Shruthi is a highly experienced speech-language pathologist with over 10 years of clinical experience across hospitals, schools, and multidisciplinary therapy centers in India, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. She holds a Master\u2019s degree in Speech & Language Pathology, along with an Advanced Master\u2019s degree in Deglutology from KU Leuven.<\/p>\n\n\n
Her areas of expertise include language disorders, speech sound disorders, phonological awareness, dyslexia and structured literacy intervention, pragmatic language disorders, pediatric feeding difficulties, and pediatric dysphagia. She has extensive experience supporting children with autism spectrum disorder, social communication difficulties, and complex language needs through individualized and family-centered intervention.<\/p>\n
Shruthi has a strong clinical interest in literacy development and language-based learning difficulties, particularly in the areas of phonological processing, reading, spelling, decoding, reading comprehension, and written language skills using evidence-based structured literacy approaches.<\/p>\n
Her therapeutic approach is evidence-based, neurodiversity-affirming, and highly individualized. She integrates approaches such as Oral Placement Therapy (OPT), PROMPT, the Orton-Gillingham Approach, Colourful Semantics, Hanen\u2019s More Than Words\u00ae, Hanen\u2019s It Takes Two to Talk\u00ae, Gestalt Language Processing, and structured reading comprehension strategies into her practice. She strongly believes that meaningful progress happens through connection, play, collaboration, and child-led engagement.<\/p>\n
Having worked across both British and American curriculum frameworks, Shruthi is experienced in supporting children within diverse educational settings and communication demands.<\/p>\n
Her vision is that every child deserves the opportunity to communicate, connect, and learn with confidence and purpose, and she is deeply committed to helping each child reach their fullest potential through compassionate and individualized care.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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