Alishba Zia

I am a Speech Language Pathologist/ Therapist bagging 6 years of experience working in the field. I did my bachelors in clinical psychology followed by my MS in Speech Language Pathology having stroke patients as my major. I have loads of familiarity on dealing with children with speech or language delays and impairment. My aim is to draw some guidelines for parents and subsequently enable them to work with their loved ones who face this problem in their own time apart from the therapy that I provide.

My area of expertise cover:

• Speech Delays and Impairment
• Stroke Patients
• Cerebral Palsy
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Hearing Impairment/ Cochlear Implant
• Down’s Syndrome
• Intellectual Disability
• Russel’s Syndrome
• Klippel Feil Syndrome
• Sensory Processing Disorder
• ADHD/ ADD

I have worked In:

• Private Consultancy
• Education and Research
• Health and Care Services
• Child Development Center
• Hospitals
• Rehabilitation Centers
• Private Practice
• Special Needs Centers

I have conducted language group of children with special needs while working at above-mentioned places. During my field work, I have assessed and evaluated patients using diagnostic tools, made diagnosis and prognosis, designed appropriate speech and language intervention goals, and reassess data for progress and further evaluation. I have worked with stroke, dementia, and short / long-term memory loss patients.

I undertake assessments in following key areas:

• Speech Sound Disorders
• Language Disorders - Receptive and Expressive
• Fluency Disorders
• Voice and Resonance
• Feeding and Swallowing Pathologies
• Acquired Neurological PathologiesI establish a collaborative working relationship with my patients and their families because I believe that they play a great role in continuing best practices in connection to the problem faced. My effort is to empower them as continuation of these actions can result in swift and positive change in the patients’ behavior. My concurrent aim is to remain abreast with latest trends in my field and improve myself professionally and personally to keep my knowledge and skills up to date.