Maura O'Fallon
@mauraofallon.bsky.social
PhD, CCC-SLP | Postdoc @ University of Delaware studying #DevLangDis and #ImpSci | she/her
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You can't see DLD, so how do you spot it in the classroom?
DLD can look like ADHD, autism or dyslexia, but DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is about spoken language. The core difficulties are with understanding and using words and sentences.
radld.org/about/dld/dl...
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
DLD can look like ADHD, autism or dyslexia, but DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is about spoken language. The core difficulties are with understanding and using words and sentences.
radld.org/about/dld/dl...
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
October 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
You can't see DLD, so how do you spot it in the classroom?
DLD can look like ADHD, autism or dyslexia, but DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is about spoken language. The core difficulties are with understanding and using words and sentences.
radld.org/about/dld/dl...
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
DLD can look like ADHD, autism or dyslexia, but DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is about spoken language. The core difficulties are with understanding and using words and sentences.
radld.org/about/dld/dl...
#DLDday
#DevLangDis
!!!!!!!!! DO I GO TO BROAD STREET NOW?
🚨 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announce they are engaged:
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨”
“Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨”
August 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
!!!!!!!!! DO I GO TO BROAD STREET NOW?
If your job has an “appreciation” day or week, that’s a sign it’s underpaid (and under-valued).
PAY! TEACHERS! MORE! (and also stop the other BS)
PAY! TEACHERS! MORE! (and also stop the other BS)
"We don’t make enough money to put up with this."
Last year, US K-12 schools opened short 55,000 teachers. Between book bans and political attacks on schools and educators, it's looking like this year's shortages will be even more dire, especially in red states.
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
Last year, US K-12 schools opened short 55,000 teachers. Between book bans and political attacks on schools and educators, it's looking like this year's shortages will be even more dire, especially in red states.
newrepublic.com/article/1967...
American Teachers in Red States Are Walking Away for Good
The predictable consequences of the right wing’s war on public schools are being felt as educators leave their communities—and their profession.
newrepublic.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If your job has an “appreciation” day or week, that’s a sign it’s underpaid (and under-valued).
PAY! TEACHERS! MORE! (and also stop the other BS)
PAY! TEACHERS! MORE! (and also stop the other BS)
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
Parents of children w/DLD have unique needs. But support groups have not been adapted for use with this population. LSHSS study explored the needs of these parents & got their perspectives on participating in such a support group.
@mauraofallon.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social #DLD #LSHSS
@mauraofallon.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social #DLD #LSHSS
A Qualitative Exploration of Support Groups for Parents of Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Purpose: Parents of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have unique
support needs. While support groups have a strong evidence ba...
on.asha.org
July 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Parents of children w/DLD have unique needs. But support groups have not been adapted for use with this population. LSHSS study explored the needs of these parents & got their perspectives on participating in such a support group.
@mauraofallon.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social #DLD #LSHSS
@mauraofallon.bsky.social @sigperspectives.bsky.social #DLD #LSHSS
Excited to share my first published *qualitative* paper! Super proud to have this out there, and so grateful to the parents who shared their stories with us. And big thanks to my coauthors, a true team effort! @telllab.bsky.social
p.s. Email or DM for a copy! 🫶🏻 #bskyspeechies #DevLangDis
p.s. Email or DM for a copy! 🫶🏻 #bskyspeechies #DevLangDis
🔐💰 in @ashajournals.bsky.social O'Fallon, M. K., Jacobs, O., Rulewicz, E., Christopulos, T., Curtiss, S. L., & @telllab.bsky.social (2025). A Qualitative Exploration of Support Groups for Parents of Children with #devlangdis. LSHSS. 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps doi.org/10.1044/2025...
A Qualitative Exploration of Support Groups for Parents of Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Purpose: Parents of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have unique
support needs. While support groups have a strong evidence ba...
doi.org
July 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Excited to share my first published *qualitative* paper! Super proud to have this out there, and so grateful to the parents who shared their stories with us. And big thanks to my coauthors, a true team effort! @telllab.bsky.social
p.s. Email or DM for a copy! 🫶🏻 #bskyspeechies #DevLangDis
p.s. Email or DM for a copy! 🫶🏻 #bskyspeechies #DevLangDis
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
Midnight, June 7 is the deadline to comment on the revised Schedule F, Trump's plan to politicize the civil servants by converting them into at-will appointees that can be fired for the mildest pushback against illegal actions.
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
Last day to weigh in on Trump's plan to politicize the civil service
Trump has already shown us how he would use Schedule F powers
donmoynihan.substack.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Midnight, June 7 is the deadline to comment on the revised Schedule F, Trump's plan to politicize the civil servants by converting them into at-will appointees that can be fired for the mildest pushback against illegal actions.
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
It's easy - here is how:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
Thank you to everyone who's used SaveSEPTA.com to contact their reps!
The road to 5,000 starts now! Share with friends if you haven't already.
The road to 5,000 starts now! Share with friends if you haven't already.
May 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thank you to everyone who's used SaveSEPTA.com to contact their reps!
The road to 5,000 starts now! Share with friends if you haven't already.
The road to 5,000 starts now! Share with friends if you haven't already.
SOS! Anyone on here who's used #MAXQDA for #mixedmethods or #qualitativeresearch: what are your tips/tricks or resources for merging quant data with transcripts that have been coded qualitatively?
May 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
SOS! Anyone on here who's used #MAXQDA for #mixedmethods or #qualitativeresearch: what are your tips/tricks or resources for merging quant data with transcripts that have been coded qualitatively?
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
These are training grants. 🚨
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
March 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
These are training grants. 🚨
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
The Trump administration has launched a war on students and young people studying science.
It’s a common thread. Trump is killing student fellowship grants at NIH and NSF, and is killing the NIH and CDC in-house fellows programs.
Wins are scarce right now, but last night I learned (via my sorority group text) that a girl from college who was mostly liked but who I NEVER TRUSTED was on TV introducing the cabinet at the prsidential address. To quote the challengers T-shirt, I TOLD YA 💅🏻
March 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Wins are scarce right now, but last night I learned (via my sorority group text) that a girl from college who was mostly liked but who I NEVER TRUSTED was on TV introducing the cabinet at the prsidential address. To quote the challengers T-shirt, I TOLD YA 💅🏻
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
If you’re a Philly area scientist (or other professional threatened by federal cuts) reach out to me if you’d like to write an op-ed for @phillymag.com about the impact: bpearson at phillymag dot com
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
If you’re a Philly area scientist (or other professional threatened by federal cuts) reach out to me if you’d like to write an op-ed for @phillymag.com about the impact: bpearson at phillymag dot com
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:26 AM
This article--on the systematic dismantling of the NIH, NSF, and CDC--is a must-read not only for researchers and clinicians but for anyone who has ever gotten a vaccine, taken medication, read the results of a research study, or gotten tested for Covid, flu, or STIs.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:07 PM
“If the freeze is not stopped, I might lose my house."
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Some NSF-funded postdocs are having trouble paying rent and credit card bills because their salaries were paused this week, even though the federal funding freeze memo was rescinded.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
Reposted by Maura O'Fallon
As part of the TICLD programme of research we aim to develop a taxonomy to precisely and comprehensively specify the active ingredients of oral language SLT interventions for children with or at risk for (D)LD.
Please click on the link below to complete our survey
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Please click on the link below to complete our survey
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January 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
As part of the TICLD programme of research we aim to develop a taxonomy to precisely and comprehensively specify the active ingredients of oral language SLT interventions for children with or at risk for (D)LD.
Please click on the link below to complete our survey
ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Please click on the link below to complete our survey
ucc.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
See also: howdovaccinescauseautism.com
December 9, 2024 at 1:00 AM
See also: howdovaccinescauseautism.com
emily ost*r writing an op-ed about vaccines and RFK jr. and raw milk. shoot me into the sun!!!!!!
November 13, 2024 at 4:08 PM
emily ost*r writing an op-ed about vaccines and RFK jr. and raw milk. shoot me into the sun!!!!!!
My tradition of posting about conferences *after* their completion lives on! Had a blast in Boston for #ASHA23 - highlights were Scout the therapy dog (not pictured 😢), learning alllll about AI from *DOCTOR* @annmfin and telling Taylor Swift about recruitment! Am now #bostondrained.
November 20, 2023 at 4:17 PM
My tradition of posting about conferences *after* their completion lives on! Had a blast in Boston for #ASHA23 - highlights were Scout the therapy dog (not pictured 😢), learning alllll about AI from *DOCTOR* @annmfin and telling Taylor Swift about recruitment! Am now #bostondrained.
Oh wow this New Yorker article. HIGHLY recommend! Come for the RCR, stay for the cartoons (my fave pictured) 🎃🎃🎃 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
October 21, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Oh wow this New Yorker article. HIGHLY recommend! Come for the RCR, stay for the cartoons (my fave pictured) 🎃🎃🎃 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...