About
Seana Speirs, B.A. (Hons.) Child Studies,
M.A, Hearing and Speech Sciences
Speech- Language Pathologist , Reg. CASLPO , Reg. OSLA
Seana has more than 20 years experience working with toddlers and pre-school children as a Speech Language Pathologist at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario/ First Words Program, and as a consultant to numerous preschools and daycares in Ottawa. Seana has a particular interest in assessment, treatment and intervention including parent-coaching for the youngest children, including those children who may be showing early signs of autism. Seana is a Hanen-certified Speech Language Pathologist , and has additional training in Early-Start Denver Model and the Autism Navigator Early Intervention provider course. She has operated a small private practice for over 15 years .
My certifications include:
- M.A. Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Registration with the Ontario Speech-Language Association
- Registration with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario
- Hanen Certification in It Takes Two to Talk ®
- Hanen Certification in Target Word
- Hanen Certification in More than Words ®
- Hanen Certification in Learning Language and Loving It
- Hanen Licensed in You Make the Difference ®
- Autism Navigator (Florida State University) for Early Intervention Providers
- Early Start Denver Model (UC Davis) certification
- Let’s Start Talking (Alberta) trained provider for suspected childhood apraxia of speech
- Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) trained

helpful resources for parents
*permission granted from the centre on the developing child at Harvard university