Amanda Finer
@amandafiner.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapist with a passion for raising awareness of #DevLangDis and speech sound disorders
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BREAKING! the 2025 #DLDday theme is .... You can't see DLD. The creator of this year's theme is Siouxsie, brilliant artist and young person with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Watch this clip where Siouxsie shares the theme and why it is important. #devlangdis
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#DLDday 2025 Theme launch
YouTube video by RADLD
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May 13, 2025 at 11:42 AM
BREAKING! the 2025 #DLDday theme is .... You can't see DLD. The creator of this year's theme is Siouxsie, brilliant artist and young person with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Watch this clip where Siouxsie shares the theme and why it is important. #devlangdis
www.youtube.com/shorts/ORuAi...
www.youtube.com/shorts/ORuAi...
Thank you Tiya for your work raising awareness of #devlangdis and the impact for families www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/disabl... Important article calling for ring-fenced funding for the services disabled children and their families need.
Disabled Children And Families At 'Breaking Point' Over Lack Of Support
Nearly a third of parents of disabled kids said they have been unable to access the social care support they need – with some forking out thousands a year to help their children.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Thank you Tiya for your work raising awareness of #devlangdis and the impact for families www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/disabl... Important article calling for ring-fenced funding for the services disabled children and their families need.
Feeling energised after running a social session for teens with #devlangdis through my work at @symbolsalt.bsky.social a chance for teens to meet and get to know others with DLD. Really, the big question is, would you rather eat only crisps or only ice-cream for a week? 🤔 😅 😋
April 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Feeling energised after running a social session for teens with #devlangdis through my work at @symbolsalt.bsky.social a chance for teens to meet and get to know others with DLD. Really, the big question is, would you rather eat only crisps or only ice-cream for a week? 🤔 😅 😋
Thank you to all the families who came to speak to us and share their experiences.
Thank you so much to @marlowlib (Marlow Library) for hosting our Symbol #devlangdis drop in event today. @amandafiner and @libertyhale spoke to children, teens, parents and grandparents about language disorder and the impact, and raised awareness of speech and language therapy.
April 9, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Thank you to all the families who came to speak to us and share their experiences.
Looking forward to our #devlangdis drop-in session at Marlow library tomorrow. Come down to meet us between 10am-2pm. We are providing support for adults, teens, children and families suspecting possible DLD or already diagnosed with DLD
📚 We're at @marlowlibs tomorrow, 10am-2pm for our free Developmental Language Disorder Drop In session! 📚 Led by Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, @AmandaFiner, join us to hear more about Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) & how we can support you. #anythingispossible #devlangdis
April 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Looking forward to our #devlangdis drop-in session at Marlow library tomorrow. Come down to meet us between 10am-2pm. We are providing support for adults, teens, children and families suspecting possible DLD or already diagnosed with DLD
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" Our voices do not get heard, but we do have a lot to say." In this hard hitting video, Siouxsie, a young woman with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) expresses herself via dance and art to share her experience of this often invisible need.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw4...
#devlangdis
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#devlangdis
A creative take on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) 'Midnight' by Siouxsie
YouTube video by RADLD
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April 3, 2025 at 7:30 AM
" Our voices do not get heard, but we do have a lot to say." In this hard hitting video, Siouxsie, a young woman with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) expresses herself via dance and art to share her experience of this often invisible need.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw4...
#devlangdis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw4...
#devlangdis
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People with Developmental Language Disorder are making their voices heard, and in surprising and creative ways. Check out this from Siouxsie, a young woman with DLD. #DevLangDis
" Our voices do not get heard, but we do have a lot to say." In this hard hitting video, Siouxsie, a young woman with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) expresses herself via dance and art to share her experience of this often invisible need.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw4...
#devlangdis
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTw4...
#devlangdis
A creative take on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) 'Midnight' by Siouxsie
YouTube video by RADLD
www.youtube.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
People with Developmental Language Disorder are making their voices heard, and in surprising and creative ways. Check out this from Siouxsie, a young woman with DLD. #DevLangDis
Reposted by Amanda Finer
📣🗣️💜 Symbol's Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, @AmandaFiner, is a speaking about the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people with #devlangdis tomorrow at the #NAPLIC25 conference 💜 📣🗣️
March 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
📣🗣️💜 Symbol's Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, @AmandaFiner, is a speaking about the importance of listening to the voices of children and young people with #devlangdis tomorrow at the #NAPLIC25 conference 💜 📣🗣️
Tiya raises awareness of #devlangdis and the challenges families can face accessing the right support and school provision on @skynewss.bsky.social youtu.be/1SQTcYp5oFY?...
Lack of schools for children with special needs
YouTube video by Sky News
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February 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Tiya raises awareness of #devlangdis and the challenges families can face accessing the right support and school provision on @skynewss.bsky.social youtu.be/1SQTcYp5oFY?...
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Just over a month to the UK's biggest DLD event, #NAPLIC25 conference. In Birmingham, in person on March 29th.
Blending lived experience, academic and practitioner learning.
Join us! www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/ #DevLangDis
Blending lived experience, academic and practitioner learning.
Join us! www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/ #DevLangDis
February 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Just over a month to the UK's biggest DLD event, #NAPLIC25 conference. In Birmingham, in person on March 29th.
Blending lived experience, academic and practitioner learning.
Join us! www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/ #DevLangDis
Blending lived experience, academic and practitioner learning.
Join us! www.naplic.org.uk/conferences/ #DevLangDis
This raw, honest, and powerful podcast with #devlangdis activists Siouxsie @mydldlife and her Mum Rachel, is an absolute must listen for SLTs, teachers, and those with family members with #devlangdis thedldproject.com/dld-creativi...
DLD & Creativity with Siouxsie & Rachel - The DLD Project
Some people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) seem to have an exceptional talent for thinking out of the box and creating incredible artworks. Think animator Lily Farrington and author Shelbi...
thedldproject.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
This raw, honest, and powerful podcast with #devlangdis activists Siouxsie @mydldlife and her Mum Rachel, is an absolute must listen for SLTs, teachers, and those with family members with #devlangdis thedldproject.com/dld-creativi...
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Dr Hannah Harvey from Birmingham City University. With families of children with DLD.
‘Exploring diagnostic procedures in the UK, including enabling and obstructive factors’
Birmingham, 29/3 #NAPLIC25 #DevLangDis
naplic.org.uk/conferences
Speaker bio: bcu.ac.uk/research/our-people/f-i/hannah-harvey
‘Exploring diagnostic procedures in the UK, including enabling and obstructive factors’
Birmingham, 29/3 #NAPLIC25 #DevLangDis
naplic.org.uk/conferences
Speaker bio: bcu.ac.uk/research/our-people/f-i/hannah-harvey
January 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Dr Hannah Harvey from Birmingham City University. With families of children with DLD.
‘Exploring diagnostic procedures in the UK, including enabling and obstructive factors’
Birmingham, 29/3 #NAPLIC25 #DevLangDis
naplic.org.uk/conferences
Speaker bio: bcu.ac.uk/research/our-people/f-i/hannah-harvey
‘Exploring diagnostic procedures in the UK, including enabling and obstructive factors’
Birmingham, 29/3 #NAPLIC25 #DevLangDis
naplic.org.uk/conferences
Speaker bio: bcu.ac.uk/research/our-people/f-i/hannah-harvey