Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week starts today!
It’s the perfect time to learn more about clefts, how common they are, and the impact they can have on people’s lives.
Awareness helps break stigma, build inclusion, and ensure more people feel seen, supported, and able to reach their full potential.
We also support @rarediseaseday
Because…
Researches have identified over 30 genes linked to CAS.
CAS is a Red flag for a Rare Condition, with 1 in 3 cases being of genetic cause.
https://t.co/464ydNWk8p and Translation Centre for Speech Disorders
#RareDiseaseDay
Welcome to #NationalYearofReading in this #NationalStorytellingWeek We’re 3 speech & language therapists passionate about helping children communicate through our series of sound play books. Join Baby Bear finding, seeing & feeling sounds in these rhyming stories @Literacy_Trust
@MichaelRosenYes@BBCRadio4 what a delight listening to Word of Mouth The Story of A-Z . Naming sounds just fascinating. We’re all about finding sounds, (not the lost ones 😆)listening, seeing and feeling them in all their glory! TTFN
Nikki McDonald shares her son's journey with speech and language therapy for his severe #SSD showing the value of evidence-based dosage to support Raising Awareness of Dosage in Speech Sound Disorder (RADiSSD). Find the video here https://t.co/cbwxsnivHr @CSDRNetwork
🚨 #ICYMI the @DCPcampaign and Speech, Language and Communication Alliance have published 'Fight for Ordinary: How to spend less and get better outcomes for children with speech and language challenges'.
▶️
https://t.co/Zs9FhQRP6N
🔽 Check out @RCSLT's response below.
🚨 It’s not just @RCSLT who is highlighting the impact of long waits. @DHSCgovuk recognises the issue, as @zubirahmed said earlier this month. That’s why we’re calling on @hmtreasury's @RachelReevesMP to #InvestInSLT in the Budget and on the Govt to publish its SLT Action Plan.
With the Budget just days away, here’s the parliamentary debate from January in which MPs of all parties very powerfully highlighted the need to #InvestInSLT including through sharing their personal and constituency experiences.
https://t.co/3hYMhdiISx
NICE has recently stated: ‘Improved speech, language and communication may also increase participation in education and employment offering broader social and economic benefits.’ We agree. That’s why we’re calling on the Govt to #InvestInSLT and publish its SLT Action Plan.
5 years as published authors! 2 books in 3 languages. Thanks to all our collaborators & every reader, parent, teacher & therapist who believed in our story & shared with little ears & voices. Here’s to more books, sounds & smiles @CLAPACOMMUNITY@RCSLT@slcnstories@chris_kammy
Delighted that one of our co-authors was recognised for her innovative approach benefiting children and young people in her speech therapy work and for the wider impact our books have had. #AwardWinning What have you done today to make you feel #proud
It was an exciting day for Baby Bear - no finding sounds today but finding none other than Waterstones Children’s Laureate @frankcottrell_b@nextpagebooksUK Great to talk about early intervention and all things speech therapy related #earlyyears#reading#storytime