
Chantelle Dobson
Lead Speech
& Language Therapist
Lead Speech & Language Therapist
(BSc, HCPCreg., mRCSLT)
Chantelle graduated from Queen Margaret University in 2000 and worked within the NHS for 22 years assessing, diagnosing, and supporting autistic children and adults.
From 2007, Chantelle worked as a specialist autism advisor as part of the multidisciplinary team within the NHS eventually moving fulltime into private practice in 2022, continuing her work specialising in neurodevelopmental assessments including autism spectrum condition, language delay, developmental language disorder (DLD) and FASD.
From 2015, Chantelle branched out into private practice providing autism assessments. She eventually moved full time into private practice in 2022 where she continues her work specialising in neurodevelopmental assessments. Chantelle’s focus is on conducting robust, comprehensive neurodevelopmental assessments considering the range of co-occurring and differential diagnoses.
Her passion lies in understanding and evaluating complex presentations and has specific expertise in language and communication differences and difficulties. By using a variety of approaches, Chantelle strives to ensure those who are attending for assessment feel heard and listened to.
Qualifications
BSc Speech and Language Pathology Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Further Training
- ADOS-2 accredited course (the gold standard assessment for autism)
- Women and Girls module (NAS accredited)
- Attachment, Trauma and Communication (accredited course)
- NAS SPELL Framework (NAS accredited course)
- ADHD and Women
- Talking Mats (accredited course)
- Social Stories
- ACE’s and Communication; A Trauma Informed Approach
- Differential diagnosis