Kate Ledingham

Kate is a supporter of and advocate for the different thinkers of the world. Kate completed her Bachelor of Business at the University of Tasmania (2008) and her Masters of Speech Pathology at the University of Queensland (2012) and is the Director of Speechcare.

Kate is an advocate for community understanding of communication differences and disorders and developing greater community awareness. Kate works with organisations to develop policies and procedures to support best practice and ethical service provision.

Kate works closely with workplaces, schools and early education settings supporting their skills and understanding of inclusion for students with disabilities and communication differences.

Kate spent three years in the UK working in the education sector in a training and clinical role where she provided assessment, intervention, group and individual therapy for school-aged children, and training for teaching staff and families in the areas of Autism and Social Communication and Social Language Development.

Kate is trained to administer the MIGDAS-2 assessment and offers assessments to support autism diagnosis (see Resources page for more information on affirming autism assessments).

Kate is trained in the Lidcombe Program, Colourful Semantics, LAMP Words for Life and Sounds-Write, an evidence-based literacy program.

Kate advocates for holistic and functional AAC use and supporting individuals to communicate confidently. Kate uses the SEA Bridges program in individual and peer group settings and supports team-based approaches to intervention across the lifespan.

Kate delivers family-centred, affirming and safe therapy and has specific interest, experience and training in the following areas:

• Speech, play and language disorders
• Paediatric fluency
• Early language and literacy skills
• Communication and social development in autistic children and young adults
• Communication development in children and young adults with developmental disabilities
• Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Autism
• Assessment and treatment of sensory feeding disorders
• Inclusive education and employment practices

Kate is dedicated to collaborating with families to achieve their goals and to ensure that therapy recognises and builds on their unique strengths and interests.