Nivanka R Nishanth

About Me

Nivanka has been dedicatedly working since the last six years. She has worked in different clinical settings such as clinics, training institutes, hospitals and private practice. She has catered to the needs of children and adults with speech and language disorders. She also has hands-on training in swallowing rehabilitation for treated head and neck cancer and neuro patients. She has conducted webinar on Neuro-Affirming practise for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and participated in Mental Health day and World Book day Insta live.

She has done internal trainings on Gestalt Language Processing. She has been involved in developing raw materials for the evaluation test materials and Down syndrome training manual. She has attended RCI approved seminars on assessment and rehabilitation of Children with Language Disorders.  She is currently undertaking training on becoming an AVAZ certified AAC professional.

Places worked

• Swapna therapy centre, Chennai,
• All India Institute of Speech and Hearing as a Research Officer
• Apollo hospitals, Chennai
• Brain and Spine hospital, Chennai
• Rainbow children’s hospital, Bengaluru

Research Areas

Tinnitus, Autism, Stuttering and Voice
Professional Interests : Childhood language disorders, Stuttering, phonological disorders, voice disorders and dysphagia.

Awards

2023 - Commitment Champion Award at 1SpecialPlace.

2022 - Most Promising Employee of the Year at 1SpecialPlace.

2021 - Most Dedicated Employee of the Year at 1SpecialPlace.

Certificates

2023 - Loyal Anchor at 1SpecialPlace.

PROMPT level 1; OPT level 1 (course 1 and 2)

NLA level 1 and 2

AVAZ certified AAC professional

Foundation hands on FEES training