Services

Marika Nektaria Avramit

Speech Therapist and Audiologist

Special interest in paediatric feeding and communication therapy

BA Speech and Hearing Therapy (University of the Witwatersrand, 2010)
Masters in Early Childhood Intervention (University of Pretoria, 2013)
STA0032050 | PR 0508519

Registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA)
Member of the South African Speech-Language-Hearing Association (SASLHA)

Founder:

Early Expressions Playgroup

Services by Age and Stage

My mornings are dedicated to working with the children at Early Expressions. I offer private sessions on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

I work with children from birth to six who present with diverse communication and feeding profiles, including motor planning difficulties, orofacial development, AAC use, and neurodevelopmental differences including autism, syndromes, CP and other developmental diagnoses.

Prenatal counselling and guidance on preparing for early language and feeding development

Neonates

assessment and management of sucking challenges
supporting early communication development

4 to 12 Months

Assessment and management of developmental communication milestones
Guidance on introducing solids using evidence-based approaches, including Solid Starts® Pro
Support in establishing positive mealtime routines and fostering a healthy relationship with food
Facilitating age-appropriate oral motor skill development
Guidance on weaning off dummies and bottles

1 to 3 Years

Early intervention for communication and feeding development
Assessment and management of speech and language delays
Support for oral skill development, such as chewing and drooling
Guidance on weaning from dummies and bottles

3 to 6 Years

Assessment and management of speech and orofacial myofunctional difficulties
Assessment and management of language delays, social communication, pragmatic skills, and pre-literacy development
Assessment and management of feeding difficulties, including picky eating and oral motor challenges

9 Tamar Street, Sandown

marika.speechtherapy@gmail.com

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Marika Nektaria Avramit

Speech Therapist and Audiologist

Special interest in paediatric feeding and communication therapy

Founder:

Early Expressions Playgroup

Services by Age and Stage

My mornings are dedicated to working with the children at Early Expressions. I offer private sessions on weekday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

I work with children from birth to six who present with diverse communication and feeding profiles, including motor planning difficulties, orofacial development, AAC use, and neurodevelopmental differences including autism, syndromes, CP and other developmental diagnoses.

Prenatal counselling and guidance on preparing for early language and feeding development

Neonates

assessment and management of sucking challenges

supporting early communication development

4 to 12 Months

Assessment and management of developmental communication milestones

Guidance on introducing solids using evidence-based approaches, including Solid Starts® Pro

Support in establishing positive mealtime routines and fostering a healthy relationship with food

Facilitating age-appropriate oral motor skill development

Guidance on weaning off dummies and bottles

1 to 3 Years

Early intervention for communication and feeding development

Assessment and management of speech and language delays

Support for oral skill development, such as chewing and drooling

Guidance on weaning from dummies and bottles

3 to 6 Years

Assessment and management of speech and orofacial myofunctional difficulties

Assessment and management of language delays, social communication, pragmatic skills, and pre-literacy development

Assessment and management of feeding difficulties, including picky eating and oral motor challenges