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Annie Hasting
Owner

About Annie

​Annie Hasting continues to maintain national ASHA certification but currently works outside the field of speech-language pathology. Annie's greatest joy is to help others, and helping children and families communicate better has made her life more meaningful. However, many years doing the same thing, as well as some health disruptions, invited her to embark on a new path. Change can be energizing, and Annie is excited to use her skill set in new ways.

In her years as a speech-language pathologist, Annie developed specialties in a few areas, and neurodivergence became a particular love. Neurodivergence affects all areas of life at all ages. Working with neurodivergent children meant making rewarding connections with their family members, but as a speech-language pathologist, Annie was limited in what she could do, how much of a difference she could make. Outside of that realm, she is now free to help parents with the everyday challenges that may not even be related to communication, as well as with the acceptance and understanding of neurodivergence in the family. Annie also works with neurodivergent teens on skills such as self empowerment and building relationships, including friendships. Annie's skills at neurodivergence navigation come partly from her many years as a therapist but more from being a person with ADHD herself and from having a family full of autistic individuals. Some people just have a feel for neurodiversity, and Annie is one of those people. A sort of supernanny of neurodivergence, there to help with what the family needs.

Fluent in American Sign Language, English, German, and Spanish, conversational in French and Italian, and learning Russian and Hebrew, Annie leverages her extensive studies and experience to teach foreign languages to children, teens, and adults around the world. She is particularly good at comparing grammar and pronunciation of various languages, using the student's mother tongue to assist with learning the target language. All lessons are completely customized to each student's needs, and neurodivergent individuals are encouraged to discuss their particular needs in terms of foreign language learning. High school students struggling to pass their foreign language course requirements are encouraged to see if Annie can help, even if foreign languages have been difficult in the past. 

Annie also love Latin dance, especially salsa. For students learning Spanish with Annie, salsa lessons can be a great complement to the cultural studies. Dance students find Annie to be an extremely patient and positive teacher.

Sam King-Diener
​Speech Language Pathologist

About Sam
Samantha “Sam” King-Diener is a speech-language pathologist who currently holds ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence and Maryland state license in the area of speech language pathology. She obtained her B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology at West Virginia University before completing her M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology at Gallaudet University where she gained clinical proficiency in ASL.

Sam previously worked for Howard County Public Schools and has a strong understanding of the educational services available to families and loves collaborated with HCPSS SLPs. 

Sam has interests in the areas of autism, child language, D/deafness, feeding, phonology, and literacy in no particular order. Being a graduate of Gallaudet University, the university for the D/deaf and hard-of-hearing, Sam has unique skills and experience working with persons with various hearing levels- including ASL users, hearing aid users, cochlear implant users, and all the shades in between. Sam is skilled at helping children and adults with voice disorders, as well as those who stutter.

Sam also loves keeping up-to-date on the recent research in her areas of interest and working on incorporating those new findings into play-based practice. She is certified in Hanen’s More That Words program, has completed Meaningful Speech’s course on gestalt language processing (GLP), has all of Marge Blanc’s books, and completed the AEIOU feeding course. AEIOU focuses on relationship-based, kind, non-behavioristic methods of feeding therapy for children with all types of feeding difficulties. Teens and adults who are picky eaters may also find that the AEIOU framework can help them.
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Most of all, Sam is passionate about giving her clients the tools to be the best communicators possible!
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Jess Lee
​Speech-Language Pathologist

About Jess
Jess finds immense joy in helping others communicate, connect, and express themselves authentically. She has had the privilege of working with clients of all ages, but she feels particularly drawn to helping neurodivergent individuals feel empowered and understood in a way that honors their unique strengths and needs. 
Jess earned her B.A. in Hearing and Speech Sciences and her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has had the privilege of working with clients at the University of Maryland Hearing and Speech Clinic and the University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus' Department of Rehabilitation. Jess currently has an ASHA-CF and licensure in both Maryland and Virginia. Virginia residents are encouraged to try virtual speech therapy services with Jess.  
Her clinical interests include language learning, autism, gestalt language processing, phonology, reading and decoding (including experience with The Lindamood Phoneme Sequencing®️ [LiPS®️] program and The Nancibell® Visualizing and Verbalizing® Language Comprehension and Thinking [V/V]), stuttering, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and feeding. 
Jess is fluent in Korean and has basic proficiency in Spanish and Mandarin. She is committed to honoring cultural and linguistic diversity and believes that language is not just about words but about identity, connection, and belonging. Outside of work, Jess finds joy in cooking, spending time in nature, exploring music, and engaging with the arts. 

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