08/11/2026
📰 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲.
In an article published by Le Devoir (in French), Marie-Andrée Nault shares the many steps she took to get her 10-year-old daughter Léane, who lives with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), into a specialized class that truly meets her needs.
Despite six professional reports and countless efforts, Léane will likely have to return to a regular classroom where she struggles to thrive.
Our Executive Director, Lyne Pelchat, points out that this situation is sadly far from unique:
"Parents are constantly fighting just to have this invisible communication disability recognized!"
🎙️ Ms. Nault also spoke about her family's journey in a radio interview (in French), which we invite you to listen to.
For clarity on one figure mentioned in the interview, more than 650,000 people live with DLD in Quebec. Of these, nearly 85,000 are students.
Making DLD visible also means shining a light on the very real obstacles that people living with DLD, and their families, face every day.
👉 Read the article in Le Devoir (French only): https://www.ledevoir.com/actualites/education/1000778/parcours-combattant-mere-enfant-vivant-trouble-langage
🎧 Listen to the interview with Marie-Andrée Nault (French only): https://cdn.cogecolive.com/prod-20260810/2026_08_10_clm_marie_andre_nault_1786364152795810.mp3