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On DLD Awareness Day
Developmental Language Disorder is a lifelong language condition. My son did not grow out of his problems with language and he will never grow out of them – though how this will affect him will change throughout his life. DLD is a condition which, for many people, is a…
read moreBeing a teen with DLD
My story starts with me being diagnosed with DLD when I was 15. I also was diagnosed with Dyslexia in P6. I always knew there was something else than Dyslexia that made me struggle at school, but I did not know what. I found school hard and still do. …
read moreAmelia’s Story
I was always a firm believer that children hit their milestones when they are ready, so wasn’t that worried that Amelia was slow to start talking. There were many comments that second children are always slower to talk or that her sister (18 months older than her) was doing…
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 moreMother of ‘M’ Story
By Mother of ‘M’ M is 10 years old. He is a kind and very cuddly child. M cares a lot about the people around him. He can get sad for others easily. Sometimes, I have to say to him “just be relaxed you are not holding onto bad…
read moreHow DLD affects our family
By Aileen Burnett My name is Aileen, and I live with my two children, Isaac, who is 13, and Ozzie who is almost 8. Ozzie has Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and I am passionate about raising awareness of this hidden condition for benefit of other families. So let me…
read moreThe truth about being a mum to a child with DLD
By Laura Barnes Poppy was and still is a delightful child, she is my third born after a large gap. She was born the day after my birthday and I always refer to her as a birthday gift from my mum who passed away 4 years previously. Poppy first…
read moreGriffin
By Kristen Sharpe My son, Griffin, was diagnosed with an “receptive-expressive language disorder” (now known as Developmental Language Disorder) when he was just 2.5 years old. We knew he struggled following commands and communicating his needs to us. This was clear to us since he was 18 months old…
read moreDLD & Mental Health
CONTENT WARNING: This story and the comments below raise issue that can be hard to read. It is incredibly brave to write about personal experiences such as these and RADLD do now wish to hide the impact DLD can have on some individuals. These personal experiences underline the need…
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