Speak To Me, Inc. (STM) has been providing speech therapy since 2007.
Leslie R. Giambrone is a Speech Language Pathologist. She has a BA in Communication Disorders from North Carolina State University and a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology from North Carolina Central University. She is a member of the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) with a Certificate of Clinical Competency in Speech Pathology and licensed by the North Carolina Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology.
Leslie has over 22 years of experience in school, outpatient, hospital, and home settings. She is also an active member of Operation Smile, a group of medical volunteers that travel internationally to repair children and adults with a cleft lip and/or a cleft palate. She has traveled throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Also, Leslie had a personal journey with Tongue Tie. She was tongue tied and her son was, too. Her son's tongue and lip tie was released on day 9 of his life to help him become a more efficient feeder. This inspired Leslie to take the TOTS class in February 2017. She is able to do a functional tongue tie assessment from birth to an adult to determine if a candidate for a frenectomy.
Continuing Education:
- 7th Symposium on Literacy and Disabilities. Dr. Karen Erickson (January 1998)
- Autism and Interactive Oral Sensory Motor Techniques. Theresha Szypulski (May 2002)
- Using Sensory Integration Strategies to Support Speech and Language Therapy (March 2003)
- An Introduction to Pediatric Feeding Disorders. Kristi Brackett (March 2004/June 2004)
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Dysphagia: An Interdisciplinary Approach To Principles and Practice. Teresa Biber (April 2004)
- 16th Annual Cleft Lip and Palate Symposium (October 2004)
- Addressing Complex Communication Challenges Of The Non-Verbal Child (October 2004)
- Evaluation and Treatment of Oral Feeding Disorders in the NICU and After Discharge. Marjorie Meyer Palmer (November 2004)
- Neuro-Developmental Disorders. Dr. John Ortiz (June 2006)
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) (August 2006)
- Children with Apraxia of Speech: The Kaufman Early Intervention Program (March 2007)
- Memory Disorders in Traumatic Brain Injury (May 2007)
- Asperger’s Syndrome (September 2008)
- Bridging the Gap…Theory and Practical Strategies for Children with Sensory Dysfunction (February 2009)
- Cleft Palate & Resonance Disorders: Assessment and Intervention Using “Low-Tech” and “No-Tech” Procedures: Dr. Ann W. Kummer (October 2009)
- Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome Conference (October 2010)
- Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease (August 2012)
- The PROMPT Institute: Introduction to PROMPT: Technique (January 2013)
- Beckman Oral Motor Assessment And Intervention (January 2014)
- Social Thinking with Michelle Winner: Implementing Social Thinking Concepts and Vocabulary into the School and Home Day: A Day to Develop Team Creativity/Thinking About You Thinking About Me (March 2015)
- Making Every Moment Count: Mental Health Promotion, Prevention and Intervention in Pediatric (March 2015)
- Tobii Dynavox: From Assessment to Implementation: Innovative Strategies for AAC Service Delivery (March 2016)
- An Introduction to DIR and DIRFloortime (August 2016)
- Tongue Tie Research and Implications (December 2016)
- TOTS Training (Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty) Autumn Henning, CCC/SLP (February 2017-Greenville, SC)
- Overview of Coaching and Natural Learning Environment Practices (Concord CDSA: June 2017)
- Sensory Motor Play in Early Intervention: Improving Self Regulation, Social Skills and Development (Robbie Levy, OTR July 2017)
- Healthcare and Reimbursement Symposium (October 13, 2017)
- Attachment Focused Play Therapy: Theraplay® Techniques to Transform Your Most Challenging, Resistant & Dysregulated Children (November 30, 2018)
- Tongue Tie And Oral Dysfunction: Clinical Applications (March 22-23, 2019)
- NCSHLA 65th Convention, Winston-Salem, NC (April 2019)
- Reaching and Teaching Young Children and the Families Who Love Them Greensboro, NC (December 2019)
