Laperry Speech Therapists is a Speech Therapy private practice based in the city of Pretoria; owned by Koketso Dineo Mmango. Koketso obtained her qualification in Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Pretoria. Koketso is a certified reading therapist and has received extensive training in Alternative and Augmentative Communication as well as MAKATON (a language program of speech, signs and symbols to support individuals with communication difficulties). Koketso is multilingual and is able to provide speech therapy services in more than five of the South African Official Languages.
Koketso has worked as a Speech Therapist at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital and thereafter she proceeded to work as an Education Therapist at a school for learners with Severe Intellectual Disabilities. As an Education Therapist Koketso worked with learners with different neurological conditions namely Down Syndrome, Autism, Complex language disorders and Auditory Perceptual Difficulties.
Koketso is also trained in Neurodevelopmental Supportive Care where she uses this training in her work as a feeding therapist in the neonatal and pediatric population both in the private sector and in the public sector.
Raise awareness of the field of Speech-Language Therapy and to provide practical advice to its followers regarding language development in children.
Comprehensive informal and formal assessment.
Individualized therapy and treatment programmes.
Customized training for parents, teachers.
Our vision is to improve the communication functioning of people from different cultural and social backgrounds. We aim to bridge the gap between communication difficulties and social participation in individuals with communication and swallowing and feeding disorders.
Our goals at Laperry Speech Therapists are to: Provide Speech-language and feeding therapy services to individuals with their social backgrounds and contexts in mind, we understand that our clients are from different social and cultural backgrounds and we aim to acknowledge that in our services as we journey with them to reach their highest potential in relation to the communication and swallow functioning.