Anita

SLT with a special interest in early intervention, currently working with SEND. Lover of music, football & all things Disney, Potter, Marvel & Star Wars 💜

[Peter Neville @peteneville65]

For those who don't fully understand what is up with the NHS, here is a thread for you that might help.

I'm a consultant physician working as a doctor in the NHS in Yorkshire and Wales for 32 years now. I have experienced the NHS at its best (2008) and its worst (2022).

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

So exciting to be involved with this - I supervise the wonderful Abbie, who will become an amazing SLT once she completes the apprenticeship!

[Professor Victoria Joffe @vjoffe]

So exciting to meet our first #SLT apprenticeships -Nikki & Abbie. Congratulations to you both! Fab meeting you & very proud that we @uni_essexhealth @Uni_of_Essex are first providers of #SLT apprenticeships in UK @MariaFasli @nikkibond_ @WellsNichola @SLTsocietyEssex @RCSLT 2/2

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

@Carolsperring @RADLDcam @RCSLT Thanks Carol. The evidence was part of what I was wondering about, and whether they recognise DLD as a need 🤔 I guess all we can do is give it a go - the student has an EHCP & extra time in exams etc, hopefully they’ll accept something 🤞🏻

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

Looking for advice re the adaptations available for the driving theory test (UK) for students with DLD - has anyone had any experience with this? @RADLDcam @RCSLT #developmentallanguagedisorder #dld #mysltday

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

Paeds SLTs - what are your favourite apps to use in therapy for school age/SEN caseload? Apple and/or Android. Thanks! #mySLTday #speechtherapy

[Tyrone Mings @TyroneMings]

You don’t get to stoke the fire at the beginning of the tournament by labelling our anti-racism message as ‘Gesture Politics’ & then pretend to be disgusted when the very thing we’re campaigning against, happens.

[George Hulston @medichulston]

A medal is lovely. But I’d prefer it if we didn’t have to pay £20 after loosing our ID badge in a cardiac arrest, weren’t turned a way from the canteen when wearing scrubs on call, or not have to pay £100s for a parking permit but be ‘not guaranteed a space’.

[Lauren Osborne @speechieLO]

My husband is a Maths teacher.
He is currently sorting, labelling and boxing calculators, in our living room.
Am I living in the #CELF5 ???
#slpeeps #wespeechies

[Anne Onwusiri (they/them) @anneonw_]

Soo excited that the Careers piece I did with @bbcbitesize is finally up!
I really enjoy doing career promotion activities and making everyone aware of what SALTs do! ☺️

https://t.co/SuASeVDbkm

#mySLTday

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

@SLTclare_ In 2007 I had interviews at 3 of the unis I applied to & didn’t have interviews at the other 3. I didn’t get offers from any of the ones I had interviews for 😂

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

You know you’re ready for half term when you try to use your @tangleteezer as a mouse 🤦🏻‍♀️😴 #mySLTday #halfterm

[Councillor Rowan Battley @CllrBattley]

My wife Lola will be selling her crocheted dolls in the precinct this Saturday, all proceeds to the drop-in-centre. For God's sake buy one, she's made 600 of the bloody things. They're all over the house. Every time I open the airing cupboard it's like being attacked by Chucky.

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

Started the session hunting for aliens (hidden behind child’s target words) ...ended up having an “alien bath party” because “they’re dirty from eating alien cake”. Obvs no bath party is complete without a Diet Coke & a lollipop each 🤷🏻‍♀️ #mysltday #jamboard #lovemyjob

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

@WordAware That was the first thing I ordered 😉🤓

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

Looking for ideas & resources to use with secondary age students with DLD please - any recommendations? Bonus points if it can be used in teletherapy! Thank you 💜 #mysltday #devlangdis #teletherapy

[RCSLT 💙 @RCSLT]

Covid-19: The speech therapists helping patients find their voices - Great working with ⁦@BBCNews⁩ on this & big thanks to ⁦⁦@camillacdawson⁩ & Robert Crowther for sharing your stories. ⁦@KGadhok⁩ ⁦@uhbtrust⁩ ⁦@Nick_Hewer⁩ https://t.co/wSSAiSaIpt

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

@MissBray7 Reminds me of the time my friend did a handwriting demo for parents & later realised the letters she’d written as her examples on the board were p i s s 😂

[Robert Elisberg @relisberg]

I think most of the TV media missed that the young man reciting JFK in the "Celebrating America" special was Brayden Harrington, who was featured during the DNC Convention after Joe Biden helped him with his serious stutter. Maybe they missed it because he was flawless now.

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

🇺🇸 A person who stammers is the president of the USA
📖 A young woman with a history of SLCN gave an incredible delivery of her inaugural poem
🙌🏻 Yesterday was a great example of the difference speech therapy can make #SLTappreciation #stammering #mySLTday @TheAmandaGorman @POTUS

[Anita @AFredianiSLT]

Yep - as a speech & language therapist I only learnt what a fronted adverbial was while observing a year 4 class, not in my degree (which included a linguistics module) 😆

[C.J. Cooke @CJessCooke]

Anyone struggling with homeschooling should know that, despite having a PhD in Literature and having published 12 books, I only learned what a fronted adverbial was when my 8 year old's teacher said he doesn't use enough of them in his written work.