Discussion · Statements by Members
Jacques Ramsay Liberal
“Next Friday is International Developmental Language Disorder Day. This condition affects over seven percent of Canadians and makes it hard to learn and use language. People often misunderstand it, which hurts those who have it at school and at work. We are wearing yellow and purple ribbons today to support them.”
“Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark international developmental language disorder day, or DLDday, which is taking place next Friday. DLD was once known as dysphasia, and despite the fact that it affects 7.5% of the Canadian population, it remains misunderstood. It is characterized by persistent difficulties in acquiring and using spoken and written language in relation to sounds, grammar and vocabulary. It is also often associated with other comorbidities, such as attention deficit disorder and impaired fine motor skills. All too often, those affected are mistakenly regarded as incapable or insubordinate, which obviously has an impact on their self-esteem, education and work. That is why many of us in the House today are wearing the yellow and purple ribbon of Quebec’s DLD advocacy group, Regroupement TDL Québec.”
Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark international developmental language disorder day, or DLDday, which is taking place next Friday. DLD was once known as dysphasia, and despite the fact that it affects 7.5% of the Canadian population, it remains misunderstood. It is characterized by persistent difficulties in acquiring and using spoken and written language in relation to sounds, grammar and vocabulary. It is also often associated with other comorbidities, such as attention deficit disorder and impaired fine motor skills. All too often, those affected are mistakenly regarded as incapable or insubordinate, which obviously has an impact on their self-esteem, education and work. That is why many of us in the House today are wearing the yellow and purple ribbon of Quebec’s DLD advocacy group, Regroupement TDL Québec.