Lauren Tutundgy, MS, CCC/SLP, graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Linguistics and from Columbia University, Teacher's College with a Master's Degree in Speech and Language Pathology. She is licensed in New Jersey and New York State for speech and language pathology. In addition, she is a certified Teacher of Speech and Hearing Handicapped (TSHH) and has special training in Sara-Rosenfeld Johnson's Oral-Motor Therapy and direct training in augmentative communication. She has over eight years of professional experience, providing therapeutic services to children ranging in age from 0-18 years, performing diagnostic evaluations to determine eligibility of early intervention services, and opening her private practice Sprouting Speech in New York City, New York. A mother of two boys, Lauren works part-time at the TSLC and specializes in children with language disorders.