Bianca Lyons

Autistic identity: A systematic review of quantitative research A positive Autistic identity has a part in wellbeing. This systematic review of 20 papers explores this. It shows that support and autism acceptance from family and friends contribute to a more pos…

#AutismAcceptanceMonth

Research suggests acceptance builds wellbeing... and also pride, solidarity, connectedness & seeing difference as a good thing.

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Training with @melaniespeechie.bsky.social today and reflecting on the power of really listening to someone. Especially children and young people with #SEMH.

Its #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek! Myself and Sarah Griffiths have worked together with clinicians, young people with #devlangdis and families to help mental health practitioners to make sessions more accessible for children with Developmental Language Disorder. Here are signs of DLD in MH settings:

Here are some ways that mental health practitioners can support children (and adults!) with DLD to access the content of their sessions better. We'd love to know whether you've tried any of these and how they went! #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek

DLD often occurs with dyslexia. If you work with children who are struggling in literacy the underlying cause may be DLD which affects expressive & receptive language & phonological skills. There is lots of info online for educators. #dld #literacy #dyslexia #earlyreading #edusky #senco

I kicked off my post-PhD podcasting by interviewing @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social & @carolinebowen.bsky.social on their recent systematic review about Gestalt Language processing (GLP) and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA).

Looking forward to reading your next book @carolinebowen.bsky.social and Pam. Where will we be able to purchase in Aus?

Using Board Games to Teach Math to Young Children Playing board and card games can improve number sense among children as young as 3—and it’s fun!

Playing board and card games can improve number sense among children as young as 3—and it’s fun! 🃏✨ #MathSky

Understanding the barriers to hiring autistic people as perceived by employers in the United Kingdom

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Top Mental Health Blogs 2024 - Improving Communication, Improving Lives Talking Mats is a social enterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties. How Talking Mats can improve communication and lives.

We are excited by the stories of using Talking Mats to support #mentalhealth -Explore a series of blogs in 2024 illustrates its use in #forensics #camhs #trauma #counselling #mutism www.talkingmats.com/top-mental-h...

image drawing by a child depicting a world with children holding hands around it. 2 images of girls, a christmas tree, and writing that states : There is no right way to speak, there is no wrong way to speak, just expressing your self. Lots of colour and text.

"There is no right way, to speak. There is no wrong way to speak. Just expressing your self!"

We don't 'bring people along with us', 'help them to move forward'. Agency is not something we bestow. It's about the space we can help create so people can be authentic, space for us to listen & understand, relational space where we can respect, reflect & reimagine (🙏Warda Farah) together.

NEW - Organising or categorising new information as you learn it, makes encoding it, or remembering it 'effortless'.
Organisation theory is a crucial element of how learning happens. Check out the implications for teaching and tasks you can use in your classroom. Contact us enquiries@impact.wales.

341 Winners in 26 Years! Every month since June 1998 Speechwoman has selected a speech-language pathology / speech and language therapy related site of the month. Sometimes it is not so much a site, as a page, blog entry or resource within a site that is worthwhile celebrating here. If they wish, awardees may display the Speechwoman logo on their winning site, post, page or resource (scroll down for two versions of the logo). Warm congratulations to all Speechwoman's winners, including those whose hard work has "gone" from the Internet!December 🆓 Open Access Systematic Review of Interventions Based on Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA) Bryant, L., Bowen, C., Grove, R., Dixon, G., Beals, K., Shane, H., & Hemsley, B. (2024). Systematic Review of Interventions Based on Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA): Clinical Implications of Absence of Evidence and Cautions for Clinicians and Parents. Current Developmental Disorders Reports, 12, 1–14 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40474-024-00312-z ~ PDF ~ Speech Pathology Australia podcast with Bronwyn Hemsley and Lucy Bryant interviewed by Nadia Marussinszky. There are more informative podcasts currently in production. November 🆓 Open Access Pritchard, K., Stojanovik, V., Titterington, J., & Pagnamenta, E. (2025). How speech and language therapists and parents work together in the therapeutic process for children with speech sound disorder: A scoping review. International journal of language & communication disorders, 60(1), e13132. https://doi.org/10.1111/1460-6984.13132 October 🆓 Open Access Venker, C. E., & Lorang, E. (2024). Continuing the conversation about echolalia and gestalt language development: A response to Haydock, Harrison, Baldwin, and Leadbitter. Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 13623613241287577. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241287577

SPEECHWOMAN'S SITES OF THE MONTH

Speechwoman's picks for Oct, Nov, Dec, 2024. www.speech-language-therapy.com/index.php?op... @jititterington.bsky.social @emmapagnamenta.bsky.social @katharinebeals.bsky.social @lucyebryant.bsky.social @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Homeless and with communication difficulties: how services can listen better What can the social housing and homelessness sector learn about how to interact with people who have complex communication needs? Katharine Swindells finds out.

Great piece from @insidehousing.bsky.social featuring the amazing work of Leigh Andrews at Change Communication. Language and communication is often overlooked in people with multiple experiences of #homelessness.

#SLPeeps #BSkySpeechies

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A person's ability to communicate is not dependent on the mastery of certain skills, but on our ability to listen. www.TheSensoryProjects.co.uk

Systematic Review of Interventions Based on Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA): Clinical Implications of Absence of Evidence and Cautions for Clinicians and Parents... Purpose of the Review This systematic review aimed to determine whether interventions related to Gestalt Language Processing and Natural Language Acquisition (GLP/NLA) are effective for individuals wi...

It’s here 📗 the Systematic Review of #GestaltLanguageProcessing #NaturalLanguageAcquisition link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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