Maria Stancheva

Maria Stancheva is a SLT at the Center for Social Rehabilitation and Integration – Priority Autistic Spectrum, Sofia. She develops professional skills in areas related to communication and early intervention for children with autism and works to promote the topic of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ACC) and its use by people with communication disorders. Maria is a consultant and a trainer at the Bulgarian Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (BALIZ), and she leads trainings for specialists and parents. She is currently in training to become a communication intermediary, a specialist in support for people with communication difficulties in court proceedings.