SLTAisling
@sltaisling.bsky.social
🇮🇪 CORU Registered Speech and Language Therapist, IASLT Member, M.Ed., Lámh Tutor, EdD Student, Dublin City University | Research interests: autism and school avoidance/non attendance | Clinical interests: AAC, Working in educational settings.
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AssistiV, a screen-based technology designed to support sustainable employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is being rolled out nationally
Roll-out of new tech to support workers with disabilities
AssistiV, a screen-based technology designed to support sustainable employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is being rolled out nationally.
www.rte.ie
November 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
AssistiV, a screen-based technology designed to support sustainable employment opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is being rolled out nationally
In #Aras25 coverage, RTÉ are calling all 3 contributing professors (2 men, 1 woman) 'Professor' in their introductions, but not giving the title to Dr. Theresa Reidy onscreen. Hmmm...
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
In #Aras25 coverage, RTÉ are calling all 3 contributing professors (2 men, 1 woman) 'Professor' in their introductions, but not giving the title to Dr. Theresa Reidy onscreen. Hmmm...
I'm super excited to see the launch of Lámh stamps. Lámh (hand) shaped and raising awareness about alternative communication. What's not to love?!
October 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm super excited to see the launch of Lámh stamps. Lámh (hand) shaped and raising awareness about alternative communication. What's not to love?!
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PhD Studentship:
Applications are invited for a 4-year PhD scholarship that will develop and pilot an Irish-speech sound assessment for Irish-speaking bilingual children in Ireland.
bit.ly/3qnE2Nl
#IASLT #IASLPeeps
Applications are invited for a 4-year PhD scholarship that will develop and pilot an Irish-speech sound assessment for Irish-speaking bilingual children in Ireland.
bit.ly/3qnE2Nl
#IASLT #IASLPeeps
October 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
PhD Studentship:
Applications are invited for a 4-year PhD scholarship that will develop and pilot an Irish-speech sound assessment for Irish-speaking bilingual children in Ireland.
bit.ly/3qnE2Nl
#IASLT #IASLPeeps
Applications are invited for a 4-year PhD scholarship that will develop and pilot an Irish-speech sound assessment for Irish-speaking bilingual children in Ireland.
bit.ly/3qnE2Nl
#IASLT #IASLPeeps
Thanks to Neil Kenny and @inclusivepedagogy.bsky.social for a wonderful seminar last night at @dcuioe.bsky.social . Great insights and powerful testimony presented by Neil himself, @autisticdoctor.bsky.social , @maggiegreen.bsky.social and Elaine McGoldrick
September 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Thanks to Neil Kenny and @inclusivepedagogy.bsky.social for a wonderful seminar last night at @dcuioe.bsky.social . Great insights and powerful testimony presented by Neil himself, @autisticdoctor.bsky.social , @maggiegreen.bsky.social and Elaine McGoldrick
"People expect me to think in lines,but I think in constellations." 2 great new videos from @autisticrealms.bsky.social
Hurrah!
What an honour to join @thrivingautistic.bsky.social's Discovery Celebration event last night!
Read the Discovery report:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-ev...
Watch the 2 new animations about Autistic experiences:
www.thrivingautistic.org/autistic-exp...
What an honour to join @thrivingautistic.bsky.social's Discovery Celebration event last night!
Read the Discovery report:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-ev...
Watch the 2 new animations about Autistic experiences:
www.thrivingautistic.org/autistic-exp...
Educational Animation Videos about Autistic Experiences
Our two new neuro-affirming educational animation videos celebrate Autistic experiences and perspectives.
www.thrivingautistic.org
September 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"People expect me to think in lines,but I think in constellations." 2 great new videos from @autisticrealms.bsky.social
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“When I am ready, I speak by dancing or writing.
It’s easier than speaking.”
This statement isn’t about what’s missing. It’s about what’s present, movement, silence, dance, writing. All of it matters.
It’s easier than speaking.”
This statement isn’t about what’s missing. It’s about what’s present, movement, silence, dance, writing. All of it matters.
September 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
“When I am ready, I speak by dancing or writing.
It’s easier than speaking.”
This statement isn’t about what’s missing. It’s about what’s present, movement, silence, dance, writing. All of it matters.
It’s easier than speaking.”
This statement isn’t about what’s missing. It’s about what’s present, movement, silence, dance, writing. All of it matters.
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"It is vital that autistic people, just like non-autistic people, should be able to be at least part author of their own life story"
Really important point from Liz Pellicano
#AECongress2025
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Really important point from Liz Pellicano
#AECongress2025
💜♾️
September 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
"It is vital that autistic people, just like non-autistic people, should be able to be at least part author of their own life story"
Really important point from Liz Pellicano
#AECongress2025
💜♾️
Really important point from Liz Pellicano
#AECongress2025
💜♾️
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Independence vs autonomy - there is still too much focus on "Independence" and the stereotypical markers of what being an "independent adult" means (house/job/family)
Conclusions about autistic people's quality of life is based around if they are "productive members of society"
#AECongress2025
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Conclusions about autistic people's quality of life is based around if they are "productive members of society"
#AECongress2025
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September 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Independence vs autonomy - there is still too much focus on "Independence" and the stereotypical markers of what being an "independent adult" means (house/job/family)
Conclusions about autistic people's quality of life is based around if they are "productive members of society"
#AECongress2025
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Conclusions about autistic people's quality of life is based around if they are "productive members of society"
#AECongress2025
💜♾️
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Delighted to see our new paper Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education is out in @neurodiversityjrnl.bsky.social just in time for the new school year, with @aoifemunroe.bsky.social, Elaine McGoldrick, Rachel Ferguson & Carina Byrne.
📣Publication Announcement!
Our article 'Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education' has been published open access with Neurodiversity Journal 📑
doi.org/10.1177/2754...
Our article 'Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education' has been published open access with Neurodiversity Journal 📑
doi.org/10.1177/2754...
Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education - Elaine McGoldrick, Aoife Munroe, Rachel Ferguson, Carina Byrne, Mary Doherty, 2025
The continuing policy commitment to Inclusive Education internationally requires the prioritisation of the creation of inclusive schools in practice. Research w...
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August 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Delighted to see our new paper Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education is out in @neurodiversityjrnl.bsky.social just in time for the new school year, with @aoifemunroe.bsky.social, Elaine McGoldrick, Rachel Ferguson & Carina Byrne.
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Listen to Dr Catriona O'Toole, on Radio 1 discussing her research on school avoidance. You can listen back to her insightful discussion here-
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @catrionaotoole.bsky.social @majelladempsey.bsky.social @georginasherlock.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @catrionaotoole.bsky.social @majelladempsey.bsky.social @georginasherlock.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
School Avoidance & Book Tips
Association Professor of Psychology in Education Dr Catriona O’Toole advises on how to manage school avoidance, and librarian Darina Molloy has book tips for school avoiders and school starters.
www.rte.ie
August 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Listen to Dr Catriona O'Toole, on Radio 1 discussing her research on school avoidance. You can listen back to her insightful discussion here-
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @catrionaotoole.bsky.social @majelladempsey.bsky.social @georginasherlock.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @catrionaotoole.bsky.social @majelladempsey.bsky.social @georginasherlock.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie
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Join us on July 14th for a @radld.bsky.social fundraiser. Word Aware whole school vocabulary course for teaching and SaLT trainees. Just £10.
We are looking for a balance of teachers and SaLT, so please help us reach more trainee teachers.
thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
We are looking for a balance of teachers and SaLT, so please help us reach more trainee teachers.
thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
July 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Join us on July 14th for a @radld.bsky.social fundraiser. Word Aware whole school vocabulary course for teaching and SaLT trainees. Just £10.
We are looking for a balance of teachers and SaLT, so please help us reach more trainee teachers.
thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
We are looking for a balance of teachers and SaLT, so please help us reach more trainee teachers.
thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...
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#LSHSS tutorial explains the relationship between trauma and language disorders -- and offers trauma-informed best practices for SLPs to apply in their work.
on.asha.org/44b4fAb
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps #SchoolSLPs
@mghinstitute.bsky.social
on.asha.org/44b4fAb
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps #SchoolSLPs
@mghinstitute.bsky.social
Trauma-Informed Care: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists in the Schools
Purpose: A history of trauma is significantly related to the likelihood of having
a language disorder. Given that one in seven children experienc...
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July 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#LSHSS tutorial explains the relationship between trauma and language disorders -- and offers trauma-informed best practices for SLPs to apply in their work.
on.asha.org/44b4fAb
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps #SchoolSLPs
@mghinstitute.bsky.social
on.asha.org/44b4fAb
@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps #SchoolSLPs
@mghinstitute.bsky.social
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Good to see Chris Packham and so many others taking a firm stand against OFSTED's discriminatory wording. No, there isn't a proven link between autism and extremism and it's deeply inappropriate to put it in school guidance.
Good to see Chris Packham and so many others taking a firm stand against OFSTED's discriminatory wording. No, there isn't a proven link between autism and extremism and it's deeply inappropriate to put it in school guidance.
Chris Packham Slams Ofsted Over Guidance Linking Autism And Extremism
"That's not safeguarding, that's an exercise in profiling," the Springwatch presenter said in a video shared on social media.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 9:19 AM
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/chris-...
Good to see Chris Packham and so many others taking a firm stand against OFSTED's discriminatory wording. No, there isn't a proven link between autism and extremism and it's deeply inappropriate to put it in school guidance.
Good to see Chris Packham and so many others taking a firm stand against OFSTED's discriminatory wording. No, there isn't a proven link between autism and extremism and it's deeply inappropriate to put it in school guidance.
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I am a happy teacher. A happy autistic teacher. My autism makes me exceptionally good at teaching certain age groups. I manage to do the work I adore w/o being overwhelmed.
I wish that for all autistic teachers.
That’s why we need this kind of research published in the journals.
I wish that for all autistic teachers.
That’s why we need this kind of research published in the journals.
Fantastic to see that our article on the experiences of autistic teachers in Poland has been published open access in the International Journal of Inclusive Education 🙌https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13603116.2025.2518393#abstract #AutismResearch
‘We are here and we deserve it’: being an autistic teacher in Poland
Despite an increasing focus on autism, neurodiversity and inclusion in the education sector, there remains limited awareness of the experiences, needs and strengths of autistic educators. This gap ...
www.tandfonline.com
June 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I am a happy teacher. A happy autistic teacher. My autism makes me exceptionally good at teaching certain age groups. I manage to do the work I adore w/o being overwhelmed.
I wish that for all autistic teachers.
That’s why we need this kind of research published in the journals.
I wish that for all autistic teachers.
That’s why we need this kind of research published in the journals.
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The features of social communication that are useful in the identification of #Autism do not necessarily require intervention - and similarly, individual needs are not always met by diagnostic pathways to help individuals understand themselves better @suereviews.bsky.social at #CLTTSummerLecture2025
June 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The features of social communication that are useful in the identification of #Autism do not necessarily require intervention - and similarly, individual needs are not always met by diagnostic pathways to help individuals understand themselves better @suereviews.bsky.social at #CLTTSummerLecture2025
@suereviews.bsky.social is using a wonderful metaphor of trees to explain the Neurodiversity paradigm at #CLTTsummerlecture2025.
June 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
@suereviews.bsky.social is using a wonderful metaphor of trees to explain the Neurodiversity paradigm at #CLTTsummerlecture2025.
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If we continue to believe that we have a duty to safeguard people, rather than safeguard their fundamental rights, we wont help keep people safe, we will merely continue to embed a culture of othering. Every person who requires residential support should have access to advocacy.
June 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
If we continue to believe that we have a duty to safeguard people, rather than safeguard their fundamental rights, we wont help keep people safe, we will merely continue to embed a culture of othering. Every person who requires residential support should have access to advocacy.
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As thousands of students prepare to sit their Leaving Cert exams, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO points race
Kildare man who was 'lost' in LC finds his way in tech
As thousands of students prepare to sit their Leaving Cert exams, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO points race.
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June 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
As thousands of students prepare to sit their Leaving Cert exams, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO points race
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My heart and head are full after my stay at Cambridge University.
This week I was invited back to finish our project on comics and autism.
The conversations and explorations were brilliant and mind expanding.
This week I was invited back to finish our project on comics and autism.
The conversations and explorations were brilliant and mind expanding.
May 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
My heart and head are full after my stay at Cambridge University.
This week I was invited back to finish our project on comics and autism.
The conversations and explorations were brilliant and mind expanding.
This week I was invited back to finish our project on comics and autism.
The conversations and explorations were brilliant and mind expanding.
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Dr Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray @kazmsyl.bsky.social explains that if we want to live in an inclusive society, it is important that we understand why inclusive education matters and how it can be achieved. #DCUResearch
May 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Dr Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray @kazmsyl.bsky.social explains that if we want to live in an inclusive society, it is important that we understand why inclusive education matters and how it can be achieved. #DCUResearch
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Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson joins us for our Summer Lecture. Please share with your networks, thank you. @vjoffe.bsky.social @speechy01.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
April 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson joins us for our Summer Lecture. Please share with your networks, thank you. @vjoffe.bsky.social @speechy01.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social
Lá buí bealtaine. Yellow flowers for the 1st of May #Bealtaine
May 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Lá buí bealtaine. Yellow flowers for the 1st of May #Bealtaine
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The father of a man who is autistic and non-verbal has said that giving his son the chance to sing with Irish country duo Foster and Allen was "better than winning the lottery"
'You just see his talent' - Foster & Allen sing with autistic man
The father of a man who is autistic and non-verbal has said that giving his son the chance to sing with Irish country duo Foster and Allen was "better than winning the lottery".
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April 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The father of a man who is autistic and non-verbal has said that giving his son the chance to sing with Irish country duo Foster and Allen was "better than winning the lottery"
Celebrating #WorldDownSyndromeDay today!
March 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Celebrating #WorldDownSyndromeDay today!