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Banter Booster #106: Useful things for busy speech pathologists

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David Kinnane
November 03, 2025

5-BOOSTS TO START YOUR WEEK!

👋🏻 I’m David, and I want to help you save time & energy ⌚️ ⚡️ 

Me reading reports that our Disability Ministers won’t even meet to discuss Thriving Kids…

1. 🆓 Resources

2. 🤓 Technical Skills, & Training

3. 🔓 Research

Monica Melby-Lervåg

⸻ 💬 If a child still struggles with speech at age 7 or 8, it’s not just a phase. We have published a new study where we looked at 250 children with reading difficulties in 2nd and 3rd grade. Those who had speech difficulties at ages 4–5 — and still did at 7–8 — had smaller vocabularies and more language challenges than peers without speech issues. 👉 The takeaway: Persistent speech difficulties should be taken seriously. They may point to an underlying language disorder that affects learning and communication. 🔗 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dF39Zx88 #SpeechTherapy #LanguageDevelopment #ChildDevelopment #EducationResearch #EarlyIntervention

www.linkedin.com/posts/monica-melby-lerv%C3%A5g-61647a111_speechtherapy-languagedevelopment-childdevelopment-activity-7388671093848555520-uvji?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAUfVMcB_XfNDd9z3ZMOsoQmEpXLDVpBBXg

4. 🔥 NDIS and provider 🔧🔨 

NDIS report reveals hidden barriers for vulnerable Australians with psychosocial disability | Kathi Boorman posted on the topic | LinkedIn

A new report shows the alarming impact of hidden changes at the NDIS, which are creating invisible barriers and growing inequity for some of Australia’s most vulnerable people.   The Australian Psychosocial Alliance’s Access Denied: Psychosocial Disability and the NDIS report draws on first-hand insights from consumers, participants, carers and others involved in the system, NDIS statistics and organisational data. It offers clear recommendations to ensure people with psychosocial disability have access to the support they need, when they need it.   Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPvQQNgH #AccessDenied #NDIS #ndisaustralia #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters  Mind Australia One Door Mental Health Wellways Australia Flourish Australia Neami National Stride Mental Health Open Minds Ruah Community Services

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5. ❣️ Client views & 😍 for speech pathology!

#ndis #disabilityrights #truecodesign #inclusion #therapymatters #alliedhealth #advocacyinaction #nothingaboutuswithoutus | Tania Teitzel

SPEAKING UP IN CANBERRA This week, I travelled to Canberra to meet with my local member, Leon Rebello MP and to stand alongside disabled people and allied health professionals from across Australia in protest against the NDIS cuts. It was a powerful opportunity to listen and amplify the voices of disabled children and adults who bravely shared how these changes would impact their daily lives, their independence, and their futures. In a historic moment, the street in front of Parliament House was closed to support the right of disabled people to protest, a powerful symbol of unity and advocacy. … We stand in solidarity with the disability community in calling for genuine partnership, protection of rights, and a future where every person can thrive with the support they deserve. #NDIS #DisabilityRights #TrueCoDesign #Inclusion #TherapyMatters #AlliedHealth #AdvocacyInAction #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

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