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Natalie McCarron
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
I want people who come to us to feel that we’re interested in understanding them, rather than simply assessing a collection of symptoms.
Professional Background & Credentials
- Qualified 2017; HCPC registered; member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
- Trained in ADOS-2 (Modules 1 to 4), ADI-R, MIGDAS-2 and Talking Mats
- Postgraduate Certificate in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); Level 4 Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice
- Motivational Interviewing training; completing a Certificate in ADHD Coaching
Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
About Natalie
I’m a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with six years’ full-time experience in multidisciplinary neurodevelopmental teams, assessing children, young people and adults. I have a particular interest in autism assessment and bring a speech, language and communication perspective to the diagnostic process, using Talking Mats where supported communication helps.
My approach is collaborative, compassionate and neurodiversity-affirming. Assessment should help people understand themselves, recognise their strengths and find the support that makes everyday life easier. I especially value post-assessment support, helping individuals and families turn findings into practical strategies for home, education and work, and can provide targeted support where speech, language or communication needs are identified.
My Professional Background & Credentials
- Registered Mental Health Nurse (RMN) – registered since 2008
- Mental Health Nursing – London South Bank University
- ADOS-2 Trained Assessor – Modules 1–4
- NCFE Level 3 Counselling Skills
- CBT professional development – King’s College London
- More than 20 years’ NHS and healthcare experience
- Adult Autism and ADHD assessment
- CAMHS clinical experience and leadership
- NHS service management and commissioning
- Inclusion & Diversity professional leadership
- Clinical leadership across acute, community, crisis and mental health liaison services
Why I Helped Create Your Path
Throughout my career, I’ve met many people who have spent years trying to understand why they experience the world differently, often feeling misunderstood or feeling that previous explanations have never quite reflected their experiences.
My connection to neurodivergence is both professional and personal. As a neurodivergent person myself, I understand the value of being able to make sense of your own experiences and the difference that greater self-understanding can make.
I don’t see neurodivergence simply as a collection of symptoms or difficulties. It’s part of how someone experiences, processes and navigates the world, bringing individual strengths as well as areas where greater understanding, adjustments or support may be helpful.
For me, a neurodevelopmental assessment should therefore be about much more than determining whether someone meets diagnostic criteria.
It should be an opportunity for someone to feel heard, understand themselves more clearly and recognise their strengths alongside the things they may find challenging.
I helped create Your Path because I want us to combine strong clinical standards with compassion, curiosity and a genuinely neuroaffirming approach.
I want people who come to us to feel that we’re interested in understanding them, rather than simply assessing a collection of symptoms.
Whether an assessment results in a diagnosis or not, I’d like every person to leave us with greater clarity, a better understanding of themselves and meaningful guidance about what comes next.
For me, that’s what “Understanding today. Empowering tomorrow.” really means.