S.A.H.D Jayathilake

Specialization:

Contact:

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Research Interests:

• Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• Child Language Disorders
• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Awards and fellowships:

• Academic honours: First class in BSc (Hons) Speech and Hearing Sciences Specialized in Speech and Language Therapy
• Awards:
  • Professor Sheila Wirz Gold Medal for the best academic performance in Speech and Language Therapy (2017/2018 Academic year)
  • Best oral presentation at the Young Researcher’s Symposium 2023, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
  • Nominated to Dean’s list for the outstanding academic achievements in,
    First year (2019/2020)
    Second year (2020/2021)
    Third year (2021/2022)
    Fourth year (2022/2023) of BSc Speech and Hearing Sciences degree program

Service Functions:

Module teaching – Fundamentals of Speech and Hearing, Child Language Disorders: Assessments & Diagnostics, Child Language Disorders: Intervention & Management, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Pediatric Feeding Disorders, Personal and Professional Management

Clinical supervisor – Undergraduate Speech and language therapy students at the Department of Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, Ragama and Ayati National Centre for Children, Ragama.

Examination invigilator

Research publications:

Published in Conference Proceedings:

1. Fonseka D.S, Amarasinghe W.G.A.M.A.S, Jayathilake S.A.H.D, Ampemohotti N.L, Lokubalasuriya T, Vipulaguna D. “Reading skills of school-aged children with Fragile X Syndrome: A case series”, 8^th Rare disease day symposium 2024. Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians. 01^st March 2024. (Poster presentation)
2. Jayathilake S.A.H.D & Muttiah N.A. “Evaluating the effectiveness of a Communication Partner Training on storybook reading for children with CCN”, ASHA Convention 2023. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. 9^th – 29^th November 2023. (Virtual Technical Research)
3. Jayathilake S.A.H.D & Muttiah N.A. “The effectiveness of a communication partner training program for parents of children with complex communication needs: A pilot study”, Infocus 2023. Centre for Disability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. 24^th July 2023. (Oral Presentation) – Book of Abstract Page 9.
4. Jayathilake S.A.H.D & Muttiah N.A. ““Vivesa” Let’s read storybooks: Evaluating the effectiveness of an online self-paced training program for Sinhala speaking parents of children with complex communication”, Young Researcher’s Symposium 2023. Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya. 12^th May 2023. (Oral Presentation)

Clinical Services:

Speech and Language Therapist at Ayati National Centre for Children, Ragama, Sri Lanka