Jaimie Atkins

Speech Language Pathologist

I am excited to support Moose Jaw Psychology Services to collaborate on multi-disciplinary autism assessments. Autism assessments involved detailed observations and consideration for verbal and non-verbal communication patterns. As a Speech Language Pathologist I am specially trained in all things communication!

Though I offer comprehensive speech and language services at Prairie Basic Speech and Language, you can find me supporting psychologists at Moose Jaw Psychology Services to offer multi-disciplinary Autism assessments.

Supporting a child who has communication difficulties can feel overwhelming for parents, especially when the child is experiencing frustration or has difficulty participating in school activities or connecting with family and friends.

Providing comprehensive perspectives on behaviour, social engagement, verbal and nonverbal communication during the assessment process is helpful in ensuring a comprehensive and complete evaluation for children and their families. My involvement is determined on a case-by-case basis by the assessing psychologist.

My goal is to empower parents to nurture their child’s communication development through positive and enjoyable activities, and help parents feel capable and optimistic about supporting their child’s communication!

Experience: Jaimie is a registered speech language pathologist with the Saskatchewan Association of Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists (SASLPA). Over the past 17 years she has worked primarily with preschoolers and school-aged children. She has experience providing consultation to parents and teachers, assessing communication skills, and providing direct therapy for children in school, clinic, or home settings. Her clients have included those affected by a wide range of developmental differences such as autism spectrum disorders or down syndrome, motor speech disorders, delayed language development, auditory processing disorders, and speech sound delays.

She has specialized training in the administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2), and so works alongside the assessing psychologist at Moose Jaw Psychology Services to contribute her expertise in considering aspects of communication, behaviour and social engagement as it relates to the assessment process.

Client Focus:  Preschool and school-aged children, and adolescents

Certification and Training:  ADOS-2 training, Hanen, SCERTS, Natural Language Acquisition (Gestalt Language Development), Orofacial Myology Training

Issues:  At Moose Jaw Psychology Services, she offers her expertise to support Autism assessments. In her SLP practice with Prairie Basic Speech and Language, she addresses issues related to speech, language and social communication; apraxia of speech; voice.

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