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Ashleigh Paddon

Ashleigh Paddon

Member since: 28/06/2019

Ashleigh, Clinical Director & Lead Therapist at The Therapy Tree, specialises working with neurodiverse children and young people (CYP) with complex needs who require Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC) methods. Ashleigh is qualified in the SOS Approach to Feeding and to specialist level of the dysphagia training & competency framework. Ashleigh has over a decade of experience in a variety of roles working with CYP who have complex needs.

Ashleigh and her team of Therapists & Assistants follow the social model of disability to provide an inclusive, pro-neurodiverse service offering support for people to empower themselves and support their wellbeing. Ashleigh offers a functional and immersive approach to therapy to support generalisation of skills and strategies into daily life. The Therapy Tree is a pro-neurodiverse therapeutic company offering both Specialist Speech & Language Therapy, Yoga and Complementary Therapies as well as general Yoga and Complementary Therapy sessions and workshops.

Conditions treated
  • AAC (augmentative and alternative communication)
  • Attention related difficulties (ADD, ADHD)
  • Autism spectrum
  • Behavioural difficulties
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Down's syndrome
  • Dysphagia
  • Eating and drinking; feeding
  • Learning disability
  • Mental health
  • Online therapy / Telehealth
  • Palliative care
  • Play skills
  • Sensory integration difficulties
  • Signing
  • Social and emotional difficulties
  • Supervision
  • Swallowing
  • Training
  • Training for educational settings/schools/SEN staff
  • Visual impairment
Age ranges treated
  • Adult
  • Newborn
  • Preschool
  • Primary School
  • Secondary school and adolescent
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