Speech-Language Pathologist of 20 years

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Andrea Szwabowski is a Speech-Language Pathologist, and the creator, author, and blogger of The Whimsical Word. Andee has been an SLP in a school-based setting for 20 years, and founded The Whimsical Word after entering the field of speech telepractice. 

Here, she creates digital products for sale on Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT), and authors both a blog and a podcast dedicated to telepractice. She is a graduate of Augustana College in Illinois, where she received a Bachelors of Arts Degree. Andee pursued her Masters of Health Sciences degree from Governors State University, while working full time serving students with autism. 

Andee is currently a member of ASHA and ISHA (Illinois Speech-Language Hearing Association), where she volunteers as a member of the Telepractice Committee. Her passions are language processing disorders, speech telepractice, and empowering SLPs with creative therapy tools.