April Anderson

April Anderson, MA, CCC-SLP, IBCLC is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist in the DC metro area. She has experience working with children with a variety of speech and language disorders, although has a special interest in children with feeding disorders. April has worked with infants and children of all ages at home, daycare, and in the clinic with feeding and swallowing issues such as accepting different textures, transitioning to solids, oral motor difficulties, and children diagnosed with tongue ties, as well as infants with special needs like cleft palate, feeding tubes, autism, and children with Down syndrome. April is also a International Board Certified Lactation Counselor (IBCLC) and helps educate and support families with a variety of breastfeeding needs. She has been published in the Washington Parent magazine and written for the American Speech Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Leader magazine and blog. She is a previous ASHA Conference presenter, and guest lecturer at area universities. April owns April Anderson Therapy, LLC and connects with families through her blog and social media accounts to help families through their feeding journeys. She can be reach online at www.aprilandersontherapy.com and [email protected].