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Karla McGregor @karlamcgregor.bsky.social · Jul 4

In two hours, I will join friends for a 4th of July celebration. Like so many of us in the U.S., I do so out of a need to join w others who love this country deeply and, at the same time, who are horrified by the ways that our government is trampling on human rights. Have mercy.

Mi Robin (they [pl. verb], their, them, themself) @mi-robin.bsky.social · Jul 4

via A Mighty Girl:

To read about Donna's story in The Guardian, visit www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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To read about how the Trump administration is now aggressively targeting immigrants with no criminal record, visit wapo.st/44cbBU2
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After 47 years in the US, Ice took this Iranian mother from her yard. Her family just wants her home

Donna Kashanian, 64 and a community service volunteer, arrived in 1978 on a student visa and has no criminal record

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Karla McGregor @karlamcgregor.bsky.social · Jul 4

Hi, still managing great humor & superb science? Harsh days. Hang in there.

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Karla McGregor @karlamcgregor.bsky.social · Jul 4

Congrats to my friend and colleague. Her work will advance understanding of developmental language disorder! #DLD #DevLandDis

Institute for Human Neuroscience @boystown-ihn.bsky.social · Jul 3

*New Blog Post*
Learn more about #IHN's #BRAICLab director, Dr. Gaelle Doucet's, recently awarded #NIH R01 grant, alongside @karlamcgregor.bsky.social and Dr. Tony Wilson
instituteforhumanneuroscience.org/news/breakthro…#DLDL#IHNGrantst#IHNAwardsd#neurosciencec#neuroimagingn#MRIRI

https://instituteforhumanneuroscience.org/news/breakthro…

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bookishvessal.bsky.social @bookishvessal.bsky.social · Jun 16

How fucking "fascist" is the VA going to be?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Extremely disturbing and unethical’: new rules allow VA doctors to refuse to treat Democrats, unmarried veterans

Trump order allows VA staff to decline providing healthcare to patients based on political affiliation or marital status

www.theguardian.com

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Karla McGregor @karlamcgregor.bsky.social · Jun 15

So sad, but thank you world for making opportunities for these early career scholars.

Carrie Leilani @rosalei.bsky.social · Jun 15

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘No way to invest in a career here’: US academics flee overseas to avoid Trump crackdown

Budding scholars pursue overseas jobs amid attacks on education and research, prompting fears of an American brain drain

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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · Jun 14

I need everyone on Normal People internet to know that American Girl Doll Instagram is doing doll protests today. There are tiny t-shirts and signs. AND THEN I realized it's a joint protest with the Barbie ppl, where there are EVEN TINIER SIGNS.

a photo grid of dolls with protest t-shirts and signs.

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Kristin K @kjkrathwohl.bsky.social · Jun 12

Video shows dolphin calf's birth at Chicago zoo with mom's friend helping

A bottlenose dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo Chicago gave birth to a calf early Saturday morning with the help of a fellow mom.

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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Feb 14

This was a labour of love and learning for our research team with @sarahmasso.bsky.social leading this work with a cool analysis that helped us as clinical researchers reflect more deeply on culturally responsive practice in paediatric speech-language pathology. Open Access.
#bskySPEECHIES

Dr Sarah Masso (she/her) @sarahmasso.bsky.social · Feb 14

First up, I'm excited to share our new paper exploring the perspectives of #slps working in Australia and Hong Kong. With the wonderful Taiying Lee, @natmunro.bsky.social @anitawongslp.bsky.social Sophie Li and Elise Baker. url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/aCqpCoV1kp...

Context matters: Speech-language pathologists’ perceptions of the impact of barriers and facilitators on culturally responsive professional practice

The impact of known barriers and facilitators to culturally responsive practice in paediatric speech-language pathology services across different social, linguistic, and educational contexts is not...

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Suze @suze-freogirl.bsky.social · Feb 20

Just out - Open Access #DevLangDis #DLD
Leitão, S., St Clair, M., Botting, N., Gibson, J. L., & Jackson, E. (2025). “They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder. IJLCD . dx.doi.org/10.1111/1460...

“They don't realise how hard he has to try every day”: The rewards and challenges of parenting a child with developmental language disorder

Background An emerging body of literature explores the impact of living with developmental language disorder (DLD) on children, individuals and families. This work has identified a range of challeng...

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Nichola Shelton @nichola-slp.bsky.social · Feb 20

Great to see this research, which draws on data collected through the E-DLD database. (www.engage-dld.com) #SLPeeps

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Sirpa Tarvainen @sirpatarvainen.bsky.social · Mar 12

New research on intervention factors associated with efficacy in comprehension interventions.

Authors @sirpatarvainen.bsky.social, @pfrizelleslt.bsky.social, Granroth-Wilding, H., Stolt, S., & Launonen, K.

doi.org/10.1111/1460...

To be read here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

Intervention factors associated with efficacy, when targeting oral language comprehension of children with or at risk for (Developmental) Language Disorder: A meta‐analysis

Background Language interventions are complex behavioural interventions, making it difficult to distinguish the specific factors contributing to efficacy. The efficacy of oral language comprehension...

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Darin Flynn @phono-logical.bsky.social · Apr 28

“Employment decision-making of final year speech-language pathology and occupational therapy students: Factors influencing job selection” by Chloe Schlatter, Jane McCormack and Elspeth Froude (Apr. ’25) doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Employment decision-making of final year speech-language pathology and occupational therapy students: Factors influencing job selection

Speech-language pathology and occupational therapy are among the fastest growing professions in Australia. This study aimed to explore the settings in which speech-language pathologists and occupat...

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Word Aware @wordaware.bsky.social · May 13

'You can't see DLD.' That's why it often gets overlooked. And why we need so much more awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Health professionals, teachers, everyone.
Join us on October 17th #DLDday
Find out more at RADLD.org

RADLD-Raising Awareness for Developmental Language Disorder @radld.bsky.social · May 13

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...

#DLDday 2025 Theme launch

YouTube video by RADLD

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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 4

Delighted to share a new paper: Exploring the health, education & social support needs of individuals diagnosed with
SATB2 Associated Syndrome & their families living in Australia.

This was a co-designed project in partnership with SATB2 Connect.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Exploring the health, education and social support needs of individuals diagnosed with SATB2 Associated Syndrome and their families living in Australia

SATB2 Associated Syndrome is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental condition affecting multiple developmental areas including cognition, speech, behaviour…

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Mark Anderson @mandercorn.bsky.social · Jun 11

"Results revealed a statistically significant association between teachers’ #language quality (e.g., linguistic, interactive, conceptual) and children’s language development."

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

Cardell, E., & Munro, N. (2025). To the evidence: No research without action, no action without research. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 27(2), 155–156. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

To the evidence: No research without action, no action without research

Published in International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology (Vol. 27, No. 2, 2025)

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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

Caynes, K. D., Rose, T. A., Ware, R. S., & Johnston, L. M. (2024). Speech and communication classification of children with cerebral palsy: Novice rater agreement and clinical utility. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–13. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

#bskySPEECHIES can you help me advocate for Speech Pathology Australia to have a #bsky account for International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology? Can you repost my posts about papers from Issue 2? Here they come, see 👇! #supportscience #supportEBP www.tandfonline.com/toc/iasl20/c...

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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

Graham, L., & Unicomb, R. (2025). Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Australian SLPs regarding health promotion and prevention for children’s speech, language, and communication needs: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–12. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Australian speech-language pathologists regarding health promotion and prevention for children’s speech, language, and communication needs: A cross-sectional survey

A public health approach has the potential to address inequities in speech, language, and communication needs and prevent and reduce the impact of these needs in the population. However, little is ...

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Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

#bskySPEECHIES can you help me convince Speech Pathology Australia to have a #bsky account for International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology? Can you repost my posts about accepted papers in early view? www.tandfonline.com/action/showA...
#supportscience #supportEBP

Latest articles from International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Browse the latest articles and research from International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

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NAPLIC @naplic.bsky.social · Jun 12

Much needed guidance for assessments of multilingual children with potential DLD #DevLangDis

Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

The more traffic, the better, please repost
Hamdani, S., et al (2024). Identifying developmental language disorder (DLD) in multilingual children: A case study tutorial.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Kim Turner @kimt-slt.bsky.social · Jun 12

Really good to see more research for #SLTsinMH! Perfect timing after discussion yesterday about assessment 👌🏻 @susanguthrieslt.bsky.social

Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

Wallis, A. K., Westerveld, M. F., & McKenzie, M. L. (2025). Knowledge, attitude, and practice in communication assessment of speech-language pathologists working with adolescents with mental health concerns. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 1–15. doi.org/10.1080/1754...

Knowledge, attitude, and practice in communication assessment of speech-language pathologists working with adolescents with mental health concerns

The recovery model underlying mental health services emphasises the importance of the voice of the adolescent client in identifying needs, goals, and negotiating intervention. This study aimed to c...

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Emily Hunt @efhunt.bsky.social · Jun 12

Another paper from #ECUSpeech

Prof Nat Munro @natmunro.bsky.social · Jun 12

Meldrum, S. J., Fisk, J., Stopher, J., & Hunt, E. F. (2024). Parent implementation of a treatment for late talkers based on cross-situational statistical learning principles: Treatment fidelity and acceptability. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Caroline Bowen, Speech-Language Pathologist 🇦🇺🇳🇿🌻 @carolinebowen.bsky.social · Jun 12

@drelisebaker.bsky.social is here, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #childspeechdis @sharynnemcleod.bsky.social @tricmc.bsky.social @yvonnewren.bsky.social @csdrnetwork.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social Here’s a fun guy to follow, Elise - @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social

Dr Elise Baker (@drelisebaker.bsky.social)

Elise Baker is a Conjoint Associate Professor of Allied Health with Western Sydney University and South Western Sydney Local Health District. As a speech-language pathologist, she’s interested in paed...

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ExcitingHealth.com @excitinghealth.bsky.social · Jun 11

Immigration authorities raided an Omaha meat production plant Tuesday morning and took dozens of workers away, leaving company officials bewildered because they said they had followed the law.

apnews.com/article/immi...

Federal immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant sparks protests

Immigration authorities have raided an Omaha meat production plant and detained dozens of workers. That prompted confusion from company officials who say they complied with the law and sparked protest...

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