Lauri G Allen

History

I graduated from UT-Austin in 1986 and have been a licensed practicing SLP for 28 years. As the mother of 4 daughters ages 24 to 18, I have lots of experience communicating! I am the past director of the LA Scottish Rite Program for Childhood Language Disorders. After resigning to concentrate on raising my children, I have built my practice by word of mouth referrals in the Manhattan Beach community. I have been an independent contractor for American Martyrs school for the past 12 years, but also see children at my home. I love working with children and parents and helping them to be the best communicators they can be.

Specialties

Speech/language pathologist with 27 years experience working with children ages 2-12 and older. Articulation, language, syntax, auditory processing, understanding questions, following directions, receptive and expressive language delays and disorders; and conversational skills. Good pragmatic skills build self esteem and confidence. I love building confident communicators. I help develop appropriate behavior skills that lead to better attention and focusing. Experienced with all levels of abilities and challenges including Down's syndrome, autism, ADHD, ADD, cognitive delays, hearing impaired, phonology disorders, dysarthria, apraxia.