Sasha Benedict - High Hopes Dubai

Sasha Benedict

Speech and Language Therapist
DHA License Number: 68677463

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Biography

Sasha is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist with over 7 years of experience supporting children and adolescents across a variety of educational settings in Queensland, Australia. She has worked extensively with students aged 4 to 16, delivering individualized therapy within both mainstream and special education schools.

Her clinical expertise includes working with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, global developmental delay, intellectual impairment, speech sound delays and disorders, childhood apraxia of speech, acquired and developmental language disorders, dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, auditory processing disorder, and hearing impairment. Sasha is passionate about delivering inclusive, evidence-based interventions that empower children to reach their full potential.

She holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from Bond University and a Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Queensland. Her professional philosophy is grounded in collaborative practice—valuing open communication, teamwork, and shared goals to ensure cohesive, family-centered care.

Born and raised in Dubai, Sasha moved to Australia in 2012 to pursue her studies and now brings her international experience and clinical insight to her work in the UAE. Her therapy approach is child-focused, functional, and engaging, with an emphasis on building confidence and lasting communication skills.

HER CERTIFICATIONS

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems (High and Low Tech)
  • AUSLAN (Australian Sign Language) Training Course
  • Dynamic Temporal Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
  • LAMP: Words for life and the Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display
  • Lidcombe Training Program
  • Multi linguistic Approach to Word Study
  • Nuffield Dyspraxia Program (NDP3)
  • Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD)
  • Proloquo2go
  • Prompting Literacy Development
  • Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST)
  • Voice Therapy

HER Expertise

  • ADHD / ADD
  • Auditory Processing Disorder
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Childhood Apraxia
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Disorders(Down Syndrome, Cerebral palsy)
  • Developmental Language Disorder
  • Developmental Learning Disorders ( Dyslexia and Dysgraphia)
  • Developmental Motor Coordination Disorder (Dyspraxia)
  • Differential Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorders (Phonological and Articulation)
  • Global Developmental Delays
  • Hearing Impairment / Hearing Loss
  • Intellectual Impairment
  • Language and Developmental Delay
  • Language Processing Disorder
  • Muteness – Selective Mutism
  • Pragmatic Language Disorder
  • Stuttering

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