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Welcome to ASLL

A research and clinical network space by professionals for professionals who serve individuals with communication disorders.

As speech-language pathologists and researchers working in the Arab region, we have experienced first-hand the challenges of trying to serve clients when there are very few available culturally and linguistically-sensitive clinical tools.

Necessity has often compelled clinicians to improvise informal Arabic speech and language instruments. Many more have developed Arabic assessment tools as part of their research projects or theses. Unfortunately, these efforts are dispersed and the average practitioner does not have easy access to these innovations.

To address this pressing need, we decided to launch the ASLL network with the aim of promoting applied research collaboration and dissemination in the field of speech, language and literacy to better serve individuals in the Arab World and beyond.

Meet our Team

ASLL was born with the belief that “Gaining knowledge is the first step to wisdom, Sharing it, is the first step to humanity.” Author of Quote is Unknown. The founders of ASLL are five professionals with expertise in Speech, Language and Literacy research. Here’s a biosketch of each founder

Introduction to ASLL Network

ASLL Columns

ASLL Columns is delighted to bring you voices from the professional field. The content in ASLL Columns addresses a wide variety of topics. Through these various lenses, authors hope to directly connect with you. There is something for everyone -from personal stories by families and students, clinical viewpoints by practitioners to more thought-provoking reads on research. Interactions through the comments section will help to further the connection between you and the authors.

Have you heard of the Russian Babushka dolls which come in a variety of sizes and nest inside one another? Well, the story of ASLL reminds me of these nested dolls.

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بوصفي أخصائية نطق و لغة تعمل مع أهالي أطفال ذوي إضطراب طيف التوحد أتفهم حذر الأهالي الشديد في تعريض أطفالهم لأكثر من لغة و اهتمامهم وتركيزهم على لغة واحدة بنيّة التمكين وحد المشتتات المحيطة بعملية تعلم اللغة، لكن هل يؤثر فعلاً تعريض الطفل لأكثر من لغة على تطور لغته؟ و ما علي  فعله بوصفي مربي أو أخصائي مع طفل من ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد في موضوع ثنائية اللغة ؟ 

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Have you even been scolded about not doing a good job, even though you worked so hard on it? Well, that’s how I usually feel. I never liked talking about having a disability since others look down on me. It took me 25 years to finally gain the confidence to speak about it. I am proud that I, Sarah Al-Abbar, an individual with Dyslexia, graduated from Kuwait University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication Disorders.

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بقلم: فاطمة سامي الذكر الله

 

في عام 2003 كان يُطلق على كلية العلوم الحياتية مسمى كلية البنات الجامعية حين استقبلت أولى دفعاتها وكنت من ضمن هذه الدفعة التي قبلت بتخصص اضطرابات التواصل واللغة. أنا ادعى فاطمة سامي الذكرالله، الملقبة بناشرة العلم حالياً، كنت في هذه المرحله كثيره التساؤل :

لماذا لا أستمتع بالدراسة ؟!!

لماذا أهتم بدرجة معدلي الدراسي لا بكيفية الحصول عليها بشغف ؟

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