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As the sun sets in Australia on International Day of People with disABILITY we wanted to pause one more time to draw attention to people with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and their unmet needs.1/11
Our families tell us they often hear "he'll grow out of it" or "you just need to read to them more often". This simplistic and inaccurate understanding of the impact of DLD across the lifespan is not helpful and needs to be addressed.
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Let's look at the evidence provided by researchers from around the world and compiled by RADLD - Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder shall we:
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DLD affects 7.5% of grade 1 children. Teachers, need to know about DLD, because there are two students with DLD in every classroom. In a class of 30, 2 children have DLD. ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ช๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 20164/11
DLD is 50 times more prevalent than hearing impairment and 5 times more prevalent than autism. ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง., 2020 
People with DLD are 6 times more likely to have reading difficulties and 4 times more likely to struggle with math. ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 20025/11
DLD commonly co-occurs with other neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD, Developmental Coordination Disorder, dyslexia, and dyscalculia. ๐พ๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ฃ & ๐๐๐ง๐๐ฎ, 20186/11
4 out of 5 children with identified emotional and behavioural problems may have unidentified DLD. ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 2014; ๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 2007/11
DLD is unidentified in many affected children. Children with DLD often do not receive specialised services to address the condition. ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 1997; ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ช๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 20168/11
DLD is a persistent problem but it may look different at different ages requiring different Ax tools sensitive to ongoing challenges. The core deficits in DLD change over the lifespan. Children do not grow out of DLD. They need support. ๐พ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 20199/11
People with DLD can succeed despite their language difficulties. Adults with DLD can achieve positive educational and employment outcomes. ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐-๐๐๐ข๐จ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐ก., 201710/11
We hope people's views will change towards DLD when they are confronted by the facts of this hidden disABILITY.
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#idpwd #growinclusion #dldseeme #devlangdis #dld #devlangdisorder #disability #ndia #ndis #ndispartners #ndisplanners
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