Speech Therapist

Having worked in a special school for nearly 10 years, Anita believes that everyone has the right to communicate, regardless of their innate ability and communicative capability.

“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

Professional Qualification

• Member of The Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists (HKAST)
• Qualified examiner of the Hong Kong Cantonese Articulation Test (HKCAT)
• Qualified user of the Hong Kong Graded Character Naming Test (HKGCNT)
• Qualified The Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Assessment Scale (HKCOLAS) examiner
• Certified provider of Sara-Rosenfeld Johnson's Oral Placement Therapy (“Talktools Therapy”)
• Former Honorary Clinical Supervisor of Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
• Former Honorary Clinical Supervisor of Speech Therapy Unit, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• Former speaker at The Hong Kong Special Schools Professional Development Day, organised by the Education Bureau, Hong Kong

Service scope

• Clinical experience covers pre-school children to adults, and has many years of speech therapy experience training children with special learning needs (SEN)
• Correct language problems (such as verbal comprehension, expression, etc.)
• Improve pronunciation and articulation
• Improve oral motor training (such as temporomandibular joint, tongue and lip mobility)
• Improve social language usage and communication
• Improve oral test or public speaking skills
• Improve logical thinking ability
• Enhance word recognition and reading ability
• Help individuals with speech impairment to establish an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) system
• Education to parents and knowledge transfer
• Provision of services in Cantonese, English and Mandarin

I am here with our children and young adults to overcome any communication barriers they are facing. Using a variety of tools and interventions, I work with individuals, parents, and support staffs to keep the lines of communication open and help people to enjoy the joy of connecting with each other.