Kay Ely, MA CCC-SLP Speech Language Pathologist
Kay Ely is the Founder and Executive Director of Expressions in Motion. For 20 years, Kay has devoted her career as a speech therapist to advocating, counseling, training, teaching, and developing communication programs for children with special needs and their families. Her commitment to expand and enhance access to a wider array of services for individuals with autism and their families inspired her to found Expressions in Motion, in 2007.
Kay’s approach is interactive, fun, and engaging. Your child won’t realize how much education and information she has packed into the hour-long sessions.
In order to work with the child where the skills and techniques will be used on a daily basis, Kay offers personalized, home-based education, consulting, and therapy in their natural and private environment.
Expressions in Motion also provides “Make That Connection” classes for adolescents, teenagers, and young adults on the Autism Spectrum to explore cognitive -based social skills that impact their daily life and social interactions. The curriculum is based on Michelle Garcia Winner’s Social Thinking treatment approach for individuals with high functioning Autism (www.socialthinking.com). The class provides students with the tools to develop a deeper understanding of social relations and communication while also learning how the social world works.
Kay’s Credentials:
- Minnesota Department of Health License, Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist
- Minnesota Department of Education License K-12
- ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC)
- Certified member of American Speech-Language –Hearing Association
- Member of Autism Society of America
- Member of Autism Society of Minnesota
- American Heart Association licensed CPR provider
- Licensed instructor for Hanen program, “It Takes Two To Talk.”
Kay’s Training and Experience:
- Thirteen years in public schools
- Six years in outpatient clinics
- Autism Spectrum disorders
- Stuttering in children
- Central auditory processing disorder
- Childhood apraxia
- Sensory integration
- Sign language
- Picture Exchange System (PECS)
- Oral motor speech disorders
- Adaptive play, Floortime play
- Relationship Development Intervention
- Augmentative communication
- Articulation
- Phonological processing
- Expressive/Receptive language delay
- Developmental delay in children
- SOS Feeding therapy for children
- Social thinking for children through adults
