Cyprus

Welcome to the RADLD Cyprus National Committee page. Here you will find:

· Contact details for the RADLD Cyprus National Committee

· Information & resources relevant to Cypriot families, clinicians and educators

· Upcoming DLD events in Cyprus

RADLD CYPRUS NATIONAL COMMITTEE

The RADLD Cyprus National Committee meets every 2 months via Zoom. To express your interest in joining the RADLD Cyprus National Committee contact:

Dr. Elena Theodorou, Assistant Professor of Speech and Language Therapy, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology | eleni.theodorou@cut.ac.cy | @epilogo.cut

Niki Prodromidou, BSc, MSc, Speech and Language Therapist, nikiprodromidou@gmail.com | Ambassador, RADLD Cyprus National Committee Dr. Theodora Papastefanou | t.papastefanou@cut.ac.cy | Ambassador, RADLD Cyprus National Committee | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Theodora-Papastefanou | https://www.facebook.com/dora.papastefanou

HEADING 2: (COUNTRY) ORGANISATIONS

Here is a list of organisations based in Cyprus involved in supporting people with DLD and raising awareness of this hidden but common condition.

· Ερευνητικό Εργαστήριο ΕΠΙκοινωνίας ΛΟγου και Γλώσσας (EPILOGo Research Lab) | http://epilogo.cut.ac.cy/ |

· Σύλλογος Εγγεγραμμένων Λογοπαθολόγων Κύπρου, Ομάδα Ειδικού Ενδιαφέροντος και Διαφώτισης για τις Γλωσσικές Διαταραχές (Cyprus Association of Registered Speech and Language Pathologists_ Special

Interest Group on Language Disorders) | https://speechtherapy.org.cy/%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%ac%ce%b4%ce%b1-%ce%b5%ce%b9%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%b5%ce%bd%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%b1%cf%86%ce%ad%cf%81%ce%bf%ce%bd%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%ac%cf%87%cf%85%cf%83%ce%b7/

· Δράση για ΑΓΔ – Action for DLD created by Dr. Rouzana Komesidou at Mosinian Research & Consultancy to raise awareness and educate the public about Developmental Language Disorder | Δράση για ΑΓΔ – Action for DLD

Podcast | Δράση για ΑΓΔ – Action for DLD Facebook page | www.mosinian.com/actionfordld |

HEADING 3: UPCOMING EVENTS

· Creation of a brochure on DLD by the Special Interest Group on Language Disorders

· We talk about Developmental Language Disorder! | Free event for parents, teachers, speech-language therapists, and children at the Ypsonas Municipal Theatre, November 16, 2024 at 10 am – 1 pm EEST |

· Discussion groups for speech therapists provide services to individuals with DLD

· What is Developmental Language Disorder? | Radio Ieras Mitropolis Lemesou, December 6, 2024 at 9 am – 10 am EEST

· Collaboration with the group for DLD of the Panhellenic Association of Logopedists to organize common action and a seminar targeted to speech and language therapists

· Question and Answer session with the theme ‘DLD and Learning Disorders’ organized by the Association of Registered Speech and Language Pathologists Special Interest Group on Language Disorders

HEADING 4: DLD INFORMATION & RESOURCES

· Ενημερωτικά άρθρα και video της Ομάδας Ειδικού Ενδιαφέροντος και Διαφώτισης για τις Γλωσσικές Διαταραχές με εστίαση στην Αναπτυξιακή Γλωσσική Διαταραχή | https://speechtherapy.org.cy/%ce%bf%ce%bc%ce%ac%ce%b4%ce%b1-%ce%b5%ce%b9%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%ba%ce%bf%cf%8d-%ce%b5%ce%bd%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%b1%cf%86%ce%ad%cf%81%ce%bf%ce%bd%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%82-%ce%b4%ce%b9%ce%ac%cf%87%cf%85%cf%83%ce%b7/

· Ενημερωτικό τρίπτυχο για την Αναπτυξιακή Γλωσσική Διαταραχή | https://www.cut.ac.cy/news/article/?contentId=458280 · Αναπτυξιακή Γλωσσική Διαταραχή (video clip) | https://youtu.be/IW-aqOtcv6Y

· Δελτίο τύπου: Αναπτυξιακή Γλωσσική Διαταραχή: Μια καλά κρυμμένη διαταραχή, αλλά αρκετά συχνή | https://www.cut.ac.cy/news/article/?languageId=100&contentId=139060

· Δελτίο τύπου: Αναπτυξιακή Γλωσσική Διαταραχή και οι επιπτώσεις της στο σχολικό πλαίσιο | https://www.cut.ac.cy/news/article/?contentId=458280

· Δελτίο τύπου: Μιλάμε για την Αναπτυξιακή Γλωσσική Διαταραχή: Η σημασία της διάγνωσης | https://www.cut.ac.cy/news/article/?contentId=582420

· Αναπτυξιακή Γλωσσική Διαταραχή: Από τη διάγνωση στη παρέμβαση | Παιδαγωγικό Ινστιτούτο Κύπρου | https://www.pi.ac.cy/pi/files/epimorfosi/meres_ekp/sep2018/theodorou_eleni.pdf

· Short informative posts on social media | e.g. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=724237366411150&set=a.471105348391021

· Short informative reel on social media | https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=331385852751939

· Δράση για ΑΓΔ – Action for DLD Podcast και Ενημερωτικά Δελτία | https://mosinian.com/actionfordld

· Bubble Resource in Greek | PDF 1

· DLD Fact Sheets in Greek | PDF 2

HEADING 5: DLD IN THE MEDIA – (COUNTRY)

· “Illumination of the municipality of Larnaca for raising awareness for DLD” , Skala Times,19/10/24 https://www.skalatimes.com/category/%cf%83%cf%85%ce%bd%ce%b5%ce%bd%cf%84%ce%b5%cf%8d%ce%be%ce%b5%ce%b9%cf%82/

· “Speak up for Developmental Language Disorder”, L. A. voice – Larnaka’s Alternative Newspaper, 19/10/24 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/14WiXTfHz8/

· “Speak up for Developmental Language Disorder: The importance of the disorder”, Paideia News, 17/10/24 https://paideia-news.com/tepak-b/2024/10/17/milame-gia-tin-anaptyksiaki-glossiki-diataraxi-i-simasia-tis-diagnosis/

· “Speak up for Developmental Language Disorder: The importance of the disorder”, Nomisma News, 17/10/24 https://nomisma.com.cy/interviews/%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%84%CF%85%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CE%B3%CE%BB%CF%89%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AE-%CE%B4/

· “Speak up for Developmental Language Disorder: The importance of the disorder”, CyprusNews.eu, 17/10/24 https://new.cyprusnews.eu/paideia-news/milame-gia-tin-anaptyksiaki-glossiki-diataraxi-i-simasia-tis-diagnosis/

· “18th October: Speak up for Developmental Language Disorder”, 24h.com.cy, 18/10/14 https://24h.com.cy/18i-oktovriou-pagkosmia-imera-milame-gia-tin-anaptyxiaki-glossiki-diatarachi/

PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO GREEK CYPRIOT CHILDREN WITH DLD (INDICATIVE)

· Petinou, K., Giannikas, C., Papastefanou, T., Hadjigeorgiou, L., & Stamelou, I. (2023). Plural Suffixation Skills in Developmental Language Disorders: A Preliminary Investigation From Bilectal Cypriot-Greek-Speaking Children With DLD. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 15257401231186949.

· Voniati, L., Armostis, S., Kilili-Lesta, M., Tafiadis, D., & Giannakou, K. (2023). The Communication Patterns between Speech–Language Therapists and Parents/Guardians of Children with Developmental Language Disorders in Private Speech–Language Therapy in Cyprus. Languages, 8(2), 149.

· Theodorou, E., Kambanaros, M., & Petinou, K. (2022). Developmental language disorders in Cyprus: mapping speech and language service provision to vulnerable children. Journal of Monolingual and Bilingual Speech, 4(1), 51-75.

· Georgiou, N., & Spanoudis, G. (2021). Developmental language disorder and autism: commonalities and differences on language. Brain sciences, 11(5), 589.

· Giannikas, C., M. Kambanaros & E.Theodorou (2020). English foreign language teachers’ awareness of childhood language impairment. Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 1-17.

· Theodorou, E., K. Petinou & M. Kambanaros. (2019). National vignette: Cyprus vignette. In James Law, Carol-Anne Murphy, Cristina McKean, Elin Thordardottir (eds), Managing Children with Developmental Language Disorder: Theory and Practice Across Europe and Beyond. England: Routledge, 179-188.

· Spanoudis, G. C., Papadopoulos, T. C., & Spyrou, S. (2019). Specific language impairment and reading disability: Categorical distinction or continuum?. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 52(1), 3-14.

· Theodorou, E., M. Kambanaros & K. Grohmann. (2017). Sentence Repetition as a Tool for Screening Morphosyntactic Abilities of Bilectal Children with SLI. Front. Psychol 8:2104, doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02104.

· Thedorou, E., M. Kambanaros & K. Grohmann. (2016). Diagnosing bilectal children with SLI: Determination of identification accuracy. Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, 30(12), 925-943.