Our Therapists:
Leonie Wilson
Leonie is one of our highly experienced Speech Pathologists, working at the Ashwood Clinic and taking a lead role in the School Holiday Social Skills Programs. Leonie has always combined her 5 years of work at Spectrum with her role as a Speech Pathologist in Early Intervention Programs. Leonie is a PROMPT trained therapist.
Kylie Watson
Kylie is now in her 8th year with Spectrum. Kylie is one of Spectrum’s Senior Speech Pathologists at the Western Autistic School. Kylie is one of our very experienced clinicians and is a PROMPT trained therapist and is a leader in our School Holiday Social Skills groups.
Fiona Walsh
This is Fiona’s 7th year with Spectrum. She is one of our very experienced Senior Speech Pathologists and works at the Ashwood Clinic and at Western Autistic School. Fiona is a leader in our regular school holiday programs.
Lauren Chao
Lauren brings her experience of providing speech pathology services in Early Intervention Programs to Spectrum Speech Pathology. Lauren is now entering her third year of work with us at the Ashwood Clinic.
Heather Cullen
Heather brings years of experience and wisdom to the team at Spectrum. She has extensive experience in the area of complex communication needs and has a particular interest in supporting people who use challenging behaviours to communicate. Heather is a PROMPT trained therapist and is also trained to run ‘It takes Two to Talk’ and ‘More Than Words’ HANEN programs. Heather has been working with us for 6 years. We are lucky indeed to have someone like Heather on our team.
Kylie Zammit
Kylie came to us from working at Southern Autistic School. She has been working in the clinic at Moonee Ponds for nearly 4 years.
Cathy Conte.
Cathy brings with her a number of years of experience working in Special Schools with children with autism and a range of developmental disabilities.
Jayde Gladman
Jayde brings her experience of providing speech pathology services in Special Schools and Early Intervention Programs to Spectrum Speech Pathology. Jayde has completed training in PROMPT and The Hanen Program. She is entering her third year of work at the Moonee Ponds clinic.
Nicole Henderson
Nicole began working at Spectrum in 2009. She works at Western Autistic School and at the Moonee Ponds clinic. Nicole also takes a leading role in the school holiday Social Skills program and runs the ‘Get Ready for School’ program. She will be taking a lead role in running the Pre-School holiday social skills programs.
Angus McLean
Angus McLean is new to the team at Spectrum, but not new to working with children with autism spectrum disorders. Angus brings an array of skills and enthusiasm to Spectrum. He has worked individually with young children with ASD as well as in school settings. He is working as a speech pathologist at Western Autistic School and the Moonee Ponds Clinic.
Amy Bonsor
Amy has joined the Spectrum team this year. She is an experienced therapist who has worked in the Special School setting and Early Intervention services. She has also worked with young children with hearing impairments. Amy’s position at Spectrum brings her experience in the special school setting to her work at the Western Autistic School and to the Spectrum clinic at Ashwood.
Peta Cullen
Peta is new to Spectrum. She has been working in England for a number of years and is bringing her expertise to us at the Western Autistic School and the Moonee Ponds clinic. Her experience ranges from working with children in early intervention through to primary and secondary levels. We are thrilled to have her join our team.