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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.

SAVE THE DATE | DLD Day #dldday | Fri 18 Oct 2024

Speak up for DLD

 

sPEAK UP FOR DLD in 2024!

Please share our website with family, friends and professionals. Our website is constantly growing, so please check in regularly. Send us your ideas or links to your own resources or activities about DLD to hello@radld.org.

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The 2024 Dorothy Bishop lecture – tickets on sale now!

‘Listening to children with Developmental Language Disorder’

Join RADLD for our annual Dorothy Bishop lecture in the lead up to #DLDday 2024 presented by Dr. Aoife Gallagher. Find out more and purchase your tickets HERE.

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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The 2023 Dorothy Bishop lecture

Half the WORLD is bilingual! We need to shift away from a monolingual lens

Join RADLD for our annual Dorothy Bishop lecture in the lead up to #DLDday 2023 presented by Prof. Elizabeth Peña!

a recording will be available shortly.

 

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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 2024 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER 2024 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 2024 DLDday theme is 'Speak up for 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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    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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    Amelia Proves That DLD Kids Can Thrive When Given Access to Support

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    Amelia, a 9-Year-Old UK school girl and RADLD Ambassador, is living her best life. With support, she continues to reach her goals despite being diagnosed with an ‘invisible’ communication disability affecting 2 students in every class of 30. Amelia loves to be busy! She plays the cornet, enjoys dance,…

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