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In honor of Better Speech and Hearing Month

Review what social skills/ pragmatic language skill are, learn strategies for how parents can cultivate and support social skills at home for their children (all ages) and get activity ideas for practicing these strategies.

Jessica Maldarelli has over seven years of experience providing speech and language therapy to children with special needs in a variety of settings, including schools, daycares, home care, early intervention, and clinics. Shehas worked with individuals with various challenges such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (mild to severe), Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, receptive and expressive language delays and disorders, intellectual disabilities, developmental delays and disorders, emotional disorders, disfluencies, articulation delays and disorders, phonological delays, and various syndromes, including Down’s, Fragile X, Fetal Alcohol, and Prader-Willi. Jessica has experience running social skill groups, as well as individual and small group sessions. Outside of therapy, Jessica also has previous experience working with adults with developmental disorders in a recreation program, including running groups in drama and theater. Jessica promotes positivity and creativity in her practice, as well as collaboration with a patient’s team of caregivers and other professionals to achieve best outcomes in therapy. Jessica holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC-SLP) through the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). She is licensed to practice speech-language pathology in the state of New Jersey, as well as in New York. She also currently holds a professional-level Teaching Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD) certificate. Jessica earned her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and was the Clinical Fellow of her graduate program at CUNY Brooklyn College. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Science Disorders at St. John’s University.

Sponsored by NJ Relay and CapTel, Manes & Weinberg LLC, Freeman Law Offices LLC, ARC of Union County

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