Hello families!

My name is Ashton Robbins, and I am a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist. I have been providing speech-language services to children as a licensed SLP for almost 3 years now, and have 10 years of experience with children prior to as a nanny, tutor, and child care provider.

I am a University of Arkansas alumna, graduating from the U of A with my undergraduate and graduate degrees in Speech-Language Pathology.

I have experience working with babies as young as a few weeks old up to 18 years of age, and love every minute of it. I enjoy being a generalist in this field, allowing myself to prove my skill set in all areas of interest for me. I am also confident in my abilities to refer a child to other professionals to ensure they recieve the most beneficial care possible. If there is a child I feel would benefit from another professional, I will 10/10 times refer them out. I highly value inter-professional collaboration, and believe it to be the key to success for many of my current and past kiddos.

I am passionate about parent education and providing children and their families with the confidence to achieve the future that is theirs for the choosing.

My favorite thing about working with children is their contagious laughter and passion, their resiliency and kind hearts, always being true to themselves and not feeling a bit sorry for it!

Certifications and Training:

MBSimP Certification (Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile) 

LAMP (Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning) Certified

Natural Language Acquisition and Gestalt Language Processing Certified

CPR and BLS Training through Washington Regional Hospital

Professional Memberships:

American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Member 

Arkansas Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (ABESPA) Member

Member of ASHA Special Interest Groups 7 (Aural Rehabilitation and Its Instrumentation) and 9 (Hearing and Hearing Disorders in Childhood)

Research:

PRESENTATIONS

Robbins, A., Glade, R., Bowers, L., Gray, M. (2019). Hearing loss and working memory in young adults. Poster presentation at the American Speech Language Hearing Association Convention. Orlando, FL.

Robbins, A., Glade, R., Bowers, L., Gray, M. (2019). Hearing loss and working memory in young adults. PowerPoint presentation at the Arkansas Speech Language Hearing Association. Little Rock, AR.

PUBLICATIONS

Robbins, A., Glade, R., Bowers, L., Gray, M. (2019, in progress). Hearing loss and working memory in young adults. (Peer reviewed publication).