Ashlee Simpson, COTA/L, CPRCS

Ash­lee Simp­son is a prac­tic­ing Cer­ti­fied Occu­pa­tion­al Ther­a­py Assis­tant who pro­vides out­pa­tient pedi­atric ther­a­py ser­vices with­in a clin­ic set­ting and also ser­vices one res­i­den­tial school in Illi­nois. She has been a prac­tic­ing ther­a­pist for 12 years and has worked in a vari­ety of set­tings includ­ing long term care, home health, pedi­atric school ther­a­py (in both pri­vate, pub­lic and res­i­den­tial schools) and has also worked in pedi­atric out­pa­tient ther­a­py. Through­out her expe­ri­ences, she has devel­oped a pas­sion for pro­vid­ing assis­tive tech­nol­o­gy for all chil­dren who may have dif­fi­cul­ty with the tra­di­tion­al class­room aca­d­e­m­ic stan­dards, as well as pro­vid­ing a voice through AAC for chil­dren who may be pre-ver­bal or non-ver­bal. She believes that all chil­dren have the abil­i­ty to learn when pro­vid­ed with the prop­er tools and resources. She is a cur­rent mem­ber of the Unit­ed States Soci­ety for Aug­men­ta­tive and Alter­na­tive Com­mu­ni­ca­tion and strives to con­tin­ue to break down bar­ri­ers faced and help sup­port chil­dren with a wide range of abil­i­ties and their families.