Nikki Botting
Prof of Dev Disorders & Dev psychologist @citystgeorges.bsky.social | Mum | #Christian |She/Her
Research about #DevLangDis #autism
#BSkySpeechies #SLPeeps #Suffolk
- Also if have a 2-3 year old born in 2023 please complete our 30 min #survey (link below) to help us track changes in #child development since covid! Chance to win a prize! #language #talking #thinking #research #toddler #behaviour #parenting
- Another #research project request! If you are the #parent of a 2 year old born in 2023 please consider filling out our #child development survey here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.
- Are you an #autistic Speech and Language Therapist or #student #SLT? We need your help investigating neurotype mismatch when assessing #language skills - please click here to take part! cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #wespeechies #Autism #narrative #assessment
- #BigGardenBirdwatch 2026 @rspb.bsky.social Poor showing 🫤 apart from Wood Pigeons who excelled themselves 4 bluetits ⬇️ 2 chaffinch ⬇️ 4 goldfinch 🟰 6 collared doves 🟰 0 blackbirds ⬇️ 0 starling ⬇️ 1 robin 🟰 6 wood pigeons ⬆️ 1 great tit ⬇️ 0 greenfinch 🟰 1 wagtail 🟰 0 dunnock ⬇️ 0 house sparrows ⬇️
- #BigGardenBirdWatch 2025 results and change from last year.
- Is your #child 4? Were they born just after lockdown? Take part in our #study on #talking and #thinking! @bicycle-study.bsky.social
- Another #research project request! If you are the #parent of a 2 year old born in 2023 please consider filling out our #child development survey here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... We are interested in whether early #development has changed post #pandemic.
- Looking for #autistic Speech and Language Therapists or #SLT students to rate narratives online for a new study. We are interested in neurotype mismatch in language assessment. cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @helensc.bsky.social @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social
- #Autistic Speech & Language Therapists or #SLT #students needed to help with new project rating #narratives of autistic & non-autistic teenagers online. We’re interested in neurotype mismatch in lang assessment. Please click here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @helensc.bsky.social
- Working link here cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... - sorry about that!
- #Autistic Speech & Language Therapists or #SLT #students needed to take part in a new project rating #narratives of autistic & non-autistic teenagers online. We’re looking at neurotype mismatch in lang assessment. Please click here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... @helensc.bsky.social
- Link that works here! cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Apologies!
- Reposted by Nikki BottingE-DLD’s Christmas countdown! Today’s fact is that 1 in 14 people have DLD. That’s approximately 2 children in every classroom that have DLD. See where we get our facts: radld.org/about/dld/dl... #DevLangDis #DLD #DayOne #CountdownToChristmas
- Reposted by Nikki BottingAre you a Speech and Language Therapist interested in doing a PhD? If so, please see our information on funded doctoral studentships at City St George’s for October 2026 entry! There are four exciting SLT related projects being advertised: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-...
- Reposted by Nikki BottingSo pleased to launch this project! Any adult with #DevLangDis, autism or dyslexia invited to participate! We are also looking for adults without neurodevelopmental diagnoses. Please RT! @profnikkibotting.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @suze-freogirl.bsky.social
- We’re inviting adults to take part in a research study exploring language and communication. ✨ This study is not just for students — anyone over 18 who meets the criteria can take part! SIgn up using this link: redcap.bath.ac.uk/surveys/?s=H...
- Please share or sign up! 🙏🏻
- Reposted by Nikki Botting🌞🌻Looking for something fun and educational to do with your child this summer? If your child is turning 4 you could take part in our research study ✨ You get a free tablet and learn more about your child's talking and thinking development! 💭🗣️
- Reposted by Nikki Botting30% of students with SEND have speech, language and communication needs. It's the most common need. It doesn't get anything like the profile that it should. After all these years of working in this sector that still flummoxes me.
- Data from the Department for Education shows that 30% of children with SEND have speech and language challenges. Learn more about why it's so important that these children are put at the heart of SEND reform: bit.ly/47CfJhT
- Are you the parent or carer of a child born in 2023? Please fill in our #research questionnaire on #talking and #thinking! cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... It takes about 40mins and is anonymous but you can choose to be entered into a prize draw 😊 Please share! #SLPeeps
- A quick plug for this beautiful family #seaside getaway www.eastcoasthideaways.co.uk/cransley-scr... #Scratby #Norfolk #holiday #muchneededbreak
- #EasyJet are not on BlueSky but big shoutout to groundcrew (esp John) & aircrew at #Gatwickairport yesterday eve who were amazing at returning my daughter’s wallet that was left on plane. Told us it was safe super quickly & had it back to us in 45mins. Really friendly folk who went above & beyond. 🙏🏻
- These are the types of #datavis we would like to make more #accessible 😊 @daraprojectcity.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nikki BottingAt #CGVC2024 today to share all that has been happening in the Dara Project at City University Come and say hello and hear about accessible #datavis for people living with language disabilities, #aphasia and #DLD
- Take a look at our exciting work on understanding #DataVis for people with #DLD #DevLangDis and people with #aphasia. AND give @daraprojectcity.bsky.social a follow! #SLPeeps #BlueSkySpeechies
- We are raising awareness of Developmental Language Disorder by: 3. Sharing our research. The Dara project explores the accessibility of data visualization. Download our poster below to find out more. #DevLangDis #DLDday @radld.bsky.social city.figshare.com/ndownloader/...
- Reposted by Nikki BottingHot on the heels of #DLDday, Monday is the first international aphasia awareness day. Why not join in?: - Find information about aphasia via the hashtag #aphasia. - Watch our account for updates from the Dara project. - Follow @sayaphasia.bsky.social - Visit www.aphasia-international.com
- Reposted by Nikki BottingIt's almost the end of #DLDday and so here's my thread about Developmental Language Disorder. If you don't know about DLD then this is for you. If you know about DLD please share so more people learn about this common but widely unknown condition.
- #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
- Reposted by Nikki BottingWe are raising awareness of #aphasia by: 1. Talking about our research. The Dara project looks at everyday information - like maps, pie charts, and physical data to see how easy-to-use people with #aphasia or #DLD find it. #DevLangDis @sayaphasia.bsky.social @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social
- #Parents! #Caregivers! Was your #child born just after #lockdowns in 2021 (July to Oct?) We need your help with a #study looking at post-pandemic #talking and #thinking skills 😊 Free tablet for taking part. Also check out our new website: bornincovidyear.co.uk
- Here again at the beautiful Georgian Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds to see @blackeyedtheatre.bsky.social #Sherlock #SherlockHolmes #Moriaty
- If you are the parent of an #autistic child and would like to help to shape #research please contact Mariana. You don’t need to be an expert in anything except your experience of being a parent of an autistic child! Your views will help to make our research relevant and family-friendly. #autism
- Great few days in beautiful #neuchatel discussing and evaluating the world leading #language #research from @nccrlanguage.bsky.social - worth a follow 😊
- Just a shout out for the UN world #food app sharethemeal.org/now?adjust_t... #ShareTheMeal and help #children in need with a tap. ShareTheMeal here:
- Congratulations to everyone getting A level results today! Every year I post the fact that I got BCD, didn’t get my university of choice, but met my husband at uni & I’m now a full professor doing a job I love. So if you didn’t get what you wanted, don’t despair! There are many different pathways 😊🎓
- Yet another amazing production from @redrosechain.bsky.social at @suttonhoo.bsky.social #Hamlet #Shakespeare #theatre
- Also lovely to see @proflucydipper.bsky.social here now! Please give her a follow! #linguistics #aphasia #psychology #SLPeeps #BlueSkySpeechies
- Very pleased to see @helensc.bsky.social and my methodological paper on changes in #likelihood status for #siblings of children with communication difficulties published 😊 #devlangdis #autism Thanks to funding from the Heather van der Lely Foundation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
- @nationalrail.bsky.social @greateranglia.bsky.social drone flying over the tracks filming people entering and leaving the station at #Stowmarket feels like an intrusion of privacy. Is it allowed?
- Reposted by Nikki Botting🌟We are looking for children turning 4 years old to participate in our study 🚲🎉 If your child was born in England just after lockdowns ended (between July 19th and October 19th 2021) you could take part and get a free Amazon Fire Tablet! 🖱️Sign up here: cityunilondon.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Reposted by Nikki BottingMarking the end of #AphasiaAwarenessMonth, the Dara project has a new website dara.org.uk Dara is undertaking new research into accessible #datavis for people with #aphasia and #DLD. @daraprojectcity.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nikki BottingGrateful for the opportunity to share some of my research at #NDAS2025 yesterday! Huge thanks to the organisers and to all the inspiring speakers who made it such a great day.
- Reposted by Nikki BottingToday at #NDAS2025: using #AI for systematic literature review quality assessments with Dr Nick Behn, and checking methodology and designing animated online tasks for kids with Professor @steer-rhinos.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nikki BottingVery proud of lab members Sana and Hannah, who gave excellent presentations at #NDAS25 today
- Reposted by Nikki Botting@psychologyuea.bsky.social PhD student Louise Glanville poster on experience sampling in schools #NDAS25
- Reposted by Nikki BottingBrilliant use of videos to give voice to non-speaking children’s experiences, presented by Prof Nicola Yuill of @acornsussex.bsky.social at #NDAS2025.
- Reposted by Nikki Bottingbrilliant #NDAS25 neurodev conference @citystgeorges.bsky.social with @profnikkibotting.bsky.social @helensc.bsky.social and all behind the scenes, great methods informed by autistic voices. Next year @durhamdevsci.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nikki BottingProud to share that I passed my PhD viva yesterday with minor corrections 🥳. Huge thanks to @suereviews.bsky.social and @profnikkibotting.bsky.social for such a constructive and positive examination experience and to Dr, Themis Karaminis for chairing.
- Reposted by Nikki BottingThanks to all our presenters and those who attended. Thanks also to @profnikkibotting.bsky.social Martina Curtin & Amanda Comer for sharing their research journey and experiences
- Reposted by Nikki BottingThis week our department hosted the impact event which showcases some of the research we do at City and the impact it has for SLTs and people w communication difficulties @citystgeorges.bsky.social www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- This afternoon @antoniahamilton.bsky.social is talking about imitation and #autism and brain pathways. #EDAI2025
- Michael Lombardo talking about changes in #autistic related terminology over time #EDAI2025 Need to consider development, disability and difference because #autism is so broad and there are many different types of people.
- Delighted to be at the EDAI conference #Barcelona listening to @sakshighai.bsky.social and @tonycharman.bsky.social #autism #digital #wellbeing
- Still some places left at #NDAS2025 conference - £65 and £55 for students including lunch and wine reception! Fab keynote speakers on #neurodivergence and #school Parallel sessions on #neurodiversity / #neurodevelopment and #autism #cognition #methology #sleep #mentalhealth #widerexperiences
- Please join us at this year’s NeuroDevelopmental Annual Seminar #NDAS2025 @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social #Conference fee only £65 (£55 students) incl. lunch & wine reception. Fab speaker programme on signup page -closes 16th June! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- Thank you for all the reposts so far! Please come and join us at #NDAS2025 ☺️
- Please join us at this year’s NeuroDevelopmental Annual Seminar #NDAS2025 @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social #Conference fee only £65 (£55 students) incl. lunch & wine reception. Fab speaker programme on signup page -closes 16th June! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- Reposted by Nikki Botting
- Two more weeks until this post closes! We are looking for an #slt #slp #speechie to join the @edldproject.bsky.social team as a Research Associate/Research Assistant. We have a three year ESRC funded project to validate the first adult #DevLangDis screener. www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
- #autism #devlangdis #ADHD #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #SLPeeps #psychology #BlueSkySpeechies #AHP
- Please join us at this year’s NeuroDevelopmental Annual Seminar #NDAS2025 @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social #Conference fee only £65 (£55 students) incl. lunch & wine reception. Fab speaker programme on signup page -closes 16th June! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- Please join us at this year’s NeuroDevelopmental Annual Seminar #NDAS2025 @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social @citystgeorges.bsky.social #Conference fee only £65 (£55 students) incl. lunch & wine reception. Fab speaker programme on signup page -closes 16th June! www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- New paper on the success of #Foundation #Degree #students on subsequent courses by my colleague @helensc.bsky.social @citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social jfyn.co.uk/index.php/uk... #ahps #slpeeps #university #pedagogy
- Reposted by Nikki BottingWe have an amazing international team, including @suze-freogirl.bsky.social and @emilymayjackson.bsky.social in Australia as well as Mark Brosnan, the current HoD at @psychologybath.bsky.social and @profnikkibotting.bsky.social in London.
- Top 5 #Eurovision2025 for me 1. Iceland 2. UK 3. Sweden 4. Netherlands 5. Italy I will of course be wildly wrong. It needs saying that Graham Norton does a superb job - the late great Terry Wogan would be proud.
- #Eurovision2025 2nd half Poland too mumble-scream Greece this is a long song Armenia, Albania & France it’s a no from me Denmark 🥱 Germany ok, not my ☕️ Portugal accounts dept do Beatles Switzerland good chorus Italy yes, but not #Eurovision? Malta Lady Gaga energy San Marino I like it Sweden 🤣 ❤️
- #eurovision2025 #Eurovision unsolicited opinion so far. Lithuania had to mute tv Ukraine don’t want to win again Latvia fever dream Norway noway Austria, Israel, Luxembourg, & Estonia all meh Spain ok Finland quite like this weirdly Netherlands oui pas mal UK love it Iceland to win
- Reposted by Nikki Botting@citystgeorgeslcs.bsky.social is hosting a FREE hybrid impact event for researchers & clinicians to learn ab exciting new developments in adults & paediatrics. 👉 SAVE THE DATE - 20th June 2025! Final programme to be shared soon but sign-up early: www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
- Reposted by Nikki BottingNew post for an SLT/SLP Research Associate/Assistant to work on an @edldproject.bsky.social project to validate a screening tool to identify #DevLangDis in adults! Please RT widely! @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @profnikkibotting.bsky.social www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
- Come and join us on this amazing new @ukri.org project (SoUnDs) helping to develop a screening tool for adults with #devlangdis #SLPeeps #BlueSkySpeechies Please share! #jobs #research #language
- New post for an SLT/SLP Research Associate/Assistant to work on an @edldproject.bsky.social project to validate a screening tool to identify #DevLangDis in adults! Please RT widely! @suze-freogirl.bsky.social @emilymayjackson.bsky.social @profnikkibotting.bsky.social www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...
- Introducing the #NCT Parents in Mind initiative - peer support for perinatal MH reaching nearly 4000 #parents #ihvEBP2025 #mentalhealth @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
- Hearing about the Mental Health of #dads after having a baby using a demands / resources model from Jessica Hobbs #Mentalhealth #fathers #iHVEBP2025 @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
- Super interesting interview re: #LGBQT+ lived experience of #pregnancy, loss, IVF, and #parenthood at #iHVEBP2025 @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
- Reposted by Nikki BottingWish you were here? It’s not too late! As a hybrid conference, we are pleased to welcome both in-person delegates and online delegates. Online tickets are still available to purchase up until midday today events.ihv.org.uk/w/event/6719... #iHVEBP2025
- Now Sally Hogg from the Royal Foundation Centre for Early #Childhood talking about the Shaping Us framework #ihvebp2025 @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social
- Conference run by @ihealthvisiting.bsky.social #ihvEBP2025
- Delighted to be here in #Manchester at the #iHVEBP2025 conference talking with health visitors about @bicycle-study.bsky.social - our study on babies born in lockdowns. If you are here, please come and talk to us! #healthvisitors #heathvisiting
- Prof Jayne Brown presenting a great @NIHRresearch study @survivingcrying at #iHVEBP2025 helping #parents to get through the challenges of #babies crying #healthvisitor #healthvisiting
- Delighted to be here in #Manchester at the #iHVEBP2025 conference talking with health visitors about @bicycle-study.bsky.social - our study on babies born in lockdowns. If you are here, please come and talk to us! #healthvisitors #heathvisiting
