Alyson graduated from University College London, holding a Master’s of Science in Speech and  Language Therapy from the United Kingdom.

• Her areas of speciality include

• Speech sound disorders

• Language disorders/delays

• Communication disorders

• Pragmatic language disorders

• Food aversion and Behavioural Feeding Difficulties

• Sensory Feeding Difficulties

Alyson’s commitment lies in providing individualized and effective therapy to help children achieve their goals. She is passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of children and their families. Alyson has a proven track record of successfully supporting children and young people within mainstream schools, special educational needs schools, community settings, and telehealth settings.

Alyson’s experience encompasses assessing and treating children with food aversion and sensory feeding difficulties, language disorders and delays, communication disorders, pragmatic language disorders and written language difficulties.

Alyson is trained in delivering the following programmes:

• Colourful Semantics:

Colourful semantics helps children understand the structure of sentences. It can be used to colour code and identify grammatical structures. • Makaton Level 1 and 2: Makaton is a unique language programme that uses symbols,  signs and speech to enable people to communicate.

• Shape Coding:

The Shape Coding system uses a visual coding system to show a child the rules for how words are put together in sentences, to develop the child’s understanding of spoken and written grammar, and to develop their ability to use grammar successfully to express themselves.

 SOS Feeding:

The Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) feeding approach integrates motor,  oral, behavioural/learning, medical, sensory and nutritional factors and approaches in  order to comprehensively evaluate and manage children with feeding/growth concerns

• Facial Oral Tract Therapy:

Facial Oral Tract Therapy is a comprehensive approach which assesses and treats disturbances in facial expression, oral movement, swallowing,  breathing, voice and speech production caused by neurological conditions, including brain injury such as Cerebral Palsy.