What work do Speech Therapy allied health assistants do?

Speech Pathology allied health assistants:

  • Work with clients of all ages.
  • Tasks include helping non-verbal individuals use augmentative and alternative communication devices, supporting individuals with social skills, and helping children reach developmental milestones.
  • Speech Therapy allied health assistants often work with children with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay and other speech disorders.

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