Distinguished Professor at Charles Sturt University, communication rights advocate, speech-language pathologist, multilingual children's speech researcher, educator, FASSA, FRSN https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/smcleodcsueduau #ChildSpeechDishttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3mgci3qsnnc2cEvidence to disrupt the unsubstantiated belief that there are few assessment and intervention resources for supporting multilingual children’s speech: Global knowledge in 131 languages and dialects about children’s speech development, assessment, and intervention https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699206.2026.263534405 Mar 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgci3qsnnc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3m66tut73qs2uCongratulations @leannetogher.bsky.social on becoming a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association tonight in Washington DC. A well deserved honour from an association with nearly 250,000 members22 Nov 2025 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m66tut73qs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3m5q36oesoc2jHere is the research I presented to @WHO this week in Geneva on behalf of children from 20+ countries about health equity for children with disabilities. Children’s Voices Centre @ CharlesSturtUni. It was an honour https://www.csu.edu.au/research/childrens-voices-centre/research/childrens-health [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5q36oesoc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3m5q2ryy6nk2jCongratulations to the amazing @WHO Disability Programme team - Darryl Barrett, Kaloyan Kamenov, Mélanie Gréaux, and Francesca Moro who hosted the Disability Health Equity Network meeting in Geneva. I was honoured to read children’s recommendations from Children’s Voices Centre @CharlesSturtUni16 Nov 2025 06:17 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5q2ryy6nk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3m5pyyaxims2jIt was a privilege to attend the @WHO Disability Health Equity Network meeting in Geneva to read children’s recommendations to the World Health Organization about disability health equity based on research from the Children’s Voices Centre at Charles Sturt University in Australia @CharlesSturtUni16 Nov 2025 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pyyaxims2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3lziq3gssl22eNext week we officially launch the Children’s Voices Centre at The Treehouse. We are a Charles Sturt University Research Centre that undertakes global, transformational, interdisciplinary research with, for and about children. https://www.csu.edu.au/research/childrens-voices-centre/home23 Sep 2025 10:36 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lziq3gssl22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3lzcv3qcu5k2nWhat a joy to share springtime in Bathurst with @lynn-williams.bsky.social21 Sep 2025 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcv3qcu5k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3lxmlqj5p6k2fIt has been wonderful to collaborate with and learn from colleagues from 58 countries at the #IALP International Association of Communication Science and Disorders conference this week. Malta was a spectacular cultural and historic location ialpmalta2025.org30 Aug 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxmlqj5p6k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3lxcuk6vcas2sThe Child Speech Committee at the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders #IALP is a wonderful collaboration of colleagues from across the globe. #Malta26 Aug 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcuk6vcas2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3lwdpubqu5c2gChildren Draw Talking: Look at what we can learn from this open access article about 200 children from 24 countries who drew themselves talking @ashajournals.bsky.social @carolinebowen.bsky.social https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-23-0019014 Aug 2025 06:33 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwdpubqu5c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3luojhzdois2iA wonderful open access international collaboration exploring methods of diagnosing speech sound disorders in multilingual children @ashajournals.bsky.social https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-0009924 Jul 2025 02:48 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3luojhzdois2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3luf2zaap3k2m"Children's perception of their own speech is complementary to information obtained from the parents and SLPs' formal assessment of speech accuracy"; however, there are some differences especially for children with speech sound disorder @ashajournals.bsky.social https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-0014020 Jul 2025 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3luf2zaap3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3luf2zaap3k2m"Children's perception of their own speech is complementary to information obtained from the parents and SLPs' formal assessment of speech accuracy"; however, there are some differences especially for children with speech sound disorder @ashajournals.bsky.social https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-0014020 Jul 2025 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3luf2zaap3k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3lu5sduwgkc2mThis longitudinal study of 1,534 Indigenous Australian children shows the importance of parents' concern as an indicator of children's future educational outcomes. @ashajournals.bsky.social https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-23-0020017 Jul 2025 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu5sduwgkc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sharynnemcleod.bsky.social/post/3ltw2dniqh22mThis innovative research was undertaken by Caitlin Hurley - who is both a dentist and a speech-language pathologist - "Extraction of primary maxillary incisors and children’s speech production: A case series" @carolinebowen.bsky.social https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02699206.2024.235548114 Jul 2025 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:fhf6ris4axfrc3j25lb2cs2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltw2dniqh22m