ANNE HARDY, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Medical Nutrition
Anne Hardy is an ASHA certified speech-language pathologist who has more than 13 years of clinical experience with specialties including pediatric feeding disorders and early language development. Anne completed her master’s graduate school training at West Virginia University. The majority of her career has been in a hospital setting at Children’s National Medical Center and Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC. In addition to a hospital, Anne has experience working in outpatient clinics as well as a child development center for children with special healthcare needs.
Anne has worked exclusively in pediatrics throughout her career and has extensive experience with providing services to children of all abilities. Her current caseload includes children with sensory and oral motor-based feeding challenges, expressive-receptive language delays, articulation disorders, stuttering, Autism, genetic/chromosomal disorders, craniofacial anomalies, trach/ventilator dependency, learning disorders, developmental delays, and many more.
Anne is committed to enhancing and expanding her clinical skill set through continuing education courses including but not limited to the following: Sequential Oral Sensory Approach (SOS), SOFFI Method: Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants, International Pediatric Feeding Disorders 8th Annual Conference, The AEIOU Systematic Approach to Pediatric Feeding, Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders, Speech, Surgical, and Psychosocial Considerations for 22Q Deletion Syndrome, national American Speech and Hearing Association conferences, and other specialty courses with a focus on pediatric feeding and language.
All treatment plans created by Anne are individualized to the patient to focus on his/her family’s unique set of needs. Anne understands that learning about feeding and language must be fun and incorporate the whole family in order to make the changes.
Being part of the multidisciplinary team of Empower Therapy offers Anne the unique opportunity to collaborate closely with occupational therapists in regard to crafting the most appropriate plan of treatment for children with complex feeding and development needs. Anne offers a flexible, professional, enthusiastic approach to feeding and language development.
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Anne has worked exclusively in pediatrics throughout her career and has extensive experience with providing services to children of all abilities. Her current caseload includes children with sensory and oral motor-based feeding challenges, expressive-receptive language delays, articulation disorders, stuttering, Autism, genetic/chromosomal disorders, craniofacial anomalies, trach/ventilator dependency, learning disorders, developmental delays, and many more.
Anne is committed to enhancing and expanding her clinical skill set through continuing education courses including but not limited to the following: Sequential Oral Sensory Approach (SOS), SOFFI Method: Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants, International Pediatric Feeding Disorders 8th Annual Conference, The AEIOU Systematic Approach to Pediatric Feeding, Aspects of Speech Sound Disorders, Speech, Surgical, and Psychosocial Considerations for 22Q Deletion Syndrome, national American Speech and Hearing Association conferences, and other specialty courses with a focus on pediatric feeding and language.
All treatment plans created by Anne are individualized to the patient to focus on his/her family’s unique set of needs. Anne understands that learning about feeding and language must be fun and incorporate the whole family in order to make the changes.
Being part of the multidisciplinary team of Empower Therapy offers Anne the unique opportunity to collaborate closely with occupational therapists in regard to crafting the most appropriate plan of treatment for children with complex feeding and development needs. Anne offers a flexible, professional, enthusiastic approach to feeding and language development.
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