Key messages from outgoing President Courtenay Norbury
1 we need to diagnose DLD. This builds awareness, research & services
2 language interventions give people with DLD more opportunities
3 use evidence based practice. And link what we do to what policy makers want to hear.
#NAPLIC26
Really interesting--p. 7 stood out to me. "Across all three platforms, most teen users say it neither hurts nor helps their mental health...We asked parents how social media overall impacts their teen: About a quarter say they hurt their teenโs mental health, compared with 8% who say they help."
Open-access paper looking at quality of life in children with #DevLangDis #SLPeeps doi.org/10.3390/chil...
In March, the eSafety Commissioner reported on the implementation of the Australian social media minimum age (SMMA) restrictions, implemented in December 2025. They found: "Children aged under 16 continue to report harm to eSafety โ there has not been a discernible drop in overall numbers." (p.15)
A procrastinator? Me? Just because the presentation I was meant to finish this morning still needs to be finalised, but my bookmarks are now super organised? Might be time to break out the motivation treats. #AcademicSky
In more optimistic times (February), I signed up for an online learning course about email management and then immediately forgot about it because too many emails. I've just found the confirmation in my hopelessly overwhelmed inbox. It amused me more than it should. #AcademicSky
Families, professionals, and researchers interested in all things language/literacy. We are pleased to announce the
@lalyp.bsky.social Symposium 2026: Learning from Evidence & Experience. Find out more, and submit ideas or abstracts at lalyp.com.au/symposium. Bookings opening soon. #DevLangDis #DLD
Coโproduction with young people with #DevLangDis: Developing adapted materials for CBT. Looking forwards to reading this one! doi.org/10.1002/jcv2... #SLPeeps
How do adolescents with communication disability experience social media? Our pilot study trialled a coโdesigned digital interview to find out. Open access! @natmunro.bsky.social @becsutherland.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/0265... #SLPeeps #DevLangDis #SLPhDone
New open access paper for the reading pile: Defining Communicative Participation for Children and Young People: Views of Young People, Parents, and Speech and Language Therapists doi.org/10.1111/1460... #DevLangDis #SLPeeps
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Background Communicating effectively in everyday life is a key outcome for children with speech, language and communication difficulties. However, we lack a clear way to describe children's everyday...
