St Catherine’s School in Ventnor went to school in Mufti today (Friday) to support and raise awareness for Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) Day.
They went into school in purple and yellow to raise awareness of DLD with Crave Ice Cream Shop also supporting this by having a special Ice Cream called DLD for the day.
Developmental Language Disorder is a hidden but common lifelong disability that affects 1 in 14 people causing difficulties in understanding and using language for no known reason.
The 2023 DLD DAY theme is DLD Around the World, highlighting that DLD affects people around the world regardless of age, gender, language spoken or ethnicity.
Speaking more than 1 language does not cause DLD. In fact, people with DLD can learn multiple languages. DLD is a neurodevelopmental condition affecting how the brain processes language, so it makes sense that we find it in every country and every language.
Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (RADLD), the peak body that coordinates international DLD Day are advocating for increased recognition and support for people with DLD around the world.
Stephen Parsons, Chairperson of RADLD, said:
“People with DLD are 6 times more likely to suffer from anxiety and 3 times more likely to have clinical depression. They are also at significant risk of struggling with reading, spelling and mathematics.
Article continues below this advertisement “Although DLD is a common condition affecting many areas of life, people with DLD are unlikely to receive access to services.”
This school let my daughter down very badly so let’s hope they now know what they are talking about..