International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day is
Friday, 15 October 2021.
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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Please see our 2021 DLD Awareness Day video to learn more about DLD.
Learn more about RADLDHow well do you know Developmental Language Disorder? Take our short quiz to test your knowledge.
More informationHere we share resources to help build your knowledge of this hidden but common condition.
More informationThe new terminology of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) was launched in 2017 and our first DLD Awareness Day quickly followed. Each year is becoming bigger and better thanks to the support of people from all around the world. Explore the drop down menu to learn how you can help...
More informationDevelopmental 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,...
More informationAmelia, 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,…
read moreMarie-Soleil Labelle is a young racing car driver from Quebec. Marie-Soleil has Developmental Language Disorder. What an inspiration! This video is in French, but you can add auto-subtitles if French is not your language. Thank you Marie-Soleil for sharing your story with RADLD.
read moreResearch shows that many children with trouble learning at school or communicating with others have an undiagnosed condition called DLD. Imagine making a new friend, learning a new subject, or negotiating yourself out of a tough spot if your ability to use or understand language were a life-long challenge….
read moreRADLD is a movement of passionate academics, researchers, health professionals, educators and families from around the world committed to raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
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