The Role of Speech Therapy in ADHD Management Ask The Expert
Original Air Date March 24, 2025 | 2:00 EST
Letizia Hendrickson MS, CCC-SLP, ADHD-RSP
Individuals with ADHD often experience challenges in communication, executive function, and social interactions that can impact daily life. This webinar, led by speech-language pathologist Letizia Hendrickson, will explore the critical role of speech therapy in supporting individuals with ADHD. Designed for psychologists, psychiatrists, ADHD coaches, and parents, the session will highlight the various ways speech therapy can improve social communication, language processing, executive function, literacy, and self-awareness. The presentation will also emphasize the importance of family-centered care and collaboration among professionals to optimize patient outcomes. Participants will gain insight into therapy approaches, strategies, and activities that enhance communication and executive function, ultimately fostering success in individuals with ADHD.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify the communication and executive function challenges commonly associated with ADHD.
- Explain how speech therapy addresses social communication, language processing, executive function, literacy skills, self-awareness, speech production, and voice disorders in individuals with ADHD.
- Describe evidence-based speech therapy approaches and strategies that support communication and executive function in individuals with ADHD.
- Recognize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in ADHD management and how speech-language pathologists contribute to family-centered care.
Letizia S. Hendrickson, MS, CCC-SLP, ADHD-RSP, is a bilingual speech-language pathologist. She received her master’s degree in communication disorders and sciences from California State University, Northridge. She has been working with individuals across the lifespan for fifteen years in schools, medical, and private practice settings. In her current role she works with pediatric and adult populations with a variety of communication, cognitive, swallowing, and voice disorders. She also supervises graduate clinicians, SLPA students, SLPAs and clinical fellows. As an educator she strives to help our next generation of speech-language pathologists enter the field with knowledge and confidence. As a clinician she is passionate about early intervention, working with individuals with ADHD, advocacy, and neurodivergent-inclusive approaches and neuroaffirming practice. She serves on the board of directors of the California Speech and Hearing Association as secretary and treasurer. She serves on the equal access committee of the North Los Angeles County Regional Center to help advocate for early intervention, our neurodivergent community, their families, and educators. She also serves on CHADD’s education committee. Hendrickson is a certified ADHD rehabilitation service provider and holds certifications in LSVT-LOUD, Hanen More Than Words, and PROMPT Bridging. She has been recognized by the American Speech and Hearing Association for her commitment to lifelong learning and is a recipient of three ASHA ACE awards. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, studying languages or neurology, exploring nature, traveling, or curling up with a book and a cat.
CHADD’s National Resource Center on ADHD is funded through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)