Alyssa Amidei
M.S., CCC-SLP/L
Clinical Director
Alyssa grew up and continues to reside in Lake County. She earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Elmhurst College. Alyssa has experience working with children and adults in medical and educational settings. She has worked with a variety of pediatric populations including: children with autism, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, intellectual disabilities, hearing impairment, speech and language impairment, emotional disturbances, and ADHD. She's had training in Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT), Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration (MNRI), M.O.R.E. (Motor-Oral-Respiration-Eyes) Integrating the Mouth with Sensory and Postural Functions, TalkTools, and other feeding approaches.
Alyssa LOVES being a speech-language pathologist and helping children and families interact and communicate. She enjoys learning new techniques and enhancing her skills through collaboration with other professionals. In her spare time, Alyssa likes to read, cook, watch movies, hike, bike, practice yoga, play with her dog, and spend time with her family, friends, and fiance.
Parent Testimonials
“These are our two boys, Joaquin and Dante. Joaquin was officially diagnosed with autism at the age of 4, through the process of testing both with a neuropsychologist and our school district’s team. While we were going through the process with Joaquin, we started noticing some signs with Dante, and he was first evaluated at Pediatric Interventions and started Early Intervention services around 15 months of age. Dante was then diagnosed officially just before he turned 2 years old. Both boys have participated in individual speech therapy, groups, and Dante participated in developmental therapy and the amazing Monkey Group. Every step of the way, our talented team of speech therapists, developmental therapists, and occupational therapists both at school and in private services have helped us so much and we have seen our boys flourish tremendously. Our team really feels like having another family who cheers us on through successes and helps us through difficulties. Joaquin and Dante are both in mainstream classes and doing great. Every step of the process has been with the help of our amazing service providers, we are so thankful that they are part of our autism journey💙”
— 4/20/2019
“My boys are so lucky to have worked with many of the skilled providers here including Miss Anne, Miss Allyssa, Miss Marni, and Miss Lindsey! Professional, compassionate, and so caring! We continue to see so much growth and progress!”
— Adriana A.
“My boys are so lucky to have worked with many of the skilled providers here including Miss Anne, Miss Allyssa, Miss Marni, and Miss Lindsey! Professional, compassionate, and so caring! We continue to see so much growth and progress!”
— 8/1/2018
