Naomi Nissim
Naomi has a BSc. (Hons.) in Psychology and a post graduate diploma in Speech and Language Therapy.
She has 10 years of experience working in the NHS within the field of paediatrics and has worked in a variety of settings: Secondary MLD school, Primary SLD / PMLD school, Mainstream Primary Schools, Pre-school Special Needs assessment centre, Autistic Units and nurseries.
She has run her own independent practice where she has carried out school and home visits. She has delivered in-service training as well as extensive training for Learning Support Assistants, Speech and Language Therapy Assistants, parents/ carers, and class teachers in special schools and mainstream schools.
She is experienced in using both high and low tech Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) such as symbol systems, communication passports, TEACCH, visual timetables, the Makaton signing system, and the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS).
Naomi’s specialist areas are:
She has 10 years of experience working in the NHS within the field of paediatrics and has worked in a variety of settings: Secondary MLD school, Primary SLD / PMLD school, Mainstream Primary Schools, Pre-school Special Needs assessment centre, Autistic Units and nurseries.
She has run her own independent practice where she has carried out school and home visits. She has delivered in-service training as well as extensive training for Learning Support Assistants, Speech and Language Therapy Assistants, parents/ carers, and class teachers in special schools and mainstream schools.
She is experienced in using both high and low tech Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) such as symbol systems, communication passports, TEACCH, visual timetables, the Makaton signing system, and the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS).
Naomi’s specialist areas are:
- Mild to severe learning difficulties
- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Asperger’s Disorder
- Social communication difficulties
- Cerebral Palsy
- Angelmans Syndrome
- Rhetts Syndrome
- Speech and language delay
- Specific language impairment
- Dysphagia
- Dyspraxia
- Selective mutism
- Downs Syndrome