Understanding DLD
DLD stands for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a common, long-term neurodevelopmental condition causing significant, ongoing difficulties understanding or using spoken language. Affecting roughly two children in every classroom (1 in 15), it is not caused by other conditions like autism or hearing loss, but can hinder academic and social life.
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Programme goals
We have identified three key goals for each lifeguide.
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Get to know your surroundings
A great way to prepare for anything new, is to become familiar with it. This builds your confidence to develop the skill.
What can I do to prepare?
Top tips to help you succeed whatever the situation.
Develop your strengths
Keep working on your needs
Set yourself achievable goals
Aim high, you are unique!
What to do in unexpected events
Handy Tips
Some handy reminders in sequence, to help your confidence flow.
Resources available to you
Spend some time getting to know these helpful websites before completing this skill.
Spend some time getting to know some useful information on some websites to develop your skill. We have selected some key pages that are useful for you, taking you straight to the information that matters.
RADLD : Raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder
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.
AFASIC
Afasic is a parent led membership organisation that was established in 1968 and is a charity registered in England and Scotland. Afasic was founded in 1968 by the speech and language therapist Margaret Greene, originally under the name The Association of All Speech Impaired Children. They provide resources and information for parents.
Speech and language UK
We want every child and young person with speech and language challenges to be able to face the future with confidence. To feel safe and supported. And to feel heard. We hope this space on our website can help with that.
Communication
Key phrases to practice and say, talking to new people can be tricky but people really do want to help so get used to asking for key things. Having a lanyard or card that explains your hidden disability can also be useful to show people. Self advocacy is important and remember people with disabilities have a right to equal access to opportunities!
Vocabulary
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Developmental Language Disorder
a common, long-term, neurodevelopmental condition where children have significant, ongoing difficulties understanding or using spoken language
Communication chain
the structured process or sequence of steps required to successfully convey a message from a sender to a receiver and receive feedback.
Expressive language
the ability to communicate thoughts, needs, feelings, and ideas through verbal, non-verbal, or written means
Receptive language
the ability to the ability to understand and comprehend spoken, written, essentially the "input" of communication.e.g follow instructions
Lily Farrington's Amazing Developmental Language Disorder Animation
Lily, a young woman with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) explains what it is like to live with this condition. Everyone who watches this video will learn something valuable about DLD See more videos : - Raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder https://www.youtube.com/@RADLD
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