Dr. Maria Grace Treasa
Senior Speech Language Pathologist
M.Sc (SLP), Ph.D (SLP)
Overview
A Speech & Language Pathologist with 20 years of experience, Dr. Maria Grace Treasa is an expert in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders and providing caregiver guidance for effective home training. Trained in management of speech and hearing (both congenital and acquired) disorders, she excels in providing comprehensive treatment solutions for speech, language, fluency, articulation, oral sensory motor, social and cognitive-communication disorders. Dr. Maria Grace heads the paediatric speech-language pathology division at Aster KIND.
Area of expertise
- Her fields of special interest include management of paediatric speech-language disorders and autism spectrum disorders.
- Professor of Practice (2026) at SDUAHER, Kolar
- Certified in PECS, PROMPT, Oral Placement Therapy (OPT) level 1, COSMI trained, AAC Professional and first Indian SLP trained in Level 1 Rapid Prompting Method (RPM)- a life changing method to unlock learning/ communication using open learning channels for individuals with limited to no speech, the majority of whom are autistic.
- Course Founder & Mentor for AsterKIND - STAR (Speech language pathologists Trained in Autism & Related communication disorders) course for Speech-Language Pathologists [SLPs]- trained 70 STAR certified SLPs over past 2 years.
Awards and recognitions
- Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi
- Assistant Professor in Speech-Language Pathology ICCONS, Shoranur.
- Invited Speaker at communication-related symposiums at several Schools / Hospitals / Speech and Hearing Institutes
- Examiner at Amrita University, KUHS and Manipal University.
- Gold medalist for M.Sc (SLP), Mysore University.
- Best Student Clinician Award 2007, M.Sc (SLP), AIISH, Mysore.
- 10 publications, 14 scientific paper presentations
- Organized various autism workshops, was resource person for various conferences/webinars, RCI inspector for few colleges, organizing committee member for ISHA-KSB conference.
- Dr.Moopens’s Excellence Award for Nurses and Paramedics Winner in India (2025)
- Best scientific paper and poster awards
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