Ableism in education matters. Our study shows how exclusion in early learning affects the well-being of children with disabilities.
Honoured to present this work at #IAACD2025 & #EACD2025 in Heidelberg, Germany 🇩🇪.
Let’s reimagine inclusive spaces where every child can thrive
#dalshiftcollective
Collage of attendees from the EACD conference who were also graduates of the course.
🇩🇪 FER in Germany! So proud to see FER grads at #EACD2025 sharing how family voices shape care + research. From parenting to systems change, they’re leading the way. Want to join them? ➡️ ferprogram.ca #FERProgram #MedicalParent #DisabilityResearch #HealthEquity
A lie in today starting at 7:30am! Up to attend anterior drooling with Amanda Khamis & Michelle McInerney #EACD2025
Kept the best ‘til last @kirstenprest.bsky.social sharing her PhD on the Encompass project an adaptation of Ubuntu with. Amazing parent speakers. #EACD2025
Current therapy practice for children’s self-care in the UK primarily teaches and trains children, parents and other adults how to do self-care activities and practices; how we describe the ‘usual care’ control arm of the CHildren’s Early Self-care Support (CHESS) cluster randomised trial #EACD2025
Great to present our scoping review on AHP interventions to improve oral feeding for preterm infants with feeding aversion in the first 2 years of life #EACD2025 protocol to be published soon…watch this space
Jim standing behind a lectern & in front of a QR code to the resource
Amazing resource from Jim Reeder in the area of parent carer empowerment intervention #EACD2025
Also great to see Ailish Harrison’s work presented Sam Armitage. Scoping review. Yey for more paediatric SLT eating & drinking research! #EACD2025 #Dysphagia
Great poster earlier today from Rachel Kinight Lozano on her PhD work on a respiratory core outcome set #EACD2025 #CerebralPalsy
Great to have Sam Armitage sharing OT role within eating & drinking self-help usual care in UK #EACD2025 #Dysphagia
Great presentation of an intensive tube feeding weaning intervention ensuring limited weight loss & transdisciplinary approach #EACD2025 #Dysphagia
Woman in blue & green dress with glasses at a lectern speaking
Got to share some findings from my #SEEMSurvey on mealtime mats (varied names & formats) #EACD2025 #Dysphagia #SLPeeps #BSkySpeechies @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social
Too nervous as talk before mine to take a photo but exciting work AI video analysis of bottle feeding neonates picking up disorganised & dysfunctional sucking. #EACD2025 #Dysphagia
Interesting study from a joint trained dietitian and OT from Turkey on nutrition and sensory outcomes. #EACD2025 #Dysphagia
Lectern & PowerPoint screen behind.
Almost about to present my ‘long oral’ in Forum 2. Some great research coming up. #EACD2025
Me standing next to an e-poster screen. Talking and pointing at it with an open hand. Wearing my mussels pattern dress. I love mussels but can’t eat them (allergic) a tiny incline of what it’s like to have dysphagia
Poster done! #EACD2025
Now Isla Eckhoff recently retired from Black Rock. #EACD2025
Finally David Dame sharing his life story & experience- journey of resilience, leadership & inclusion. #EACD2025
Katy Benfer in corner of large screen sharing video of a busy street in India
Katy Benfer sharing work in early intervention for children with Cerebral Palsy in low-middle income countries with the Learning through Everyday Activities for Parents of children with cerebral palsy (LEAP). Love Learn Grow. #EACD2025
Now talk on ADHD including how it is not homogeneous, more often seen/diagnosed with more ‘intense school standard’ eg in different US states #EACD2025
Bright screen in distance with speaker in corner
First keynote of day with Jill Zwicker. Great overview of Developmental Coordination Disorder including over/under diagnosis related to SES & access to services/support & lack of awareness in general. #EACD2025
Maybe one year we’ll hear about Developmental Language Disorder #DLD
Lovely to meet my EACD ECR buddy. Megan a SLP PhD student from Melbourne. Interesting project looking at adolescents with Cerebral Palsy and sexuality. #EACD2025
Katherine, Sarah, Sally & Sarah with their conference lanyard badges by a cream wall
All the UK SLTs I’ve met so far at #EACD2025 Anyone else here?
Come & find us!
Paper handout of an academic poster in a plastic pouch.
Lunch soon and then my poster 2 min presentation Saal 1 screen 3 from 15:55. Have handouts ready in case it’s not displaying well.
Thanks Barts Charity for my PhD funding & my supervisors @katerinahilari.bsky.social @kellyslt.bsky.social @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social
#EACD2025
