Deborah J. Luetkenhoelter has been a Speech/Language Pathologist for over 35 years.  She has worked in a variety of settings: medical, educational and in private practice.  She has recently returned to the Rogue Valley from upstate New York, where for the past 8 years, she worked as an educational consultant evaluating and setting up programs for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and children with alternative communication needs.

During her previous 20 years in Oregon, Deborah had the opportunity to be part of 3 state-wide grants: TAAD (an assistive technology grant), SIPAAC (an alternative/augmentative communication grant) and an Autism 'TEACCH' grant.

Deborah has traveled throughout the Northwest, Alaska and the Northeast presenting inservices and providing trainings addressing behavioral and communication needs in the areas of autism and augmentative communication/assistive technology.

Her specialities are in the areas of functional communication disorders, behaviors as communication, autism spectrum disorders and needs of children and adults who are non-speaking or have limited speech.

Deborah received her B.S. in Speech Disorders at the University of Wisconsin and her M.A. in Communication Disorders at Seton Hall University, South Orange New Jersey.  Post graduate work has been extensive.  She is licensed by the State of New York, the State of Oregon and has her Certificate of Clinical Competency from the American Speech and Hearing Association.