Episode 33: Developmental Language Disorder

12/03/24 • 32 min

Many of us won’t have heard of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), yet this affects around two children in every classroom in schools across the UK and can affect literacy, learning, friendships and emotional well-being.

DLD can mean a child has difficulties talking and/or understanding language. It’s important to understand DLD and the challenges that children with DLD face every day in and out of school as their difficulties can be hard to spot and may be ‘hidden’ for a long time.

Dr Hannah Hobson from the Department of Psychology at the University of York. Hannah has vast experience with neurodevelopmental conditions and has carried out extensive research into developmental language disorder.

We chatted with Hannah to find out more about this condition and it’s a fascinating insight into the challenges that some children in your child’s school will be experiencing right now.

Please take a listen and share with any friends who might be concerned about their child or someone they know.

References:

Find out all about DLD at Speech and Language UK

Use Speech & Language UK’s Child Progress Tracker to give you an idea of how your baby or child is developing and whether you need some support or advice to help you.

Afasic Charity for lots of great fact sheets and resources

Find out more about Moor House School for children and young people with language disorders.

Afasic’s DLD Together, Online course for parents

Engage with DLD - connecting people experiencing DLD to academic research

Dr Hannah Hobson, Lecturer in Psychology. Hannah is a lecturer at the University of York where she directs the Masters in Development, Disorders and Clinical Practice. She leads the EMERALD lab, which stands for Emotions and MEntal health Research in Autism and Language Disorders, you can find out more about their work here

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We chatted with Hannah to find out more about this condition and it’s a fascinating insight into the challenges that some children in your child’s school will be experiencing right now.

Please take a listen and share with any friends who might be concerned about their child or someone they know.

References:

Find out all about DLD at Speech and Language UK

Use Speech & Language UK’s Child Progress Tracker to give you an idea of how your baby or child is developing and whether you need some support or advice to help you.

Afasic Charity for lots of great fact sheets and resources

Find out more about Moor House School for children and young people with language disorders.

Afasic’s DLD Together, Online course for parents

Engage with DLD - connecting people experiencing DLD to academic research

For press enquiries and to contact Mini First Aid, email [email protected]

The team at Things Happen consists of highly qualified financial experts who can guide you through the different types

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Episode 32: Bronchiolitis

How do you know when your child has a cold or the flu or something even more serious?

Children regularly pick up coughs and viruses and it can be tricky to understand when to worry, how to soothe symptoms and when to keep your child at home - this week’s episode has the answers!

We chatted to Dr Lillie Parker, an NHS paediatrician, about winter colds and flu and about the RSV virus which can cause the more serious condition of bronchiolitis.

Filled with tips, advice and information, we know this episode will be super helpful and strike a chord with every parent or carer this autumn/winter season!

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Read the Mini First Aid blog about RSV/bronchiolitis.

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Episode 34: Play Therapy

If you are unfortunate enough to have a child who has had to spend time in hospital, you may have met a Play Therapist. These amazing teams therapeutically support children, and parents, through the toughest times in their lives.

We hope you will never have to experience your child having treatment or an extended stay in hospital but if the worst happens, knowing what a play therapist can do and when you can ask for one could make a huge difference for your family.

Tune into this week’s Family Health podcast where we chat with a mum whose two year old son has spent extended time in hospital due to a respiratory condition and to Megan, a health play specialist on the paediatric critical care unit at Leeds hospitals.

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All about the Children’s Play Service at Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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