Danielle Ward

Categories

Speech and language evaluation tools Dysphagia (swallowing) assessment skills Language development and communication sciences Relationship-building with clients and families Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams (OT, PT, teachers, physicians) Clinical assessment and diagnostic reasoning Flexibility and adaptability across settings Strong verbal and written communication Hospitals (acute care, inpatient, outpatient) Post-surgical patients affecting swallowing function Medically complex children Infants (feeding and early communication) Toddlers (early language development delays) Developmental disabilities (e.g., Down syndrome, intellectual disabilities) Adolescents Infants with feeding difficulties Brain tumors and neurological conditions Cognitive-communication disorders (e.g., TBI, dementia, stroke)