
Speech-Language Pathologist
Dania Awartani
Dania received an Honours Bachelor of Arts in Cognitive Science and Linguistics from the University of Toronto, Canada, before completing her Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Alberta, Canada, in 2023. She is registered with the College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO) and is a member of Speech-Language & Audiology Canada (SAC).
Dania has experience working with diverse client populations seeking speech-language services, ranging from young children to seniors, as well as their families and caregivers. Her pediatric experience spans virtual and in-person early intervention, preschool, and school-age services. With adults, she has worked with conditions such as aphasia and apraxia of speech following stroke or traumatic brain injury. She has delivered assessment and therapy services in various settings, including home care, virtual care, hospitals, and schools.
Speech-Language Pathologist
Experience: 1.5 years
Nationality: Canadian
Languages Spoken: English (fluent), Arabic (fluent), French (basic), American Sign Language (basic)
Dania Awartani
Background
Dania is committed to providing neuro-affirmative and culturally sensitive care. She has extensive experience working with multilingual families, supporting them in harmonizing interactions with their child’s unique language learning needs.
Experience
Dania values collaboration with not only the client, but those involved in her clients’ care, so as to create functional, individualized goals. Her approach prioritizes integrating therapy objectives into daily life to enhance her clients’ participation in activities that matter most to them.
Specialties:
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- Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) (expressive and receptive difficulties)
- Language and speech delays
- Language disorders associated with a neurodevelopmental condition (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- Literacy challenges (e.g., decoding, phonological awareness)
- Articulation and phonological disorders
- Childhood apraxia of speech
- Selective mutism
- Aphasia
- Acquired apraxia of speech
- Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Fluency disorders (stuttering, cluttering)
- Social communication challenges
- Swallowing disorder
Professional Memberships:(National and International)
- Department of Health (DOH) of Abu Dhabi
- College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario (CASLPO)
- Speech-Audiology Canada (SAC)
