Sharon Baum is a NYS licensed speech pathologist, ASHA member, and holds a TSSLD.

Sharon is a New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She is certified as a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). Sharon completed her Masters of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at CUNY Lehman. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from CUNY Brooklyn. She is extensively trained in delivering SDI (Social Development Intervention), a colla...

Sharon is a New York State licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who holds her Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. She is certified as a Teacher of Students with Speech and Language Disabilities (TSSLD). Sharon completed her Masters of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at CUNY Lehman. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from CUNY Brooklyn. She is extensively trained in delivering SDI (Social Development Intervention), a collaborative multisensory model helping children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder to improve their overall communication skills through the development of social pragmatics language skills. Sharon has also received extensive training in use of the Story Grammar Marker to facilitate language and writing development, as well as the Orton Gillingham approach for reading instruction. She has worked with all ages including infants, toddlers, pre-school through middle school students, adults and geriatrics. Sharon has experience with the assessment of and intervention for speech-language delays and disorders, including expressive and receptive language, cognitive delays, reading comprehension, auditory processing, voice disorders (including hypernasality due to cleft palate), fluency disorders, writing difficulties, executive functioning, phonology and articulation, and pragmatic language use. Sharon has worked in adult home settings with adults and geriatrics with neuro-motor speech disorders secondary to traumatic brain injuries, strokes, Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonian Dementia. Sharon’s dynamic approach incorporates tools from her psychology background to develop a strong rapport with her clients and help them to identify any challenges that they may encounter throughout the therapeutic process. Therapy is geared towards individual learning styles, acknowledging the critical role of and collaboration with other related service providers and family members, and incorporates the strengths and interests of her clients.