spuncosmos

...and the DLD Project Summit has gone live - such an amazing programme - run don't walk. FREE for the DLD community and only $39 for professionals; all the programme virtual and accessible for 3 months viewing #DevLangDis
thedldproject.com/dld-global-s...

Fairy tale moon

(This is close to how it looked from our place.)
Thanks to all the fabulous Bluesky #Eclipse photographers! 🦋

Happy Mardi Gras from Australia’s Eucalypts! They come in every colour of the rainbow and are the original supporters of diversity with over 800 species.

Have fun tonight if you’re celebrating! 🌈 x

Hooray!!! Wonderful news ❤️

Written English has barely changed in 300 years. If you can read Harry Potter, you can read Robinson Crusoe (1719).

NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee: share your thoughts on supports under review www.health.gov.au/news/ndis-ev...

Single frame. Chris Minns stands beside a massive tonne weight marked NSW POLICE being lowered by a crane. Visible sticking out from under the weight are hands, legs, a woman’s face, a keffiyeh and placards saying “NO TO GENOCIDE”, “FREE PALESTINE”, “HERZOG OUT”, “NO TO VIOLENCE” Minns says, “Thst should socially cohere them nicely.”

Cohesion.
My @smh cartoon.

A scoping review of augmentative and alternative communication use in children with childhood apraxia of speech Prior research has highlighted the positive impact of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) on speech and language development for children who cannot use speech alone. However, little i...

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #apraxia

‘Overwhelming sense of doom’: NDIS support cuts leave families in fear – and there are more to come Many small changes since 2024 have ‘added up to one big cut’, advocates say, and the two biggest changes are due to roll out this year

“[ #NDIS ]families are some of the most resilient, proactive & committed people in our community, but they are already carrying an enormous load. Expecting them to deliver therapy on top of parenting risks burnout & places children’s outcomes in jeopardy.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol

Flyer with 10 strategies to support children with Developmental Language Disorder.

The article mentions strategies thatcpsrents can use to support their children with language difficulties. Check out our handy flyer with top 10 strategies, available here: www.moorhouseinstitute.com/dld-resource...

"Tired," by Langston Hughes

I am so tired of waiting.
Aren't you,
for the world to become good and beautiful and kind?
Let us take a knife and cut the world in two and see what worms are eating at the rind.

#BlackHistoryMonth #poetry

'Word Aware Concepts Assessment' is available for pre-order from today. It's an informal assessment for 150 early developing concepts e.g.: different, whole, both. Covers Nursery (3 to 4 yo) and Reception (4 to 5 yo).
Useful for schools, EY settings and SaLT.
www.routledge.com/Word-Aware-C...

Of course these would be rhetorical questions, after all our leaders are welcoming the president of our genocidal ally Israel with open arms, but all the same I’d like to look Albo and Wong in their empty eyes and ask them. I’d like to see if they look like they sleep at night.

Like anyone else of conscience I’m watching in horror as government street gangs in the US murder, kidnap & terrorise civilians with not just impunity but full federal backing & as an Australian I’d like to ask my government: is this our ally? Is this our good friend? Is this the standard we accept?

Integrating Literacy Targets Into Speech Sound Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorders: A Case Study Purpose: Due to an increased risk for developing reading and writing difficulties, research literature recommends integrating literacy targets in...

🔐💰 In @ashajournals.bsky.social Integrating Literacy Targets Into Speech Sound Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorders: A Case Study pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/... 🧒 #childSPEECHdis
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

😳⁉️"phonological processes such as phoneme collapse decreased" ~ say WHAT?

“What goes on inside is just too fast and huge and all interconnected for words to do more than barely sketch the outlines of at most one tiny little part of it at any given instant” ~ David Foster Wallace (“Good Old Neon”, published in ‘Oblivion’, 2004)

Mama Does Derby review – Virginia Gay’s Town Hall takeover is ambitious, entertaining and irresistibly warm Sydney Town Hall, Sydney festival A mother-daughter tale inspired by director Clare Watson’s life, the family show has a fantastic cast, an innovative set and all the hallmarks of a hit Sydney’s Town Hall has transformed into a tennis court and a beach for recent iterations of the Sydney festival; this year, it’s a roller derby rink, with a moving set and music stage, and a live band belting covers. Inside the ornate Victorian interior of Centennial Hall, an oval flat track has been installed; on either side are stadium-style seating banks. This is the set for Mama Does Derby, the new family dramedy from Adelaide’s Windmill Production Company, premiering in Sydney ahead of Adelaide festival. Continue reading...

Mama Does Derby review – Virginia Gay’s Town Hall takeover is ambitious, entertaining and irresistibly warm

the knitters too. this is the top pattern on ravelry right now

Sydney

Sydney, you never disappoint 💙
Golden beaches, iconic landmarks, and sunsets that feel unreal.
From the Opera House glow to coastal walks by the sea — this city has a rhythm of its own.
📍 Sydney, Australia
#Sydney #BlueSkyTravel #Australia #CityVibes #TravelMoments #WanderAustralia #CoastalCity

🔥 Hot Off The Press 🔥

We are very excited and proud to share our Core Outcome Set for Speech Sound Disorder!

Two pinkish gum blossoms in full flower & others on the way (their caps still on or almost off) on a background of large green leaves.

Gum blossom starburst.✨️🌸

Corymbia ficifolia on a street in Thirroul.
#FlowerReport #ozplants

Forum: Addressing Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment Through the Lens of the ICF Purpose: This prologue introduces the Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools forum, Addressing Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment Throu...

🆓🔓in @ashajournals.bsky.social Kokotek, L. E., Westby, C., & Washington, K. N. (2026). Forum: Addressing Childhood Trauma and Maltreatment Through the Lens of the ICF. LSHSS, 1–5. doi.org/10.1044/2025...
🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Extremely starry sky

“For a star to be born, there is one thing that must happen: a gaseous nebula must collapse. So collapse. Crumble. This is not your destruction. This is your birth" ~ Zoe Skylar

Hope the power comes on soon for you all!

HRT is a lifesaver indeed!

I don't know who needs to hear this but some of us do not have a sign in our head that starts flashing when we're feeling overwhelmed.

Instead, noises get louder & people get more annoying.

If people's chewing has become more intolerable lately you might need a heckin break

Let's Be Friends: Peer Perceptions of Disordered Speech in Preschool and Early School-Aged Children Purpose: Children attend to speech variation to inform a variety of linguistic and social judgments about a talker. Communication impairments, su...

🆓🔓 In @ashajournals.bsky.social AJSLP @mhhenry.bsky.social & Tessa Bent say "This study underscores the social impact of SSD by highlighting how both the presence and severity of #childSPEECHdis influence children's social judgments". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....

🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

Knitting Sailor Slippers! YouTube video by Musing Maker

I tried making the (viral) Sailor Slippers pattern in a brushed wool/alpaca that I had (a LOT of) in stash… #knitsky

youtu.be/O6Dy3sE7vX8

Without getting into it too much, the Thing You Do that feels simple & straightforward can seem like deepest sorcery to someone who doesn’t have that facility & vice versa, & that’s good & beautiful imo, whether it leads to striving through difficulty or dwelling more intentionally in your strength