MA SLP Communicative Disorders Personal Purpose Asian

I am Asian and the product of generations of celebration of diversity. Multi-cultural communication, language, and its enhancements, has long been central to my professional interests. I am at the best time of my life to undertake graduate studies, mature enough to be wise and young enough to have the drive and fresh determination. In addition to English, I am a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese and several other Chinese dialects, including Cantonese, Hocken, and Foochow. I am especially interested in doing graduate work in the areas of autism and pediatric speech delay. I am a compassionate, family-oriented woman with special love for children.

A speech-language pathologist engages warmly with a young girl during a session, fostering communication skills and illustrating the impact of professional dedication in communicative disorders.

My central mission in life is to bring greater awareness of the communicative needs of autistic Asian children to the attention of Asian parents and professionals, along with the realization of more effective diagnostic measures, especially for those children from Asian countries that are still very much struggling to learn to communicate clearly. My close friend, who is one of the few US certified Speech Pathologist in Singapore, has been my principal inspiration to concentrate my career path in this area. It is most difficult to find proper treatment for young children with disabilities in many if not most parts of Asia. Parenting skills and unlucky genes are usually to blame, and the children are raised in a virtual closet, hidden from the rest of society because of senseless cultural shame.

A professional specializing in speech-language pathology confidently discusses communicative disorders, symbolized by colorful illustrations and a creative montage, highlighting a commitment to helping diverse populations.

My profound belief in the power of Christianity to heal and to help us overcome social handicaps serves as a central source of energy for me, driving my determination and helping me to navigate the roads ahead. My greatest moments in life have come as a volunteer, including missionary work, distributing free Bible literature, and teaching in Sunday school. I have also worked as a Business Development Manager and established a new branch of a company. I have extensive experience with children in multicultural contexts and this has helped me to become a good manager on their behalf.

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As a mother of two young children myself, I study as well as teach them through the development of multi-language learning activities. My studies heretofore have been in the physical sciences. My nephew, one of the great lights of my life, is autistic, and I have now spent years as a witness to his struggle to communicate. He has also helped to provide direction to my life as a scientist and social worker, making me especially passionate and driven in this area. XXXX has an excellent Communicative Disorder Department with its SLH clinic, and I am looking forward to becoming part of your program and contributing to this academic community and thereby learn how to do all that I can for the weakest members of our future generations.

MA SLP Communicative Disorders Personal Purpose Asian