
About
Hi, I'm Daria Gates, Licensed Speech Language Pathologist
With over eight years of experience servicing children ages 1-12 with varying communication challenges in a school, through Early Intervention services, and within her own private practice, Daria approaches every child with compassion, empathy, and a whole lot of energy!
Speech and Language Services with Daria
Working with Daria starts with a conversation about your child. Knowing that every child has their own specific strengths and challenges, Daria will make an initial recommendation of how to get started, with complete transparency on timing, services, and fees.

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Expertise
Daria is trained in several specialized treatment methodologies and approaches spanning various communication needs:
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The Hanen Centre's It Takes Two To Talk parent training
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PROMPT Therapy
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Social Thinking
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SOS Approach to Feeding
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D.I.R. Floor Time
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Collaborative Problem Solving
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Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports
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High Scope
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Sounds in Motion
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Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing for Speech Motor Learning
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Children Served
Daria has experience working with a range of populations and children at various levels of communication development:
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Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Social Communication Disorder
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder-NOS
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Global Developmental Delay
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Mixed Receptive and Expressive Language Disorder
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Executive Functioning Disorder
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ADHD
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Language-Learning Disability
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Learning Disability
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Speech Sound Disorder
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Childhood Apraxia of Speech
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Hearing Loss
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Prader-Willi Syndrome

What Parents Are Saying
“Daria is friendly and easily approachable. She is also an incredible teacher and a communicator, showing us more effective ways of getting my daughter to talk with [an AAC device] and without the help of the AAC device.”
Kira M.
“Daria is a dedicated professional who comes to feel more like family. We adore her. Her style is easy going and her methods fun so that they didn’t even realize they were 'learning'.”
Kim B.