Ellen says that she was happy when she was told she had DLD as it gave her a name for her struggles.
“When I went online and watched videos of other people with DLD I cried happy tears as I realised that I wasn’t alone anymore. I knew then that I was OK and I am not that different. I really want people to understand what it is like growing up in a place without a voice and how they can help. Everyone deserves a fair chance.“
“Despite all its challenges, I believe DLD has made me brave, resilient and strong and I see things other people don’t in conversations – such as non-verbal cues. I want to make life easier for people with DLD to have a voice so there is a higher expectation of what we can achieve and that those with DLD are not written off or underestimated. I strongly believe that all people with DLD need is time, patience and adjustments.”
In 2021, Ellen was awarded a Giving Voice UK Award for outstanding working on Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder and its impact in a sustained way.
Check out Ellen’s awesome website here: https://sites.google.com/view/thisisdld/about-me
Ellen has also created a short video about DLD watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvTfbHKlDeE