About Amanda

Amanda is the founder of Tablespoon Talk, Speech and Feeding Therapy PLLC. She received her BS in Speech Language Pathology and Audiology from St. John’s University and her MS in Speech Language Pathology from Monmouth University. During her time at Monmouth, Amanda participated in volunteer research on stuttering, cluttering and autism. She was selected as a graduate research assistant and conducted research on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, while contributing to app developments for children with special needs alongside Dr. Yao Du. She received the Dean’s Award of Excellence in Scholarship from Dr. Kathleen Scaler Scott, for one of her proposed research projects that was formerly displayed at the 2022 ASHA Convention in New Orleans.

Amanda has acquired fieldwork experience in various clinics, private practices and school settings. She treated students in the multiple disabilities programs within the New York and New Jersey school districts, where she worked with students ages 5-11. She has experience working with the following populations and diagnoses: Early Intervention, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Autism (with and without Gestalt Language Processing), Auditory Processing Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Cleft Lip and Palate, Rhett Syndrome, Milan Syndrome, William’s Syndrome, Sensory Processing Disorder, Down Syndrome, Developmentally Delayed, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Pediatric Feeding Disorder. ARFID, Tethered Oral Tissues (Tongue, Lip and Buccal Ties), Literacy Disorder, Fluency Disorder, Dysphagia and Orofacial Myofunctional Disorder.

Amanda upholds her Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech Language Pathology through the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA). She is Level 1 PROMPT trained and has received advanced trainings in pediatric feeding disorders, including the AEIOU Approach to Feeding. She is a member of ASHA’s Special Interest Group 13: Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders / Dysphagia. Amanda is an alliance member for Feeding Matters and fundraises annually for their campaign to support children and families affected by pediatric feeding disorders. She speaks about her experience as a speech language pathologist at colleges and universities and supports students at the undergraduate and graduate levels through mentorship.