About

My name is Ellie Pettigrew, Founder of Communicate Your Way Speech and Language Therapy.

I qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 2016 and started my carer at the award winning Seashell Trust.

In 2019 I started a new role as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist at ATtherapy. This is where

Ellie Pettigrew Neurodivergent Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

My passion and specialism in Alternative and Augmented Communication (AAC) really started to flourish. After gaining a wealth of experience as a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, I completed my band 7 competencies and was promoted to a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist. In this role, I wore many different hats, including Band 5 supervisor, neurodiversity affirming support lead, and training team lead.

I use a child-led and play-based approach to my therapeutic style. I am passionate about neurodiversity-affirming and trauma-informed practice.

With lived experience of Autism, ADHD and neurodivergent trauma, my practice and communication style is guided by my lived experience.

I enjoy empowering people through communication and assistive technology, including Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC), and sharing my knowledge of neurodivergence.

I endeavour to provide high-quality, evidence-based, and creative interventions to support individuals in developing their communication styles and autonomy.

Kind words

"Wow!!! I am blown away at how fantastic Ellie was, Amaya responded so well to Ellie and even managed to give her a high 5 at the end when she left.

So excited for the rest of the sessions. Couldn’t have asked for anyone better. She really listened to what Amaya likes and dislikes and used approaches to interact with Amaya that really helped"

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