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Welcome to RADLD.ORG, created to Raise Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder or ‘DLD’. Here you will learn more about DLD, access resources and find out how to raise awareness.

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DLD AROUND THE WORLD

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Meet RADLD Spokesperson Marie-Soleil Labelle “Sunny”

Hear about Growing with DLD from our RADLD Spokesperson Race Car Driver Marie-Soleil Labelle “Sunny”.

                                                                                 

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  • DLD Quiz

    How well do you know Developmental Language Disorder? Take our short quiz to test your knowledge.

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  • Resources

    Here we share resources to help build your knowledge of this hidden but common condition.

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  • DLD Awareness Day

    SAVE THE DATE | #DLDDAY 2025 FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER 2025 Developmental Language Disorder is a hidden but common disability that affects 1 in 14 people causing difficulties understanding and using language for no known reason. The 2025 DLDday theme is 'You can't see DLD'. Please contact the RADLD team at...

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Developmental Language Disorder

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is the new term to replace Specific Language Impairment (SLI). Developmental Language Disorder is diagnosed when children fail to acquire their own language for no obvious reason. This results in children who have difficulty understanding what people say to them, and struggle to articulate their ideas and feelings. Recent research has shown that, on average,...

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Newsroom

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    A Current Affair Shines a Light on DLD

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    A huge shoutout to A Current Affair for featuring Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) on Australian TV! The segment (aired June 11, 2025) follows Sadie, a vibrant 9-year-old, and Jax, age 10, as their families share the daily challenges of living with DLD. The report highlights: The emotional and financial…

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    Creating a Masterpiece with Siouxsie

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    A Message From Artist Siouxsie I want this poster to stand out and speak out loud. Art gives me a voice. I hope people can relate to it and are interested to find out more. I want it to help to make a difference. DLD is not just about…

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    Born to Make a Difference | Marie-Soleil Labelle

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    Race car driver Marie-Soleil Labelle races to raise awareness of DLD/TDL as RADLD’s first official Spokesperson Quebec (CA) Race car driver and bilingual French-English speaker, Marie-Soleil Labelle is known affectionately as ‘Sunny’. RADLD is excited to announce that Sunny has joined us as our first official spokesperson. Sunny has…

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