Laura Maasland
Based in London
London Area Manager and Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in Autism
I've always been adamant that being able to communicate your thoughts, feelings, wants and needs to another is one of the most fundamental things in life. It inspired me to work in the field of speech and language therapy, believing that everyone deserves this opportunity.
One of my favourite parts of being a Speech and Language Therapist is working closely with students and their families to facilitate the best kind of communication for them - whether that's developing their speech, learning Sign language, using pictures, iPad apps or objects - or something else! I wholeheartedly believe that everyone can be supported to develop positive communication skills, that can enable them to form positive and meaningful relationships with others.
My favourite word is ‘Sunflower’ because it conjures up beautiful images of flowers, sunshine and happiness!
Additional training
Makaton -Foundations Levels 1-4
Attention Autism
Intensive Interaction
Lego-based Therapy
The Zones of Regulation
ADOS trained
PECS
SCERTS
Practice Educator Training
Understanding and supporting attachment difficulties and complex trauma (Melanie Cross)
Language for Behaviour and Emotions (LFBE)
Autism LevelUP! Energy Regulation
Gestalt Language Processing; Meaningful Speech
Solutions Focused Brief Therapy (casecade)
Special interests
Autism and complex needs
AAC
SEMH
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
