Mrs. Rini Skaria

She has previously worked as a research officer in AIISH and conducted research in lexical processing among type 2 diabetes individuals and was part of professional voice care unit. She alsohas served as resource person for the lecture on “Early Identification of Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Neurodevelopmental Disorders” in two days online CRE program importance of early identification for children with speech and hearing developmental disabilities on 22nd&23rd November 2021. She has a phenomenal teaching experience and has received lions club best teacher award for year 2023 and has been involved in research publications and has received Best poster award during 3rd TASLPACON 2022 (26TH & 27TH March, 2022) on poster titled “feeding and swallowing issues among children with autism spectrum- a parental reported outcomes. She has been actively involved in conducting awareness programs.

Clinically, she has in-depth knowledge of different speech, language, and communication disorders and the know-how of providing speech and language assessment and therapy services to both pediatric and geriatric patients.  She has been involved in conducting group therapies and parent training programs. She has equipped herself by updating her knowledge and passing certifications which are evidenced based and to facilitate the best possible services for individuals with communication difficulties. She has been certified as level 2 opt therapist and also has certified as natural language acquisition and Avaz certified therapist. Her special areas of interest are dealing with individuals with autism, fluency and motor speech disorders.