About Neha
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and Clinical Lead in Autism
BSc (Hons), MMedSci, CertMRCSLT, MHCPC, MASLTIP
About
Neha is a highly specialist speech and language therapist and a clinical lead in autism with over 15 years of experience working across the NHS and independent practice and has helped 1000's of families.
She holds a master's degree in Speech and Language Therapy (2010) and a BSc in Neuroscience (2007) from the University of Sheffield, and is registered with the HCPC, RCSLT and ASLTIP, with an enhanced DBS check.
Neha works with children across clinics, family homes and educational settings, supporting a wide range of speech, language and communication needs, including:
- Early communication development
- Early language development
- Attention and listening
- Social communication differences
- Autism
- Language difficulties
- Developmental Language Disorder
- Unclear speech, delay or disorder
- Stammering
- Selective or Situational mutism
Neha also provides private autism diagnostic assessments as part of a multidisciplinary team alongside paediatricians, psychologists and other professionals, working in line with NICE and RCSLT guidelines. She is trained in ADOS-2, BOSA and ADI-R assessment tools.
Her holistic, collaborative and neuro-affirmative approach is child-centred and family-focused, with assessments and evidence-based therapy carefully tailored to each individual to ensure sessions are engaging, fun, meaningful and supportive.
Beyond her clinical work, Neha has authored a chapter in published book on speech, language and autism, delivered autism awareness training in India, and collaborated with BBC Tiny Happy People and CBeebies Parenting to make short videos sharing practical communication strategies with families for their child. — see here
About Beyond Words
Every child has a voice - whether expressed non-verbally, in their own unique way, by using words, or building sentences. Beyond Words Speech Therapy is a space where all forms of communication are valued and celebrated.
At Beyond Words Speech Therapy, our mission is to help every child connect, communicate, and thrive - while empowering parents, carers, educators, and other professionals to support them along their journey.
Our service is dedicated to supporting children’s speech, language, and communication development. Neha, our highly specialist speech and language therapist, takes a holistic, child- and family-centred approach, drawing on her extensive clinical expertise to provide engaging, evidence-based therapy tailored to each child’s unique strengths and needs. Her clear, compassionate, and neuro-affirmative approach ensures that sessions are thorough, supportive, and fun.
Certified Training
Professional certifications and specialised training
- ADOS-2
- BOSA
- ADI-R
- Neurodevelopmental Differential Diagnosis Training
- Hanen More Than Words
- PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
- Attention Autism
- Gestalt Language Processing Training
- SCERTS Framework
- Lego Therapy
- Nuffield Developmental Dyspraxia
- Michael Palin PCI for Stammering
- Bilingualism Training
- Quality Improvement Training
- Coaching, Mentoring and Supervision
- Chrysalis Leadership Course