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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…

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  • Amelia 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,…

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  • DLD 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.

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  • Two 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….

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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…

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  • Being 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. …

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  • Families 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!

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  • DLD 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…

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  • Amelia’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…

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  • Lauren 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…

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