SLT Aware

Raising awareness of all things Speech and Language Therapy one social media post at a time! #GivingVoiceUK

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October is a busy month! Looking forward to sharing more inspiring stories and continuing to raise awareness of Speech and Language Therapy🥰 p.s. if you would like to share your story for any of these events, or know someone who might, please get in touch! #GivingVoice

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@MercuryMorrigan Thank you for sharing your story, your answers touch on some really important points for all of us to think about! You’re going to be a great addition to the SLT profession🥰

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To kick off October we’re #GivingVoice to Selective Mutism, or Situational Mutism, with Niamh who shares how her experiences have shaped her practice as an #SLT2B

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In today’s #GivingVoice post Christian shares his experience of living with Craniosynostosis, shares some information about being bilingual and receiving SLT input and on the final slide articulates the importance of #GivingVoice from his point of view

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@PeterDJust @GivingVoiceUK @RCSLT This is super helpful, thank you so much! Excited to get started on a new set of posts🎉

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October is #craniosynostosisawarenessmonth so here is some information on the condition and it’s relevance for Speech and Language Therapists. We have a really insightful #GivingVoice post lined up for tomorrow so keep an eye out for that!

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Another Giving Voice to Ataxia post! This time, we spoke to Casey who shares her experience of having a child with ataxia and tells us about her son’s condition #ataxia #ataxiaawareness #internationalataxiaawarenessday #iaad #givingvoice #givingvoiceuk

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Tomorrow is International Ataxia Awareness Day and we have 2 really interesting Giving Voice posts to share. Here is some useful information about Ataxia in preparation! #ataxiauk #ataxiaawareness #internationalataxiaawarenessday

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@PeterDJust That is so lovely! Thank you for sharing my account and helping to spread the word📣

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In today’s #GivingVoice Richard (@manonfireuk) shares his experience of having a family member with Alzheimer’s and gives us a really useful insight on the effects of Alzheimer’s on communication #GivingVoiceUK #Alzheimersawareness

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Happy World Alzheimer’s Awareness Day! #Alzheimers #AlzheimersDay

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In today's post we are #GivingVoice to Head and Neck Cancer, as Lucy shares her experience of life after a laryngectomy as a result of laryngeal cancer #GivingVoiceUK #HeadAndNeckCancer #HeadAndNeckCancerAwareness

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Today marks the start of Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week so here is some information about Head and Neck Cancer and the role of SLTs! Look out for our Giving Voice tomorrow🥰

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@Claire_SLT I wish I’d known from the outset that I’m not expected to be an expert by the time I graduate, uni will provide the foundations but I’ll continue to learn once I’m qualified and that’s okay- it makes the whole journey seem a lot less overwhelming!

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#FASDAwarenessMonth

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Giving Voice to FASD with @SB_FASD , Sandra has some insightful and inspiring things to say, please take the time to give this read and share! #GivingVoice #GivingVoiceUK

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September is FASD Awareness Month! See the infographics for more information on Foetal Alcohol Syndrome and how it relates to Speech and Language Therapy. Keep your eyes peeled for our next post- Giving Voice to FASD #GivingVoice #GivingVoiceUK

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@MercuryMorrigan @SLT2beVicky @niamhlivestream @TradesCharades @BirdSonnets Thank you- same goes for you!🥰

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Hello! Welcome to SLT Aware, an account run by a Student Speech and Language Therapist with the aim of spreading awareness of all things Speech and Language Therapy!

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For an upcoming post: For NQPs and Student SLTs, is/ was FASD covered during your course at university?