Lori Overland is a speech-language pathologist with more than 35 years of professional experience. Lori specializes in dealing with the unique needs of infants, toddlers, pre-schoolers and school-aged children with oral motor, feeding and speech disorders. She has received an award from the Connecticut Down Syndrome Association for her work within this population. Lori consults with children from all over the world, providing evaluations, re-evaluations, program plans and week-long therapy programs. Lori also provides consults to local school districts and Birth-to-Three organizations. Her goal in addressing feeding and speech challenges is to improve the quality of life for both the children she serves and their families. In addition to her private practice, Lori is a member of TalkTools speaker bureau. Lori has lectured on sensory motor feeding disorders across the United States and internationally. Her classes, "Feeding Therapy: A Sensory-Motor Approach" and "Developing Oral-Motor Feeding Skills in the Down Syndrome Population" are approved for ASHA and AOTA CEUs. Lori is the author of A Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding, (2013), Charleston, SC. Talk Tools, "A Sensory-Motor Approach to Feeding", Perspectives on Swallowing and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) (October 2011),and "Food for Thought", Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation Magazine (May 2001). She holds degrees from Hofstra University and Adelphi University and has her Neurodevelopmental Treatment certification (NDT). Lori has also received the certificate and designation of Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).
Lori’s work in the field of orofacial myology continues to be recognized by her peers. Lori was the recipient of the IAOM Rosemarie Van Norman Prevention Award on October 24, 2021.
Bonnie Wilder is a speech-language pathologist with more than 25 years of experience. Bonnie prides herself on treating each child as an individual and always being there for both her students and their families. As a mother of a premature baby boy, with oral motor delays and apraxia, she understands what hard work and dedication it takes to do all that is necessary to help a child. Bonnie understands both as a therapist, but more importantly as a mother that all children can achieve their highest potential. Bonnie specializes in oral-motor and feeding therapy, as well as evaluations. Bonnie has specialized training in oral-motor, feeding, apraxia and PROMPT; and with children with autism/PDD, and Down syndrome. Bonnie holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin and New York University. In addition to her private practice, Bonnie has worked at the Association for Children with Down syndrome and at Sara R. Johnson Oral-Motor Speech & Language Associates in South Salem. bmwslp83@gmail.com
MALKA STRASBERG M.S., CCC-SLP, C/NDT
Malka Strasberg is a speech and language pathologist with over 20 years of professional experience. Malka specializes in myofunctional disorders, oral motor/feeding disorders, and muscle-based speech disorders, providing diagnostic and therapeutic services to children of all ages and young adults with a variety of medical diagnoses. She provides consultations to school districts, as well. Malka is trained in PROMPT, to target motor planning speech disorders/apraxia, and in numerous oral motor/feeding techniques, developed by Sara R. Johnson, Lori Overland and Debra Beckman, as well as the SOS Approach to Feeding. Malka is certified in Neurodevelopmental Treatment (NDT), a whole-body therapy approach used to effect more efficient posture and movement for communication and feeding purposes.
Before working at Alphabet Soup, Malka worked for St. Mary's Hospital for Children in New York and the NYS Early Intervention program. Malka continues to work with children in Manhattan, providing home-based evaluations and therapy. Malka is also an adjunct professor at Stern College, where she teaches courses in Phonetics and Linguistics to undergraduate majors in Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Malka completed her undergraduate work at University of Pennsylvania and her graduate work at Hunter College. She is a member of ASHA (the American Speech-Language Hearing Association), and has received multiple awards from ASHA's Continuing Education Board. Malka is also certified in Neurodevelopmental Treatment (C/NDT). She is currently licensed in New York State and in Connecticut. mstrasberg@gmail.com
