ABOUT
Laura Donoghue, MA, CCC-SLP is a licensed and certified speech-language pathologist. She provides efficient, evidence-based treatment for a variety of communication disorders to children and teens. She is located in Ann Arbor and offers in-person therapy services in your home as well as her office. Virtual services are available to Michigan residents. Laura is the happy mom of three teenagers and a Golden Retriever.
EXPERIENCE
Laura began her career more than 20 years ago at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in a pediatric brain injury program focused on school reintegration. This perfect blend of kids, medicine, and education laid the ground work for what would be many more gratifying experiences working in outpatient clinics, private practice, and the preschool setting. As a grant recipient of Dance Marathon at the University of Michigan (DMUM), she developed and directed the CHAT Program (CHildhood Apraxia Treatment).
SPECIALTIES
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Children and adolescents
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Motor speech disorders
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PROMPT: Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular PhoneticTargets
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DTTC: Dynamic Tactile-Temporal Cueing
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Beckman Oral-Motor Technique
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PECS: Picture Exchange Communication System
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Ultrasound biofeedback therapy
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AAC/Speech-generating apps including TouchChat and Proloquo2Go.
EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS
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BA in Audiology and Speech Sciences from Michigan State University
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MA in Speech-Language Pathology from Western Michigan University.
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American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
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Apraxia Kids organization.
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PROMPT and ASHA clinician registries