Maria D. McNish

Maria D. McNish, M.S. CCC‐SLP, Founder, Director Advanced Therapy of America holds a Masters of Science Degree (William Paterson University Wayne, NJ) and Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech‐Language Pathology.

She specializes in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Apraxia, Feeding, Developmental Delays, ADD/ADHD, and other Neurological Disorders. Maria has an extensive range of specialty trainings including P.R.O.M.P.T. ®, TalkTools®, Beckman Oral Motor (TM), VitalStim®, Son‐Rise Program®, Therapeutic Listening Program®, Astronaut Program ®, Integrated Listening Systems ®, SOS Approach to Feeding® and Rapid Prompting Method®. She is a co‐author of several peer‐reviewed journal articles and a textbook.

Maria is the creator of OccuSpeech®, an innovative approach for children with disorders in speech and sensory processing. She held an extensive term of clinical residency at Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation, served on an International Brain Injury Task Force developed by United States Congress, and is dedicated to the field of neuroscience and its application to the treatment of speech and language.