Advisory Panel

Ovspring is proud to work with local & international advisory panel who provide guidance in several ways. These may include best practice clinical or professional practice guidelines as well as working with our team specialists on case management and review, benefiting the children and families which we serve:

Dr Amanda Kirby, MBBS (Wales), MRCGP, MFFP is the founder & Medical Director of The Dyscovery Centre in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom. The centre is internationally recognised for its work in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and related Specific Learning Difficulties. Dr Kirby acts as medical advisor to the Dyspraxia Foundation UK, Ireland & other support organisation. She has authored several books on DCD and has published internationally, as well as presented internationally in Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.

Theresha A. Szypulski, M.A., CCC-SLP has over 34 years' of experience in the oral communication field. She earned her Bachelor's and Master's degree in Speech-cLanguage Pathology from the University of South Dakota and holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language Association, the ASHA-ACE Award and a South Carolina State License in Speech-Language Pathology. Her career has included teaching at the University of South Dakota, the College of Charleston, the Medical University of South Carolina and serving as Department Head of Speech, Humanities and History at Trident Technical College in Charleston. Mrs Szypulski specializes in the evaluation and treatment of communication disorders with a specialty focus on treatment of autism, oral motor disorders, and central auditory processing disorders. She serves as the SLP for the Coastal Autism Resource Evaluation Clinic at the Medical University of SC and for the South Carolina DDSN- Autism Division- Coastal Autism Resource Evaluation Center in Charleston. She is also member of the Advisory Board for the National Autism Association.