Louise Highley

Louise is a highly specialist speech and language therapist, who graduated in 1993. Over the course of her career she has worked with patients with autism across the lifespan and in settings ranging from special educational needs schools to community clinics.

Louise has worked for The Autism Service for several years and is often seen at our Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester and Oxford clinics providing ADOS-2 assessments as part of the autism pathway. She also provides clinical interviews and school observations across the Midlands. Louise has specialist training in the Picture Exchange Communication System or ‘PECS’, which is a communication system for children with severe autism.

ASD

ADI-R

ADOS-2

school observation

BSc Speech Pathology and Therapy (Hons)

Health and Care Professions Council

Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

Both clinicians for the remote appointments took the time to listen to us, question us where necessary and didn’t cut the appointment short just because the allocated time was up. They also answered any questions we had about the process and what would happen next, as well as any information we might require. All in all the process was smooth, professionally managed and positive throughout.