What is Developmental Language Disorder?: a discussion for DLD Awareness Day 2023
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For Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day 2023 we pulled together a panel of two people living with DLD and a professor who is an expert in this field and one of the founders of the awareness day. We cover:- What is DLD?- Why is it important to get a diagnosis?- What is tricky about living with DLD?- Is there anything good about it?- What can help?- What needs to change?- What is the focus of DLD Awareness Day 2023?Interviewees:Ioan Berry, a young man with Developmental Language DisorderSophie Franks, dedicated RADLD Ambassador and adult with DLDProfessor Courtenay Norbury, Professor of Developmental Disorders of Language and Cognition Psychology and Language Sciences, UCLResources:RADLD - Raising Awareness of DLD DayRCSLT DLD factsheetRCSLT DLD clinical informationMe and DLD: Living with a hidden disabilityGiving Voice Twitter takeover by Ioan Berry, 2021DLD DAY 15th October 2021 (Developmental language disorder) Sophie’s DLD in Adulthood Speaking up for developmental language disorder: the top 10 priorities for researchThe interview was produced by Jacques Strauss, freelance digital producer.
