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Debbie Shiwbalak, M.A., CCC-SLP, is an undergraduate of St. John’s University where she received her Baccalaureate of Arts in Speech Pathology in 1999, and is a graduate of Long Island University-CW Post Campus, where she received a Master of Arts in Speech Pathology in 2001. She holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed by the state of New York to practice speech-language pathology. Debbie is PROMPT trained and has had 23 years experience as a speech pathologist in the New York City area and has been in private practice for 15 years. She is also the co-founder of Gift of Gab Resources. Debbie has co-authored the chapter on 'Feeding & Language Strategies for Mealtime' in the latest version of "Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism”. She co-writes monthly blogs for Big City Moms and MommyBites and provides speech and language workshops for families and professionals throughout New York City.  

During her career, Debbie has treated both children and adults with a variety of conditions and disorders including:

Aphasia

Apraxia of Speech

Articulation and Phonological Disorders

Auditory Processing Disorders

Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)

Dysarthria

Expressive Language Delays

Genetic Conditions: Chromosomal Micro-deletions, deletions, and inversions

Oral Motor Orofacial Myofunctional delays and weakness

Receptive Language Delays

Pediatric Stuttering

Pediatric Feeding & Swallowing & Behavioral Feeding Management

Stroke (CVA)

Traumatic Brain Injury