Rachel Sievers
@sieversslt.bsky.social
Speech and language therapist committed to raising awareness of the needs and strengths of people with developmental language disorder (DLD).
Check out the article at smileymovement.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Check out the article at smileymovement.org
Check out this inspiring story about mother and daughter team, Siouxsie Webster and Rachel Beaumont, raising awareness of DLD. #DLDday #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #DLDproject
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Check out this inspiring story about mother and daughter team, Siouxsie Webster and Rachel Beaumont, raising awareness of DLD. #DLDday #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #DLDproject
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Journal club in conjunction with @cltt.bsky.social is on Tuesday!
The paper we'll be looking at is about friendships in children with DLD.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...
Join NAPLIC: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
The paper we'll be looking at is about friendships in children with DLD.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...
Join NAPLIC: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Journal club in conjunction with @cltt.bsky.social is on Tuesday!
The paper we'll be looking at is about friendships in children with DLD.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...
Join NAPLIC: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
The paper we'll be looking at is about friendships in children with DLD.
Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/journal-cl...
Join NAPLIC: www.naplic.org.uk/membership/
#DevLangDis
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Excellent @naplic.bsky.social meeting of professionals interested in #DevLangDis in adulthood. Thanks @wordaware.bsky.social & @sieversslt.bsky.social 👏 Bringing together clinical and research discussions, with the aim of supporting adults with #DLD. Next meeting 30th Jan 2026 #BskySpeechies 🦋
DLD is not something that people grow out of, and in adulthood it can continue to have significant impacts. Especially when unsupported.
Rachel Sievers summarised her observations from her work with adults with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
We need services and awareness!
#DevLangDis
Rachel Sievers summarised her observations from her work with adults with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
We need services and awareness!
#DevLangDis
September 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Excellent @naplic.bsky.social meeting of professionals interested in #DevLangDis in adulthood. Thanks @wordaware.bsky.social & @sieversslt.bsky.social 👏 Bringing together clinical and research discussions, with the aim of supporting adults with #DLD. Next meeting 30th Jan 2026 #BskySpeechies 🦋
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Yesterday I posted without the link! S
Learn all about masking/camouflaging in young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) from a researcher who is leading the way in this area, Dr Hannah Hobson.
Tickets available for live or recordings.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...
#DLDday
Learn all about masking/camouflaging in young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) from a researcher who is leading the way in this area, Dr Hannah Hobson.
Tickets available for live or recordings.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...
#DLDday
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Yesterday I posted without the link! S
Learn all about masking/camouflaging in young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) from a researcher who is leading the way in this area, Dr Hannah Hobson.
Tickets available for live or recordings.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...
#DLDday
Learn all about masking/camouflaging in young people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) from a researcher who is leading the way in this area, Dr Hannah Hobson.
Tickets available for live or recordings.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-2025-d...
#DLDday
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DLD is really very common. Way more common than other well know conditions such as autism.
DLD is a difficulty with using and understanding words and sentences.
And the biggest problem is that very few people have heard of it.
Join our #DLDday campaign on October 17 2025. radld.org
DLD is a difficulty with using and understanding words and sentences.
And the biggest problem is that very few people have heard of it.
Join our #DLDday campaign on October 17 2025. radld.org
August 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Reposted by Rachel Sievers
DRUM ROLL please! Our 2026 conference will be on Saturday May 9th in Birmingham. . Join us for all things Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).
Mark the date in your diary now.
Join NAPLIC and get a BIG discount on the conference fee too.
Mark the date in your diary now.
Join NAPLIC and get a BIG discount on the conference fee too.
August 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
DRUM ROLL please! Our 2026 conference will be on Saturday May 9th in Birmingham. . Join us for all things Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN).
Mark the date in your diary now.
Join NAPLIC and get a BIG discount on the conference fee too.
Mark the date in your diary now.
Join NAPLIC and get a BIG discount on the conference fee too.
Reposted by Rachel Sievers
💰🔐 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Results suggest chn with #devlangdis should successfully retrieve word forms & meanings across multiple sessions to support post-training retention. Implications for tx & suggestions for future research are discussed. pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
The Number of Sessions Children With Developmental Language Disorder Retrieve Words Relates Positively to Retrieval After Extended Post-Training Delays
Purpose: For adults and children with typical development, the number of training
sessions a target item is successfully retrieved relates positi...
pubs.asha.org
August 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM
💰🔐 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Results suggest chn with #devlangdis should successfully retrieve word forms & meanings across multiple sessions to support post-training retention. Implications for tx & suggestions for future research are discussed. pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES
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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
#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
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
#DevLangDis @blacksheeppress.bsky.social @samueldcalder.bsky.social
Listen here to Joel Roskin give fantastic new insights into the experience of DLD and late diagnosis in the latest DLD Project podcast. thedldproject.com/diagnosed-wi...
Diagnosed with DLD as an Adult - The DLD Project
At 28 years old, Joel was navigating life, career, and relationships in bustling London—unaware that the challenges he’d faced with communication since childhood had a name: Developmental Language Dis...
thedldproject.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Listen here to Joel Roskin give fantastic new insights into the experience of DLD and late diagnosis in the latest DLD Project podcast. thedldproject.com/diagnosed-wi...
Reposted by Rachel Sievers
The international awareness day for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is less than 3 months away on October 17! We are missing the DLD mouse! I wonder what she is doing to spread the word this year! #devlangdis
July 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The international awareness day for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is less than 3 months away on October 17! We are missing the DLD mouse! I wonder what she is doing to spread the word this year! #devlangdis
Thanks to Jess Meredith from Differing Minds for the opportunity to raise awareness of the relatively common but under-diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition DLD (especially in adults) with our conversation last week. Catch us on You Tube.
July 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Thanks to Jess Meredith from Differing Minds for the opportunity to raise awareness of the relatively common but under-diagnosed neurodevelopmental condition DLD (especially in adults) with our conversation last week. Catch us on You Tube.
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From our two specialist schools, we’ve seen how technology can help children with complex speech and language challenges.
But this is not a complete solution — Early years and school staff still need mandatory training in speech and language development.
www.gov.uk/government/n....
But this is not a complete solution — Early years and school staff still need mandatory training in speech and language development.
www.gov.uk/government/n....
Thousands of children with SEND to benefit from assistive tech
Government launches innovative pilot with up to £1.7m available to help children with SEND achieve and thrive at their local school.
www.gov.uk
June 29, 2025 at 8:33 AM
From our two specialist schools, we’ve seen how technology can help children with complex speech and language challenges.
But this is not a complete solution — Early years and school staff still need mandatory training in speech and language development.
www.gov.uk/government/n....
But this is not a complete solution — Early years and school staff still need mandatory training in speech and language development.
www.gov.uk/government/n....
Excited to be supporting adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) to participate fully in the final workshop of 'DLD Questions' tomorrow at RCSLT in London, shaping future research priorities for DLD with people with lived experience and their families and speech and language therapists.
June 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Excited to be supporting adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) to participate fully in the final workshop of 'DLD Questions' tomorrow at RCSLT in London, shaping future research priorities for DLD with people with lived experience and their families and speech and language therapists.
Thank you @Susan Guthrie for bringing together SLTs working in mental health with colleagues working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) at Leeds Beckett University last week. Hope this will be the first of many opportunities to work together on these important issues.
June 18, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Thank you @Susan Guthrie for bringing together SLTs working in mental health with colleagues working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) at Leeds Beckett University last week. Hope this will be the first of many opportunities to work together on these important issues.
Delighted to join DLD (developmental language disorder) activists and professionals with the latest DLD Project Podcast! thedldproject.com/supporting-a... #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #neurodiversityatwork #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC
Supporting Adults with DLD - The DLD Project
Rachel Sievers is an independent speech language therapist based in the UK that has been proactively supporting a growing number of adults with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). In this episode o...
thedldproject.com
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Delighted to join DLD (developmental language disorder) activists and professionals with the latest DLD Project Podcast! thedldproject.com/supporting-a... #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #neurodiversityatwork #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC
Great to get together with SLT colleagues from a wide range of settings at the first meeting of the NAPLIC network for working with adults with DLD on Friday! Next meeting 9th July.
May 13, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Great to get together with SLT colleagues from a wide range of settings at the first meeting of the NAPLIC network for working with adults with DLD on Friday! Next meeting 9th July.
A pleasure to talk with Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz of the DLD project about working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) last week for the DLD Project podcast last week. #developmentallanguagedisorder #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #DLDproject
May 7, 2025 at 8:41 AM
A pleasure to talk with Dr Shaun Ziegenfusz of the DLD project about working with adults with DLD (developmental language disorder) last week for the DLD Project podcast last week. #developmentallanguagedisorder #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #DLDproject
Exciting to be talking at groundbreaking event on adult language and communication needs and mental health on Leeds Beckett University on 11th June. Sign up soon. Selling out fast. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speech-and...
Speech and Language Therapy Symposium
Eventbrite - LBU Centre for Psychological Research (PsyCen). presents Speech and Language Therapy Symposium - Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at The Rose Bowl, Leeds, England. Find event and ticket informati...
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May 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Exciting to be talking at groundbreaking event on adult language and communication needs and mental health on Leeds Beckett University on 11th June. Sign up soon. Selling out fast. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speech-and...
Fascinating insights into the adult experience of assessment/diagnosis of autism/ADHD at the Diagnostics CEN on Wednesday. Time to give the same opportunities for assessment and feedback to adults with developmental language disorder (DLD)! #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity
March 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Fascinating insights into the adult experience of assessment/diagnosis of autism/ADHD at the Diagnostics CEN on Wednesday. Time to give the same opportunities for assessment and feedback to adults with developmental language disorder (DLD)! #DLD #DevLangDis #RADLD #inclusion #neurodiversity
I've joined Blue Sky to raise awareness about developmental language disorder (DLD) in adults. It so often gets left out of discussions about neurodivergence. I'll be posting more on this soon. #DevLangDis #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #inclusion #neurodiversity #neurodiversityatwork
March 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I've joined Blue Sky to raise awareness about developmental language disorder (DLD) in adults. It so often gets left out of discussions about neurodivergence. I'll be posting more on this soon. #DevLangDis #RADLD #NAPLIC #AFASIC #inclusion #neurodiversity #neurodiversityatwork