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Sydney, Australia.
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
I've lost count of the number of times I've wanted an Aboriginal flag emoji but have needed to settle for 🖤💛❤️.

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I signed, will you?
Join Us in Celebrating Aboriginal Culture via Technology! Demand Apple to Add an Aboriginal Flag Emoji
159 signatures are needed, let’s get there by the end of the day?
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November 20, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT TODAY COULDN'T GET ANY BETTER, 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES❗@karlamcgregor.bsky.social and co are 🔥on fire🔥 in @ashajournals.bsky.social in a 🆓🔓 article about #devlangdis and its spectral nature. This assertion will stay with me: "To diagnose is to categorize". pubs.asha.org/doi/full/10....
Developmental Language Disorder as a Multidimensional Neurodevelopmental Spectrum: Implications for Diagnosis
Purpose: We aimed to create a comprehensive understanding of the dilemmas involved in the diagnosis of developmental language disorder (DLD) and ...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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mstruewilberry.bsky.social
This is happening on SUNDAY! Unfortunately, after all his hard work, Captain Quoll won't be walking (see update below) but his team will be. They're aiming to raise $35K & are just under $25K atm.

Let's give them a big push! Go you good Quolls! 🙌

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November 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
spuncosmos.bsky.social
Aurora Australis!
A picture of a purple Aurora with dark trees at the bottom of the picture A picture of a violet Aurora with dark trees at the bottom of the picture A picture of a violet Aurora with dark trees at the bottom of the picture A picture of a pink and green Aurora with dark trees at the bottom of the picture and some stars
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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speechbloke.bsky.social
The Key worker model for young children with developmental delay or disability. Does is improve child outcomes? www.theproviderloft.com.au/the-key-work...
The Key Worker Model for young children with developmental delay or disability: does it actually improve child outcomes?
Almost always, children with developmental delays or disabilities need the support of more than one health professional. Health and education professionals should always work as a team with the fam…
www.theproviderloft.com.au
October 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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davemilbo.bsky.social
Here's me. '“People aren’t buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen'
“People aren't buying their shit anymore”: They think they can make you forget what you’ve seen - The Shot
Like colours, neurodivergence and political ideology, being a dickhead operates on a spectrum. From narcissistic middle managers, to people that...
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October 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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skriley.bsky.social
#Australian First Peoples have survived here for at least 65,000 yrs.

They’ve lived through an ice age, volcanic eruptions, and shared the land with giant animals that no longer exist... Precious knowledge passed down thru 2,300 generations.

www.abc.net.au/news/deeptim...
#DeepTime #FirstPeoples
Australia is seen as a young country — but do you really know its ancient story?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' story goes way, way back… take an awe-inspiring journey into Deep Time.
www.abc.net.au
October 19, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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tallandtrue.bsky.social
A worthy winner - if you can spot it! HT Tawny frogmouth named 2025 #Australian #BirdoftheYear via @australia.theguardian.com #birds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tawny frogmouth named 2025 Australian bird of the year – live
Follow live as we announce the winner of the 2025 Australian bird of the year
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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ronnisalt.bsky.social
Vote now, if you haven't already, for the Guardian's Bird of the Year 2025

It helps to nominate a bird that's endangered, giving it a much higher profile - like Baudin's black cockatoo for example

Please vote - this is a wonderful environmental exercise

🙏🏽 🦜

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll
From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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booksparrow.bsky.social
#Monday #GirlMoss #GirlBoss.
🎨 @awokenshit on insta.
Image of a graphic that looks like a woodcut or Lino print. flat brown colour against a buff background. The text reads “no more girl bossing, I want to girl rest. Girl sleep. Girl lay down on the forest floor and be absorbed by nature. I want to girl moss.” The image depicted is a simplifying line depiction of a long haired women lying down asleep.
October 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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wordaware.bsky.social
#DLDday is coming, so I’m starting a thread over a few days.

DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) is all about spoken language. Words and sentences are tricky for people with DLD. And people don’t grow out of it.
#DevLangDis @radld.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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skriley.bsky.social
“Life’s meaning is lost without the spirit of play. In play all that is lovely and soaring in the human spirit strives to find expression. In play the mind is prepared to enter a world where different rules apply, to be free.”

~ Eileen Agar
laurajg.bsky.social Laura JG @laurajg.bsky.social · Oct 8
Your art history post for today: by Eileen Agar (1899-1991), Harlequin, 1968, oil on canvas, 50 1⁄4 x 40in. (127.5 x 101.5cm.), photo: Christie’s London, March 2, 2022. More in ALT. #arthistory #womanartist #womenartists #Art
First, a quote from the artist: “Life’s meaning is lost without the spirit of play. In play all that is lovely and soaring in the human spirit strives to find expression. In play the mind is prepared to enter a world where different rules apply, to be free.” Now, my description: An abstract depiction of a Harlequin with two faces in profile. Very colorful and patterned. On one arm we see a bird, perhaps a parrot.
October 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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weratedogs.com
This is Denni. She took an unexpected babysitting shift when she found a baby koala in her yard. She cheerfully delivered the joey to her human, who put them back in the tree to be reunited with their mom. 14/10 (FB: Steve Lamplough)
Denni, a golden retriever with a sweet face, sits and looks up at the camera with a smile. she has a passenger clinging to her back. a baby koala. the joey's eyes peak over the top of Denni's head. Denni is standing and looking off to the left of the frame. the baby koala on her back looks at the camera. a super zoomed photo of the baby koala and their mom high up in a tree. the adult koala holds onto her joey and looks down at the camera with what we would like to think is appreciation for caring for her baby.
October 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
I’m a MAJOR owl fan, but my favourite is the burrowing owl:
✔️v frowny & grumpy-they know what you did last Tuesday
✔️digs holes then peeps out of them
✔️EXPERTS at the wobbly head bendy neck owl thing
✔️long leggies
✔️does very silly running on said leggies
10/10 no owly notes HIGHLY recommended
September 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...
September 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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australia.theguardian.com
‘Jeff Buckley was a once-in-a-lifetime’: Australia’s 30-year love affair with an enduring, tragic talent
‘Jeff Buckley was a once-in-a-lifetime’: Australia’s 30-year love affair with an enduring, tragic talent
The 30th anniversary of Buckley’s first tour of Australia – which loved his ethereal sound before the US – coincides with a revival of interest in his life and death at just 30 * Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email You had to see Jeff Buckley to believe him. Jon Pope, a veteran of the Australian music industry, was tour manager for the singer on his first visit to Australia, in 1995. Three days after Buckley’s first show at the Metro in Sydney on 28 August, the road crew were preparing for a much more intimate gig at the Lounge in Melbourne for an audience of a few hundred. Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...
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August 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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dorothyjberry.bsky.social
Imagine the complicated and precious genius of the girl who made this embroidery sampler in 1811

The Solar System, sampler, unknown maker, 1811, England. Museum no. T.92-1939. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
a 19th century embroidery sampler showing the solar system, the distance of the planets from the sun, and the length of time it takes each planet to circle the sun
August 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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carorowland.bsky.social
The growing body of evidence showing children actively maximise the learning affordances in their surroundings - and that optimal input changes dramatically depending on developmental level - is a potential game changer for intervention approaches.
August 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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damonyoung.com.au
I think some of you need this view of Hobart at dusk.
A photo of the Derwent river at sunset, the sun just visible over the trees silhouetted in the midground. In the background, the mountain Kunanyi. In the foreground, wet sand.
August 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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squigglyrick.bsky.social
It is precisely as we have always said. This moment, a long time in the works (with many failed attempts) will likely succeed under Labor which created the scheme.
australia.theguardian.com Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Aug 20
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
Children with autism to be diverted off NDIS under $2bn program announced by Albanese government
Access changes to the NDIS will begin from mid-2027 once the Thriving Kids program has been fully rolled out, Mark Butler says The federal government has announced it will provide $2bn to fund a program designed to divert hundreds of thousands of children with mild to moderate developmental delays or autism from the NDIS by mid-2027. In a speech to the National Press Council on Wednesday, the health minister, Mark Butler, said many children had been placed on the NDIS - which was designed for permanent disability – and were being “over-serviced”, putting strain on the scheme’s financial sustainability. Continue reading...
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August 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
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speechbloke.bsky.social
Big news today for Australian children with developmental delay and disability, and their families (and allied health professionals): www.theproviderloft.com.au/breaking-new...
Breaking news: “Thriving Kids” – more than just a new name for Foundational Supports for children?
“Thriving Kids”, announced by Minister Mark Butler on 20 August 2025, is the snappy new name for Foundational Supports for children. But is it more than that? We don’t have a lot of details right n…
www.theproviderloft.com.au
August 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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silverpebble2.bsky.social
Tens of thousands of cornflowers in a field in Wicken. Research shows that the sight of them will help you recover from sources of stress more quickly & boost dopamine release in your brain, lifting your mood…in case you need it just now:
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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profsimonfisher.bsky.social
To accompany all those Bluesky science/academia #starterpacks, how about we also share introductions to the literature of our different fields. I present here a handy guide to main types of papers in the language sciences (inspired by the amazing @xkcd.com).
#language #linguistics #science #academia
Comic depictions of the first page of research papers in the language sciences, with titles that include the following: Just what the hell is a word anyway? See how this single cognitive process or brain area or neural oscillation or gene explains language! Based on the shapes of these old bones, Homo erectus could sing .... don't @ me. A baby looked at one thing more than the other, now we know the secret to grammar. If you think about it, every language is fundamentally the same, amirite? We taught a load of undergrads a made-up language, lol. On the staggering diversity of the many languages across the world. Remember the thing you said only humans could do, here's a video of a monkey / dolphin / corvid / octopus / honeybee doing it. I trained this AI with 80 billion tweets and it became head-writer for phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
November 13, 2024 at 8:28 PM
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carolinebowen.bsky.social
🥳 WOOT! 🆓🔓 in @ashajournals.bsky.social A Pathway to Research-Reliable Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Children With #ChildApraxiaSpeech: A Multiphase Process for Training Community Clinicians. 2025. AJSLP doi.org/10.1044/2025... #childspeechdis #apraxia 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES #DTTC
A Pathway to Research-Reliable Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Children With Childhood Apraxia of Speech: A Multiphase Process for Training Community Clinicians
Purpose: Mounting research supports the use of motor-based intervention (e.g., Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing [DTTC]) for children with chil...
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July 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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tylerhuckabee.bsky.social
when i think of Colbert, i think of an interview he gave to GQ when he first took over The Late Show, and had this to say about losing his father and brothers in a plane crash. www.gq.com/story/stephe...
“It was a very healthy reciprocal acceptance of suffering,” he said. “Which does not mean being defeated by suffering. Acceptance is not defeat. Acceptance is just awareness.” He smiled in anticipation of the callback: “ ‘You gotta learn to love the bomb,’ ” he said. “Boy, did I have a bomb when I was 10. That was quite an explosion. And I learned to love it. So that's why. Maybe, I don't know. That might be why you don't see me as someone angry and working out my demons onstage. It's that I love the thing that I most wish had not happened.” I love the thing that I most wish had not happened. I asked him if he could help me understand that better, and he described a letter from Tolkien in response to a priest who had questioned whether Tolkien's mythos was sufficiently doctrinaire, since it treated death not as a punishment for the sin of the fall but as a gift. “Tolkien says, in a letter back: ‘What punishments of God are not gifts?’ ” Colbert knocked his knuckles on the table. “ ‘What punishments of God are not gifts?’ ” he said again. His eyes were filled with tears. “So it would be ungrateful not to take everything with gratitude. It doesn't mean you want it. I can hold both of those ideas in my head.”
July 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM