The DLD Project CoCEO + CoFounder | Griffith University Lecturer | RADLD Committee | Speech Pathology Australia QLD Branch Co-Chair | #devlangdis | Ally | Own Viewshttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3m3w23u5fes24My thesis, The Educational Needs and Supports of School-Aged Students with Developmental Language Disorder in Australia, is now published on Griffith University's research repository. Access it here: https://research-repository.griffith.edu.au/items/c14244f3-f99c-40ed-bbf0-a2b35db1d4cb #DevLangDis24 Oct 2025 04:30 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3w23u5fes24https://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3m2i5hays4s2mSubmissions for #SPAConf2026 close 9 Oct 2025! Join us on Yugambeh Country | Gold Coast and share your work with the speech pathology community. Reviewer EOIs also close 9 Oct — great way to contribute + connect 🌿 🔗 Submit: bit.ly/SPA2026Submit 🔗 Reviewers: bit.ly/SPA2026Review05 Oct 2025 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2i5hays4s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lxvknua4s222My colleagues at Speech Pathology in Schools are hosting a webinar on DLD in Bilingual Students with Prof. Elizabeth Peña https://www.speech.edu.au/event-details/dr-elizabeth-pena-developmental-language-disorder-in-bilingual-students #DevLangDis 1/203 Sep 2025 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxvknua4s222https://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lxv3b7peps2hEvery young person deserves a fair go. Queensland kids with DLD are being left behind by current policies. We urge Premier David Crisafulli and Laura Gerber MP to follow the evidence and make change #DevLangDis https://thedldproject.com/open-letter-to-premier-crisafulli-youth-justice-reform-and-developmental-language-disorder-in-queensland/02 Sep 2025 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxv3b7peps2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lxqhc7btet26✨ Explore Different Approaches to Language Assessment ✨ Are you a clinician wanting to deepen your knowledge of assessment tools & approaches? Join me for Tutorial 3 of the Practical Skills Series, “Different Approaches to Assessing Language” Register: https://thedldproject.com/course/practical-skills-series-tutorial-3-different-approaches-to-assessing-language/ #DevLangDis01 Sep 2025 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqhc7btet26https://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lxihnc3yya2z✨ Turn Assessment into Meaningful Therapy ✨ Are you a clinician wanting to bridge the gap between assessment results & therapy goals? Join me for Tutorial 2 of the Practical Skills Series “How to Connect Assessment to Therapy Goals & Interventions” 🔗 https://thedldproject.com/course/practical-skills-series-tutorial-2-how-to-connect-assessment-to-therapy-goals-and-interventions/ #DevLangDis28 Aug 2025 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxihnc3yya2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lxhgdxp3ds2cI think most people are surprised to learn RADLD is run by 6 passionate volunteers who meet at weird hours once a month. #DevLangDis [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2025 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhgdxp3ds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lxgeivawa22fSPA Conference | Call for Reviewers https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/CPD-events/SPA-conference/Reviewers.aspx Reviewers play a vital role in shaping the conference program and ensuring its quality. Here’s what to know: 1/328 Aug 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxgeivawa22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lxc5akrz3j2c✨ Elevate Your Diagnostic Conversations with Families ✨ Are you a clinician keen to improve how you communicate a diagnosis with families? Join me for Tutorial 1 of the Practical Skills Series, “Disclosing a Diagnosis to Families.” 👉 Register now: https://thedldproject.com/course/practical-skills-series-tutorial-1-disclosing-a-diagnosis-to-families/ 1/4 #DevLangDis26 Aug 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxc5akrz3j2chttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3ltvtnr4wns2p📢📢 PhD Scholarship Opportunity 📢📢 “Language and literacy difficulties and youth mental health” Are you passionate about supporting the mental health children with language and literacy difficulties? 📌 More info & how to apply: https://research.curtin.edu.au/higher-degree-by-research/higher-degree-by-research-project-opportunities (search Boyes) #DevLangDis14 Jul 2025 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltvtnr4wns2phttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lrmvyq2hls22The next Speech Pathology Australia Conference will be on the beautiful Gold Coast from 25-27 June 2026 ☀️15 Jun 2025 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrmvyq2hls22https://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lrkhltujqc2bCongratulations Prof. @natmunro.bsky.social on being awarded a Fellowship of Speech Pathology Australia 🎉14 Jun 2025 07:48 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrkhltujqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lrk4ypblzk2lCheering on Prof. @suze-freogirl.bsky.social as she discusses her recent publication on the rewards and challenges of parenting a child with #DevLangDis Open access ➡️ https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1460-6984.70003 #LaLYP14 Jun 2025 04:38 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrk4ypblzk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lpr4aq4thc2w📢 Exciting new PhD publication from Dr Kate Radville. This study explored how online learning can empower caregivers of children with DLD. Our study found flexible, accessible training boosts knowledge, confidence, & support for these children. https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2025_LSHSS-24-00091 #DevLangDis 1/222 May 2025 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpr4aq4thc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lpqt6b3bl22cIt was an absolutely pleasure speaking to Rachel for the Talking DLD podcast. She was my first point of contact for expanding my work into adults with DLD #DevLangDis [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 May 2025 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpqt6b3bl22chttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lmbjb5crvk24Feeling unsure about diagnosing clients with Developmental Language Disorder? Join me for the upcoming workshop on Diagnosing DLD with Confidence. https://thedldproject.com/course/diagnosing-dld-with-confidence-april-2025/ Last day of early bird pricing.08 Apr 2025 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbjb5crvk24https://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3llnt37brak2xMy colleagues at IALP are undertaking a study of digital literacy for speech pathologists. Please see below for details. redcap.link/a7g1kcxg @mwslp.bsky.social31 Mar 2025 07:20 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3llnt37brak2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lk6feuaow223Pretty excited to have booked my flights for a whirlwind trip to Perth to hang out with Courtenay Norbury (who I don't think has made it to Blue Sky yet?). Gonna be lots of discussions about #DevLangDis hey @suze-freogirl.bsky.social12 Mar 2025 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6feuaow223https://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3lfqlqhqke22lHoliday musing: what is being done to advocate for changes in PhD stipends in Australia? I’ve seen multiple advertisements for PhD scholarships where the amount offered is shocking. Particularly in today’s cost of living.15 Jan 2025 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfqlqhqke22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3leq3v36iwc2sCreating Accessible Research for the #DevLangDis Community A lot of research goes to waste 🗑️ This is partly because researchers rarely share results with the non-scientific community. Even when findings are shared, people with communication disorders find it hard to understand the research. 1/302 Jan 2025 03:07 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3leq3v36iwc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3ldxabvo5nk26🎉 New Research 🎉 My 2nd PhD study examined stakeholder perspectives on the educational needs and supports for students with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). #DevLangDis #DLDEdResearch 1/223 Dec 2024 05:49 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxabvo5nk26https://bsky.app/profile/shaunziegenfusz.bsky.social/post/3ldno3hanss2pI kicked off my post-PhD podcasting by interviewing @bronwynhemsley.bsky.social & @carolinebowen.bsky.social on their recent systematic review about Gestalt Language processing (GLP) and Natural Language Acquisition (NLA). [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2024 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:rrokmlsbj7b2tt6sdztx3zgf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldno3hanss2p