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Are you using or planning to use Talking Mats in research? Then you'll want to read this month's Research Spotlight.
#CommunicationResearch

Petition: Create a National Strategy for Childhood Apraxia Of Speech (CAS) We want the Government to create and fund a National Strategy for CAS, which should include: - Increase education of CAS. - Set up and fund a working group of experts and families to advise Government...

Please sign/repost @afasic.bsky.social @commtap.bsky.social @talkingmats.bsky.social @communi-con.bsky.social @buildingwings.bsky.social @assistivetechchick.bsky.social @mrstmxn.bsky.social @isaacinternational.bsky.social petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Booklet and cards with images appropriate to life in a forces family

Been great working with @forceschildscot.bsky.social to produce this bespoke Talking Mats resource to allow children & young people space to express their thoughts on being in a family where a parent serves in the forces forceschildrenscotland.org.uk/news/success...

Human Rights and communication underpin everything we are at Talking Mats. If you'd like to know more please get in touch.

Can Scotland be Brave – Incorporating UNCRC Article 12 in practice This project investigated how well practitioners, understood and implemented the full obligations of Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (‘UNCRC’).

This is a very interesting read, thank you for sharing. This paper may also be relevant

www.gov.scot/publications...

#Children'sRights
#GIRFEC

Worship through the Lens of Autism - Sarum College What makes autistic (and other neurodivergent) people feel excluded from worship? What is a good theological response? Practical tips for ministers and autistic people.

"Worship through the lens of Autism" www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... Join @sarumcollege.bsky.social online to learn with autism theologian, Dr Leon van Ommen about autistic and neurodivergent experiences of worship and becoming more inclusive and enabling. With @autismtheology.bsky.social

Opportunity to join the Talking Mats Spirituality Resource pilot - 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.

Are you trained in Talking Mats and interested in taking part in a pilot study for our new Resource; Spirituality?
This Resource aims to open up conversations around Spirituality with people with Learning Disabilities / Autism.

Full details in today's blog
www.talkingmats.com/opportunity-...

The Research Spotlight for August shines on work by @samanthaflynn.bsky.social , @nikitahayden.bsky.social , @nikmanktelow.bsky.social and team.

Using digital Talking Mats they gathered the views of children using an online reading intervention.
Use the QR code to read more

As the #communicationmatters conference approaches there are lots of good memories of working with Lucia & presenting with her there. She had huge insight into #augcomm and I loved working with her on the @talkingmats Inclusion & diversity resource . Her early sudden passing is so sad.

Lucia Tullio passed away earlier this year. With her family's permission we have posted a short tribute to her.

www.talkingmats.com/lucia-tullio...

Congratulations to everyone involved in a successful and inspiring British Aphasiology Society conference last week and thank you to everyone who came to talk to us.

The winner of our prize draw is @sophiemack11.bsky.social

email on its way with more details

A poster in dark blue with off white text advertising a Webinar on Capacity, enabling supported decision making.There's a certificate in the bottom right hand corner and green stars along the bottom

Upskill alert! If you are trained in Talking Mats and supporting adults with communication difficulties this course is for you. Delivered by @loiscameron.bsky.social and Julie King this course is facilitated by Course Beetle.

Booking details on coursebeetle.co.uk/courses/talk...

This month’s research spotlight shines on Sweden , the Dart centre for #AAC &technology Their freely available paper describes how Talking Mats was used to explore the views & perspectives of children and young people on their speaking and reading activities #slcn #communicationdisability #dyslexia

YouTube video by ARC Scotland NIN Co-Chair Election - Frequently Asked Questions

Please remember that if you would like to stand to be Co-chair of the NIN you must do it by this coming Monday 4th August.

Check out this video to see some frequently asked questions you may have.

Looking for SEND teachers and / or TAs to take part in my dissertation research study about the use of PECS! 📣

Please share if you can. Thank you! 😊

#bskySPEECHIES #slpeeps #slt #SEND #SENDfamily #paediatrics #education #PECS

Woman standing next to retirement talking mat on yellow background

Congratulations Anne Marie on 40 years work as a speech & language therapist ,a well deserved retirement celebration with lots of great stories about the impact of really listening to your patient stories & needs.Thanks for all you did for us. Love your retirement plans - ace top scale !

Talking Mats Capacity | Course Beetle This webinar focuses on the Talking Mats Capacity resource, which is supplied as part of the course fee and supports decision-making.

Talking Mats – Capacity: enabling supported decision making

Use Talking Mats to help with the most common decisions people face: what you do in your free time, where you live, your safety, and your support plan.

This advanced course is for people already Talking Mats trained.

#hscm #slcn

Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states

🚨BREAKING🚨 ICJ ruling that a healthy environment is a human right could be a real turning point in setting out governments’ legal responsibility to tackle #climate crisis 👇

Keir Starmer urged to honour pledge to embed speaking skills in England’s schools Alastair Campbell and children’s author Michael Rosen among advocates calling for oracy to be in curriculum

📢We support @voice21oracy.bsky.social’s open letter urging the Prime Minister to deliver on his promise to embed speech and language skills in the curriculum.

With 2 million children currently struggling to talk and understand words, this must be a priority.
www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Me and My Senses | Talking Mats | Course Beetle Me and My Senses training offers an alternative route to becoming Talking Mats trained for people interested in sensory processing.

Talking Mats Foundation Training – Me and My Senses

Gain Talking Mats certification using Me and My Senses resources. Ideal for people particularly interested in sensory processing. For individuals working in various roles.

Receive a ‘Me and My Senses’ set of resources as part of the course fee.

Double Empathy: Why Autistic People Are Often Misunderstood Autism affects how someone makes sense of the world around them. About 1–2% of people are autistic. You might have an autistic classmate or family member, or maybe you are autistic. Autistic people mi...

Communication between autistics and non-autistics goes both ways: People who are not autistic also have trouble figuring out what autistic people are thinking and feeling! It is not just autistic people who struggle. This is called the "Double Empathy Problem":

kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....

Forgotten about starter packs ! - Anyone else want to be added
Did this for @talkingmats.bsky.social when they first started on Bluesky ? (Think you have to be following me for me to find you to add you! )

Last call to register! Registration closes Friday 10am! Limited places remaining buff.ly/0hmMRPU #iaslt #iasltcpd

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.... Social workers’ experiences of working with older adults affected by abuse and violence: A scoping review of the literature

Be part of this new, exciting initiative
email: jessica@talkingmats.com
#CAMHS

This month's Research spotlight falls on a study looking at using Talking Mats with children and young people with Cerebral Palsy and their experience of chronic pain.

Card set with cards about the cancer screening experience

Delighted to be working with @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social - taking the resource we developed for #cancerscreening research & turning it into a practical tool for practitioners. We will work with 10 people supporting screening with people with #learningdisability . Looking forward to their feedback

If you want to discover more about Talking Mats and how it supports people with communication disabilities watch this short video player.vimeo.com/video/646816...

Talking Mats Foundation Training | Course Beetle Foundation Training is for anyone who would like to learn how to use Talking Mats to support people with communication difficulties.

@talkingmats.bsky.social Foundation Training

This training is for anyone who wants to learn how to use the innovative & award-winning Talking Mats approach to support people with communication difficulties.

This training leads to registration as a Registered Talking Mats user.

Book here 👇

#slcn

Revising our flagship health and well being resource today . What options or symbol changes would you like to see to bring it up to date