In this episode of At the Table with sat down with April Anderson, MA, CCC-SLP, IBCLC who is a licensed Speech-Language Pathologist and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She has experience working with children with a variety of speech and language disorders, although has a special interest in children with feeding disorders. April has worked with infants and children of all ages at home, daycare, and in the clinic with feeding and swallowing issues such as accepting different textures, transitioning to solids, oral motor difficulties, and children diagnosed with tongue ties, as well as infants with special needs like cleft palate, feeding tubes, autism, and children with Down syndrome. As an IBCLC, April helps educate and support families with a variety of breastfeeding needs. She partners with The Breastfeeding Center of Greater Washington and is a member of the DC Breastfeeding Coalition. She has been published in the Washington Parent magazine and written for the American Speech Language Hearing Association’s (ASHA) Leader magazine and blog. She is a previous ASHA Conference presenter, Talk Tools Global Conference presenter, and guest lecturer at area universities. April owns Anderson Pediatric Therapy and helps families navigate their speech and feeding journeys nationwide. She can be reached online at www.andersonpediatrictherapy.com and [email protected].