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Born to Make a Difference | Marie-Soleil Labelle
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…
read moreAmelia Proves That DLD Kids Can Thrive When Given Access to Support
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,…
read moreDLD Hasn’t Stopped Racing Car Driver Marie-Soleil Labelle From Achieving Her Dreams
Marie-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 moreTwo children in every class of 30 have DLD
Research 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 moreFamilies Magazine Brisbane Promotes DLD Awareness | Australia
We’re sending a big shout out and THANK YOU to Families Magazine for publishing a story to help build awareness of DLD in Australia!
read moreDLD Awareness Day 2020 | Save the Date
SAVE THE DATE: DLD AWARENESS DAY – OCTOBER 16 2020 The countdown is on! This Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day, RADLD, is calling on everyone to #DLDSeeMe. With 1 in 14 children having DLD, it is time we talk more about this hidden but common lifelong condition. WHAT IS…
read moreLauren Wright – Interview on Radio Woking
By Lauren Wright “BBC Radio were looking for a ‘new voice’ and asked people to audition and talk about a topic of their choice for 60 seconds in front of a judging panel. I was looking at ways to raise awareness of DLD and thought this would be a…
read moreSave the date: International Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day
International Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Awareness Day will be the 19th of October 2018. This year’s theme is the “ABC’s of DLD”. A – ASSESS understanding B – BUILD knowledge C – CREATE awareness Let’s use #devlangdis #DLDABC to spread the word on DLD!
read morePurdey – Student with DLD
“Developmental Language Disorder, it’s when you have difficulties talking and understanding words. It affects children and adults. It’s been called lots of things like Speech Language Impairment (SLI) but now its been agreed to be called DLD. It’s just like speaking a different language, you’re oblivious to what they…
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