Miss Natalia Cavajdova Speech Pathologist (Registrar)

Natalia Cavajdova London, City of London

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Overview

Natalia has extensive experience working in both the NHS and private sector, supporting children and young people in their homes, special schools, specialist resource provisions, mainstream schools, nurseries, clinics and Autism diagnostic services. She is skilled in supporting non-speaking or speaking autistic children and young people, children with ADHD, developmental language disorder, speech sounds disorders and childhood apraxia of speech, as well as selectively mute children. She believes in inclusive, equitable, play-based and neurodiversity affirming speech therapy that honours individual differences, presumes competence and builds on strengths. Natalia has a Master's degree with Honours in Communication Disorders, she is a certified member of HCPC and RCSLT, a member of ASLTIP and has an up-to-date Enhanced DBS Check.

Qualifications and Experience

Education

  • Speech and Language Therapist

Accreditations

  • Autism Diagnostic and Observation Schedule (ADOS-2)
  • Gestalt Language Processing (GLP) / Gestalt Language Development (GLD) based on Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) Framework
  • SCERTS Framework (Social Communication, Emotional Regulation, Transactional Support)
  • Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) Methods: High-Tech (e.g.: iPads with Communication Apps) and Low-Tech (e.g.: Communication Books, Core Vocabulary Boards, Sign Language)
  • Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)

Specialisation and Services

Area of Focus

  • Assessments
  • Assistive Devices
  • Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Bilingualism
  • Children's social skills and self-esteem
  • Communication disorders
  • Counselling
  • Developmental Delays
  • Early Intervention
  • Educational Services
  • Emotional/behavioural problems
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Language delay
  • Language disorders
  • Language impairment
  • Learning Difficulties
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Parenting
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social skills
  • Speech pathology diagnostics

Patient Focus

  • Children
  • Families
  • People with disabilities
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse communities

Languages Spoken

  • Czech
  • English
  • Slovak

Services

  • Email consultations
  • Home Visits
  • Mobile service
  • Online consultations
  • School Visits