experienced #SLT and #SLP. For further details visit the website: tinyurl.com/238ejx45
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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speechapraxia.bsky.social
ReST vs DTTC: Two powerful therapies for Childhood Apraxia of Speech ReST boosts syllable transitions & prosody DTTC builds accurate speech through cueing & repetition best! #SLP #SLT #Apraxia #SpeechTherapy
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...
Comparing ReST and DTTC for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Comparing ReST and DTTC for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
speechapraxia.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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tricmc.bsky.social
Listen to Dr Jacqui Lim talk about our latest paper: A tutorial considering how to use dynamic systems theory in treating childhood #apraxia of speech. #slpeep #slt #slp

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Childhood Apraxia of Speech and Dynamic Systems Theory S7E38
In this week’s episode, Dr Jacqueline Lim discusses Dynamic Systems Theory as a way to understand Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) and inform the supports we provide. She discusses the range of facto
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October 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
SHARING! 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childSPEECHdis #apraxia
bammo44.bsky.social Lorraine Bamblett @bammo44.bsky.social · 29d
I’ve recently started a YouTube channel and hope to share some clinically useful videos, focused on Speech Sound Disorders and CAS.
My first video is a walkthrough of the DEAP, how to use the summary screen and the various subtests. Please share!

youtu.be/iUokSZm99vc?...
How to conduct a Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) - UK version.
YouTube video by Lorraine Bamblett Speech and Language Therapy
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October 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
@tricmc.bsky.social & Meehan, N. (2022). Dynamic Therapy Randomised Control Trial 🕸️ Website. www.dynamic.sydney.edu.au

RELATED 🆓🔓 ARTICLE in @ashajournals.bsky.social pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #apraxia #childSPEECHdis
www.dynamic.sydney.edu.au
October 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
🆓🔓Björelius, H., Tükel, S., Tsilingaridis, G., Malmenholt, A., & Terband, H. (2025). Sensory Profiles in Children with Speech Sound Disorders. Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica (IALP), 1–28. Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1159/0005... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childspeechdis
Sensory Profiles in Children with Speech Sound Disorders
Abstract. Introduction: Intact sensory processing functions are essential in the development of speech and language, cognitive and motor milestones, and for supporting participation in daily activitie...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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tricmc.bsky.social
Delighted to see this tutorial published -a different way of thinking about childhood #apraxia of speech. Paywalled so email me for a copy pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
Therapy for Childhood Apraxia of Speech Through a Dynamic Systems Lens: A Tutorial
Purpose: Dynamic Systems Theory (DST) has been used as a foundational lens through which to observe and understand child development and disorder...
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September 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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tricmc.bsky.social
3. In #apraxia, the shortage is not of #slps per se, recent @sydney.edu.au research shows the issue is finding an slp who will provide evidence based treatment in sufficient dose and then paying for that therapy. DM me if you want the evidence. #dttc #rest #nuffield #ultrasound #aac #integrpa
September 15, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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tricmc.bsky.social
Take a look- the #ReST website has had a makeover- especially the resources pages. #apraxia #dysarthria #cerebralPalsy #speechie #slpeep #slt
rest.sydney.edu.au
ReST Rapid Syllable Transition Training - ReST Rapid Syllable Transition Training
This site contains a self directed learning package for speech pathologists to learn how to deliver ReST treatment to children with Childhood Apraxia of
rest.sydney.edu.au
September 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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September 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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speechapraxia.bsky.social
Motor learning strategies used in #CAS therapy can also benefit children without a formal diagnosis.
✔️ More frequent, high-dose practice
✔️ Cues (slowed rate, tactile, visual)
✔️ Ongoing probes for stable gains
Supporting speech motor planning, step by step.
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...
Adapting Motor Learning Principles for Speech Therapy Beyond CAS
Treatment strategies informed by motor learning principles—commonly applied in CAS intervention can be adapted to support these children.
speechapraxia.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Please sign/ pass on this petition
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Create a National Strategy for Childhood Apraxia Of Speech (CAS)
We want the Government to create and fund a National Strategy for CAS, which should include: - Increase education of CAS. - Set up and fund a working group of experts and families to advise Government...
petition.parliament.uk
October 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Lovely paper about what kids with #apraxia think of #dttc from Jane McCormack, @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social and colleagues #slpeep #childssd
journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Thread worth reading #apraxia #dysarthria
profsimonfisher.bsky.social Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · Oct 4
Twenty-four years ago today, our paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” was published: www.nature.com/articles/350....
A personal thread about the ups & downs of the journey we took to get to that point....1/n
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Image shows the first two printed pages of the paper “A forkhead-domain gene is mutated in a severe speech and language disorder” by Cecilia Lai and colleagues, published in Nature in 2001 (volume 413, pages 519-523). The abstract reads as follows: Individuals affected with developmental disorders of speech and language have substantial difficulty acquiring expressive and/or receptive language in the absence of any profound sensory or neurological impairment and despite adequate intelligence and opportunity. Although studies of twins consistently indicate that a significant genetic component is involved, most families segregating speech and language deficits show complex patterns of inheritance, and a gene that predisposes individuals to such disorders has not been identified. We have studied a unique three-generation pedigree, KE, in which a severe speech and language disorder is transmitted as an autosomal-dominant monogenic trait. Our previous work mapped the locus responsible, SPCH1, to a 5.6-cM interval of region 7q31 on chromosome 7. We also identified an unrelated individual, CS, in whom speech and language impairment is associated with a chromosomal translocation involving the SPCH1 interval. Here we show that the gene FOXP2, which encodes a putative transcription factor containing a polyglutamine tract and a forkhead DNA-binding domain, is directly disrupted by the translocation breakpoint in CS. In addition, we identify a point mutation in affected members of the KE family that alters an invariant amino-acid residue in the forkhead domain. Our findings suggest that FOXP2 is involved in the developmental process that culminates in speech and language.
October 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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tricmc.bsky.social
We talked to parents of children with childhood #apraxia of speech in two countries about early intervention. Thanks to Apraxia Kids for funding and to Chantelle Highman for leading the project. @suze-freogirl.bsky.social Here's what the parents said #OpenAccess:
pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/...
“I Just Want Him to Be Understood”: Parent Perspectives of the Long-Term Desired Outcomes and Experiences of Early Intervention for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Purpose: This qualitative study explored the perspectives of parents of young children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) in terms of (a) lon...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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The message is there.
The person plans what they want to say.
But the message gets lost along the way.

#Apraxia happens when the brain's motor planning system is disrupted, like after surgery, stroke, or brain injury. #slp help to rebuild those brain-to-mouth connections, one sound at a time.
Illustration of a brain following a dotted line to a mouth. The line is obscured by arrows that divert down other paths that lead to question marks. The text reads "Apraxia of Speech: When the plan is there, but the message gets lost."
October 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
I saw it on the 7pm bulletin of ABC News NSW on Sep 16 (iView VIC iview.abc.net.au/show/abc-new...). Very nicely done💐. It's so sad to see how things turn out for speech, language, and literacy when children do not receive timely intervention for CAS. @tricmc.bsky.social #apraxia 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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September 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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speechapraxia.bsky.social
In CAS therapy, avoid segmenting
It creates robotic speech
Use simultaneous productions, multisensory cueing, chaining
Focus on movement between sounds for natural, intelligible speech
#Apraxia #SLP #MotorSpeech
speechapraxia.co.uk/about-sauk/f...
Why We Avoid Segmenting Words in CAS Therapy
Why We Avoid Segmenting Words in CAS Therapy
speechapraxia.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Please can you add @speechapraxia.bsky.social to your starter packs for CAS. Thank you!
August 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Great to have a UK organisation focussing on Adults with Speech Apraxia.

Head over to X to find out more @SpeechApraxia
August 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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FINALLY OUT in #IJSLP www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Narrative production in English speaking children aged 5–7 years with typical language development and developmental language disorder: Development of a reference data set
#DevLangDis @blacksheeppress.bsky.social @samueldcalder.bsky.social
Narrative production in English speaking children aged 5–7 years with typical language development and developmental language disorder: Development of a reference data set
We explored the development of expressive narrative using Peter and the Cat. We aimed to support clinicians to capture information about functional language use by providing a reference data set to...
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August 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM