About Cassandra
Cassandra is a qualified speech pathologist who has extensive experience working within the disability sector. She has worked with clients across the lifespan but has a keen interest in supporting children and young adults with a disability who have complex communication needs.
Cassandra also has experience and enjoys supporting the development of early language and play skills of young children. She strives to support clients to achieve their desired outcomes, and advocates for the right for all to have access to a functional communication system.
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Qualifications: Cassandra graduated with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology from the University of Queensland in 2009. Cassandra is a certified practicing member of Speech Pathology Australia.
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Cassandra also has a Bachelor of Music, and loves to spend her spare time cooking, camping with her family or walking her dog, Oscar.

Specialised training in the following areas

Hanen

It Takes Two To Talk for young children with language delays or who are late to talk.
Key Word Sign

Key Word Sign formally known as Makaton.
Aided Language
Stimulation

PROMPT

Prompts for Restructuring Oral Motor Phonetic Targets
PODD

Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display
Prologue

Proloquo
SOS

Sequential Oral Sensory Approach to Feeding for Fussy Eaters and Problem Feeders.
Lamp (introduction)

Language Acquisition through Motor Planning