Jennifer Shonkoff
Speech-Language Pathologist
Jennifer is a licensed and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association–certified speech-language pathologist with over 10 years of expertise supporting neurodiverse individuals and their families in school and at home. She has also received an Advanced DIRFloortime certification from the International Council on Development and Learning. Jennifer has presented at numerous professional conferences on a variety of topics, including: supporting language development and resilience through play; picky eating and mealtime; gestalt language processing in autistic individuals; and sharing interdisciplinary case studies. In addition to her work in education, she is the author of The Childhood Curator: A Playful Guide to Supplying a Happy Childhood, a newsletter that aims to share practical recommendations for the promotion of language development in a joyful, play-based childhood.
Jennifer is a licensed and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association–certified speech-language pathologist with over 10 years of expertise supporting neurodiverse individuals and their families in school and at home. She has also received an Advanced DIRFloortime certification from the International Council on Development and Learning. Jennifer has presented at numerous professional conferences on a variety of topics, including: supporting language development and resilience through play; picky eating and mealtime; gestalt language processing in autistic individuals; and sharing interdisciplinary case studies. In addition to her work in education, she is the author of The Childhood Curator: A Playful Guide to Supplying a Happy Childhood, a newsletter that aims to share practical recommendations for the promotion of language development in a joyful, play-based childhood.
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