ABOUT ANNIE RABASSA THOMPSON, M.S., CCC-SLP
Annie Rabassa Thompson is a trilingual Speech-Language Pathologist with 30+ years of experience in the evaluation and treatment of children and adults with a variety of communication disorders including: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorders, Multilingual Language Learning Delays, Early Intervention, Child Language Disorders, Aphasia, Dysarthria, Apraxia and Articulation Disorders. She also runs Pragmatic Social Skills therapy groups.
She's been a Certified FastForward and Reading Assistant Provider with Scientific Learning for 16 + years, helping children achieve their reading and language skill level.
Mrs. Thompson obtained a Masters Degree at Vanderbilt University while completing an internship at Mount Sinai Hospital in NYC. She graduated with high honors from the University of Florida after completing a semester at L'Institute Americaine in Aix-En-Provence, France. She completed her Cinical Fellowship Year in Los Angeles, worked at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, then took a prestigious position at Massachusets General Hospital in Boston where she specialized in head trauma and bilingual language acquisition. A native of Key Biscayne, she moved back home and worked as Director of the Speech-Language Department at HealthSouth Regional Rehabilitation Center. She worked at the Child Development Center at Baptist Hospital for over 10 years before founding her own private practice, KB Speech, and proudly continues to serve her community!
KB Speech performs Hearing and Speech-Language screenings throughout the school on Key Biscayne, offers presentations on dual language acquisition, typical/atypical language development and social skills.
She is a certified memeber of the prestigious AMerican Speech-Language and Hearing Association,( ASHA.org), Florida Speech-Hearing Association, and served as President and Vice President of Miami Associationn of Communication Specialists.
She is fully certified and licensed to work in FL., CA., and MA.
"Because life is a gift, all of us are gifted."
To contact Annie directly, please email thompsona@bellsouth.net or call (305) 361-8837.
ABOUT CAROLINA MORENO, M.S., CCC-SLP
Carolina Moreno is a certified bilingual speech and language pathologist who is fluent in English and Spanish. She graduated with a Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a bilingual extension from Columbia University.
Carolina has provided bilingual speech and language therapy for children who are deaf and hard of hearing, early intervention for children ages 0-3 as well as varying exceptionalities including autism spectrum disorders, down syndrome, social/pragmatic delays, chromosomal disorders and syndromes.
She has experience providing counseling and supportive guidance to families and caregivers as well as collaborating with other service professionals to maximize progress.
Carolina is a Medicaid and Early Steps provider as well as a certified member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA).
To contact Carolina directly, please email carolinamorenoslp@gmail.com or call (305) 527-0540.
ABOUT SPEECH THERAPY
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA .org), a professional organization, explains how Speech-Language Pathologist , also called SLP’s, are experts in communication,
"SLP’s work with people of all ages, from babies to adults. and treat many types of communication and swallowing problems.These include problems with:
SPEECH SOUNDS - How we say sounds and put sounds together into words. Other names for these problems are articulation or phonological disorders, apraxia of speech, or dysarthria.
LANGUAGE - How well we understand what we hear or read and how we use words to tell others what we are thinking.
LITERACY - How well we read and write.
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION - How well we follow rules like taking turns, how to talk to different people, or how close to stand to someone when talking. This is also called Pragmatics
VOICE - How the voice sounds, it can be hoarse, too loud, how we lose our voice easily, or talk through our nose.
FLUENCY - =Also called Stuttering, is how well our speech flows.
COGNITIVE COMMUNICATION - May include problems with memory, attention, problem solving, organization, and other thinking skills.
FEEDING and SWALLOWING - Sucking, chewing,and swallowing food and liquid. This is also called "Dysphagia.”
HOW CAN AN SLP HELP?
SLPs evaluate people to find out what kinds of communication and swallowing problems they are having. They then work with the person to improve his or her skills. The earlier people get help, the better!
We screen for Screen for speech, language, swallowing, and hearing problems and recommend additional testing, if needed.
We teach patients, parents, families and other professionals about speech.
We find other ways for people to communicate if they cant talk- like using gestures, pictures or computers.
We work with doctors, teachers, psychologists and other professionals.
We train students studying to become SLP’s."