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Alycia Beaman

Alycia Beaman

Designation:

Speech and Language Therapist

License Number:

DHA License Number: 93427730-002

Biography

Alycia is a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist, having graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science (Psychology) in 2017 and a Master’s degree in Speech Pathology in 2020 from Melbourne, Australia.

Since completing her Master’s degree, Alycia has gained experience across diverse settings, including special developmental schools, community/ home-based environments, and private practices. Her strong commitment to ongoing professional development has led her to gain extensive training in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) using high-tech applications such as Proloquo2go, LAMP, AVAZ, and TD Snap, as well as low-tech communication boards and books including PODD.

Alycia is proficient in providing interventions using Hanen (More Than Words) and social cognitive interventions, including Social Thinking®, as well as executive functioning management and neurodiverse-affirming best practices for autistic and ADHD populations. With over five years of hands-on experience, she has successfully supported individuals ranging from 15 months to 18 years old with a broad spectrum of diagnoses, including autism, global developmental delay, Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, Angelman syndrome, pathological demand avoidance, childhood apraxia of speech, speech sound delays, expressive and receptive language delays, auditory processing disorder, dyslexia, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

Alycia is known for her dynamic and compassionate approach to therapy. She is dedicated to providing evidence-based, neurodiverse-affirming speech and language therapy to children and adolescents in need of communication support.

Her Expertise

Articulation Disorders
Autism Spectrum Condition
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Developmental Language Disorder
Differential Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorders
Down syndrome
Genetic and chromosomal conditions
Global Developmental Delays
Language and developmental delay
Language processing disorder
Learning disabilities
Lisp
Motor-Speech Disorders
Pervasive developmental disorders
Phonological and articulation disorders
Pragmatic Language Disorder
Speech Errors
Speech Sound Delay/Disorder
Syntax

Her Certifications

AAC and Gestalt Language Processing – Meaningful Speech
Aided Language Input and Modelling – The Centre for AAC & Autism
Assessment and Management of Auditory Processing Disorder – Gail Whitelaw
Assessment and Treatment of Apraxia of Speech – Nuffield Centre Dyspraxia Programme
Emergent Literacy and Autism – Assessment to Intervention
Inside Out Sensory Workshop – Jessie Ginsberg
Key Word Sign Victoria Community Workshop – Scope Australia
Lamp Words for Life Workshop – Liberator, Melbourne, Australia
More Than Words – The Hanen program, Melbourne, Australia
Neurodiversity Affirming Practice Workshop – Adina Levy
Parenting and Pathological Demand Avoidance – Christina Keebie
PODD Introductory Workshop – Cerebral Palsy Education Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Social Thinking Curriculum Informed – Michelle Garcier Winner
Symptoms and Management of Executive Dysfunctioning – Sarah Ward
Oral Placement Therapy (by Talk Tools)
Sensory Motor Approach to Apraxia (by Talk Tools)
Paediatric Swallowing Disorders (by Knowledge Bridge)
Diagnosis and Treatment of CAS using Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
Understanding and Supporting Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in the Therapy Practice (by Dr Casey Ehrlich; At Peace Parents)
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