About
Jennifer Lau
Jennifer is a qualified speech therapist with a BA Honours Degree in Speech and Hearing Therapy, as well as a Masters Degree in Audiology.
She qualified in 2006 and has worked in Hong Kong. After that she worked for the Gauteng Health Department. Jennifer went on to work in and manage a Paediatric Unit specializing in acute paediatric rehabilitation. She also has a special interest in adults with neurological conditions who require speech therapy. Jennifer has completed her Paediatric Neurodevelopmental Therapy Course (NDT) as well as the Advanced Baby Course. She is also trained in Sequential Oral Sensory Therapy (SOS) for fussy eating, PROMPT Therapy, and therapy for people with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI).
Vision
I believe that every person, no matter how young or how old, has the right to be able to communicate with others no matter what their difficulties may be. Therefore, my goal in therapy is to provide individuals with the skills to learn language, or produce speech as effectively and efficiently as they can so that they are not left out or feel isolated.
Who Can Benefit
Children and adults who have any speech or language difficulties, or eating and swallowing impairments which may or may not be caused by any medical conditions or injury. I see individuals who have:
- articulation disorders
- autism
- cerebral palsy
- childhood apraxia of speech
- cortical visual impairment
- developmental delay in speech and language milestones
- dysphagia (swallowing impairment)
- genetic disorders
- neurological impairments/ illnesses e.g. Alzheimers, Dementia, Motor Neuron Disease, Myasthenia Gravis, Parkinson's Disease
- strokes
- stuttering
- syndromes
- tracheostomy
- traumatic brain injury