Reviewed by Alison Buckley, Independent Speech & Language Therapist on 27-Apr-2020

This is a really useful book aimed at parents of children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). It explains why the new term has come into use and explains the different areas of communication that can be difficult for children and young people with DLD such as understanding what has been said, talking, word learning and social skills. There are a number of practical exercises you can do to help ‘put yourself in your child’s shoes’ and understand the communication difficulties. It also has useful chapters on sensory issues, memory, how to explain DLD to your child and implications for school and adulthood.

There are lots of resources and You-Tube video links to help you explore different communication issues in more detail and strategies to help the young person with DLD. The book does what it sets out to do but would also be a good reference for teaching staff and other professionals to find out more about DLD.

Reviewed by Shaun Ziegenfusz, Speech Language Pathologist, Griffiths University, Brisbane, Australia on 11-Nov-2019

Definitely a must read for parents!

Reviewed by Heather Price on 06-Nov-2019

This is a really easy read for parents of children with DLD (and practitioners too). Each chapter follows the same format with the focus being on the child’s perspective, the difficulties they might be experiencing and some simple strategies to help. A great resource for the price.

Reviewed by Jean Collinson, retired Language Resource Base Teacher on 04-Nov-2019

This book is really good. It's well written, very informative and easy to understand. It gives real insight into the difficulties children with DLD face every day. Essential for professionals and helpful for parents of children with DLD. A definite for the shelf in every school staff room. I recommend reading it.