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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · 21h

I'm super excited to see the launch of Lámh stamps. Lámh (hand) shaped and raising awareness about alternative communication. What's not to love?!

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IASLT @iasltofficial.bsky.social · 4d

PhD Studentship:
Applications are invited for a 4-year PhD scholarship that will develop and pilot an Irish-speech sound assessment for Irish-speaking bilingual children in Ireland.
bit.ly/3qnE2Nl
#IASLT #IASLPeeps

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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · 17d

❤️ Turas treoraithe Leabharlann Uí Chriagáin. GRMA.

SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · 21d

Thanks to Neil Kenny and @inclusivepedagogy.bsky.social for a wonderful seminar last night at @dcuioe.bsky.social . Great insights and powerful testimony presented by Neil himself, @autisticdoctor.bsky.social , @maggiegreen.bsky.social and Elaine McGoldrick

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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · 21d

"People expect me to think in lines,but I think in constellations." 2 great new videos from @autisticrealms.bsky.social

Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social · 21d

Hurrah!

What an honour to join @thrivingautistic.bsky.social's Discovery Celebration event last night!

Read the Discovery report:
www.thrivingautistic.org/discovery-ev...

Watch the 2 new animations about Autistic experiences:
www.thrivingautistic.org/autistic-exp...

Educational Animation Videos about Autistic Experiences

Our two new neuro-affirming educational animation videos celebrate Autistic experiences and perspectives.

www.thrivingautistic.org

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Warda Farah @wardasworld.bsky.social · 23d

“When I am ready, I speak by dancing or writing.
It’s easier than speaking.”

This statement isn’t about what’s missing. It’s about what’s present, movement, silence, dance, writing. All of it matters.

picture drawn by a child with green writing saying " if you dn't speak lots or put up your hand in class people think you have nothing to say but i. have lots to say!!! when i am ready I speak by bid darsing, riting , it's easier to communicate in there ways than speaking

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Helen Ellis @hjellis.bsky.social · 26d

"It is vital that autistic people, just like non-autistic people, should be able to be at least part author of their own life story"

Really important point from Liz Pellicano

#AECongress2025
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Photograph of a screen showing a presentation slide titled "The core of my argument"

It is vital that autistic people - just like non-autistic people - should be able to be at least part author of their own life story

Even if, perhaps especially if, they require lots of support from other people

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Helen Ellis @hjellis.bsky.social · 26d

Independence vs autonomy - there is still too much focus on "Independence" and the stereotypical markers of what being an "independent adult" means (house/job/family)

Conclusions about autistic people's quality of life is based around if they are "productive members of society"

#AECongress2025
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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · 29d

Known as 'the RDS'.

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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · 29d

I remember the 'orange book' from early in my career. The title said it all.... for very special people.

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Mary Doherty @autisticdoctor.bsky.social · Aug 25

Delighted to see our new paper Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education is out in @neurodiversityjrnl.bsky.social just in time for the new school year, with @aoifemunroe.bsky.social, Elaine McGoldrick, Rachel Ferguson & Carina Byrne.

Dr Aoife Munroe @aoifemunroe.bsky.social · Aug 25

📣Publication Announcement!

Our article 'Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education' has been published open access with Neurodiversity Journal 📑

doi.org/10.1177/2754...

Autistic SPACE for Inclusive Education - Elaine McGoldrick, Aoife Munroe, Rachel Ferguson, Carina Byrne, Mary Doherty, 2025

The continuing policy commitment to Inclusive Education internationally requires the prioritisation of the creation of inclusive schools in practice. Research w...

doi.org

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MU Department of Education @maynootheducation.bsky.social · Aug 19

Listen to Dr Catriona O'Toole, on Radio 1 discussing her research on school avoidance. You can listen back to her insightful discussion here-
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1... @catrionaotoole.bsky.social @majelladempsey.bsky.social @georginasherlock.bsky.social @maynoothuniversity.ie

School Avoidance & Book Tips

Association Professor of Psychology in Education Dr Catriona O’Toole advises on how to manage school avoidance, and librarian Darina Molloy has book tips for school avoiders and school starters.

www.rte.ie

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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · Jul 4

Join us on July 14th for a @radld.bsky.social fundraiser. Word Aware whole school vocabulary course for teaching and SaLT trainees. Just £10.
We are looking for a balance of teachers and SaLT, so please help us reach more trainee teachers.
thinkingtalking.co.uk/finding-a-wo...

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ASHA Journals @ashajournals.bsky.social · Jul 2

#LSHSS tutorial explains the relationship between trauma and language disorders -- and offers trauma-informed best practices for SLPs to apply in their work.
on.asha.org/44b4fAb

@sigperspectives.bsky.social @csdisseminate.bsky.social #SLPeeps #SchoolSLPs
@mghinstitute.bsky.social

Trauma-Informed Care: A Guide for Speech-Language Pathologists in the Schools

Purpose: A history of trauma is significantly related to the likelihood of having a language disorder. Given that one in seven children experienc...

on.asha.org

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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · Jul 1

Hear hear Eemer!

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · Jun 25

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/chris-...
Good to see Chris Packham and so many others taking a firm stand against OFSTED's discriminatory wording. No, there isn't a proven link between autism and extremism and it's deeply inappropriate to put it in school guidance.

Chris Packham Slams Ofsted Over Guidance Linking Autism And Extremism

"That's not safeguarding, that's an exercise in profiling," the Springwatch presenter said in a video shared on social media.

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

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Kosjenka @kosjenka.bsky.social · Jun 22

I am a happy teacher. A happy autistic teacher. My autism makes me exceptionally good at teaching certain age groups. I manage to do the work I adore w/o being overwhelmed.

I wish that for all autistic teachers.

That’s why we need this kind of research published in the journals.

Dr Becky Wood @thewoodbug.bsky.social · Jun 21

Fantastic to see that our article on the experiences of autistic teachers in Poland has been published open access in the International Journal of Inclusive Education 🙌https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13603116.2025.2518393#abstract #AutismResearch

‘We are here and we deserve it’: being an autistic teacher in Poland

Despite an increasing focus on autism, neurodiversity and inclusion in the education sector, there remains limited awareness of the experiences, needs and strengths of autistic educators. This gap ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Fiona O'Neill @ficontextual.bsky.social · Jun 11

The features of social communication that are useful in the identification of #Autism do not necessarily require intervention - and similarly, individual needs are not always met by diagnostic pathways to help individuals understand themselves better @suereviews.bsky.social at #CLTTSummerLecture2025

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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · Jun 11

@suereviews.bsky.social is using a wonderful metaphor of trees to explain the Neurodiversity paradigm at #CLTTsummerlecture2025.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · Jun 8

If we continue to believe that we have a duty to safeguard people, rather than safeguard their fundamental rights, we wont help keep people safe, we will merely continue to embed a culture of othering. Every person who requires residential support should have access to advocacy.

Poster from Social Work Cats and Rocket Science. It states that A is for Advocacy and Advocacy secures human rights. There poster is black background with a pink rocket ship with a black cat in it.

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Jun 2

As thousands of students prepare to sit their Leaving Cert exams, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO points race

Kildare man who was 'lost' in LC finds his way in tech

As thousands of students prepare to sit their Leaving Cert exams, we are hearing from young people who took alternative paths to the CAO points race.

www.rte.ie

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Eliza Fricker (Missing the Mark) @elizafricker.bsky.social · May 23

My heart and head are full after my stay at Cambridge University.
This week I was invited back to finish our project on comics and autism.
The conversations and explorations were brilliant and mind expanding.

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Dublin City University @dublincityuni.bsky.social · May 14

Dr Sylwia Kazmierczak-Murray @kazmsyl.bsky.social explains that if we want to live in an inclusive society, it is important that we understand why inclusive education matters and how it can be achieved. #DCUResearch

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cltt.bsky.social @cltt.bsky.social · Apr 30

Prof Sue Fletcher-Watson joins us for our Summer Lecture. Please share with your networks, thank you. @vjoffe.bsky.social @speechy01.bsky.social @naplic.bsky.social @susanebbels.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social @speechandlanguk.bsky.social @ficontextual.bsky.social @suereviews.bsky.social

Summer themed poster with picture of Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson. The talk theme is Neurodiversity, Communication and Inclusive Education.

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SLTAisling @sltaisling.bsky.social · May 1

Lá buí bealtaine. Yellow flowers for the 1st of May #Bealtaine