Jamie Friedland Mankiewicz

Founder & Clinical Director

M.S., CCC-SLP | California Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider

Founder & Clinical Director

M.S., CCC-SLP | California Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider

CLINICAL FOCUS

Explaining communication profiles that don’t fit neatly into traditional diagnostic categories.

Families often come to BASG after prior evaluations identified pieces of the picture but did not fully explain everyday communication. Jamie specializes in comprehensive evaluations for complex, overlapping, and high-masking profiles.

Her evaluations integrate standardized assessment with real-world communication analysis to clarify why access changes across environments, demands, and contexts.

BASG connects assessment findings to lived functioning so families and professionals can understand what is happening and what supports may help.

Clinical Philosophy

Evaluations should clarify how communication works in everyday life.

Strong performance in a quiet testing room may not reflect what is available when language, social, or executive demands accumulate. BASG examines when communication access changes, what increases the load, and which supports make participation more sustainable.

WHAT FAMILIES GAIN

A clearer explanation of the whole picture, with practical next steps.

A coherent explanation

Findings from prior evaluations are brought together into one clinically meaningful understanding of the student.

Clarity about everyday functioning

Families understand why communication and participation may change across settings, demands, and levels of support.

A more precise understanding of the profile

Communication, attention, anxiety, executive functioning, and neurodevelopmental differences are considered together rather than in isolation.

Practical next steps

Recommendations clarify what to prioritize, which supports may help, and when additional collaboration may be useful.

CREDENTIALS

Education, Credentials, and Clinical Approach

M.S., CCC-SLP

Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Certificate of Clinical Competence (ASHA).

California Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Licensed to provide speech-language pathology services throughout California.

ADHD-Certified Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP)

Advanced training in ADHD-informed assessment and intervention.

Neurodiversity-Affirming Practice

Ongoing advanced training in neurodiversity-affirming assessment of ADHD, autism, and AuDHD profiles, including PDA-informed practice, masking and compensation, executive functioning, rejection sensitivity, and collaboration with autistic people to ensure clinical approaches remain aligned with lived experience and current best practices.

Sixteen Years of Clinical Experience

Over sixteen years of clinical speech-language pathology experience evaluating and supporting clients with complex communication, language, executive functioning, and overlapping neurodevelopmental presentations.

REQUEST AN INITIAL CONSULTATION

Let’s begin with the questions that haven’t been answered.

If you’re looking for a deeper understanding of a complex communication profile, Jamie will review your concerns and determine whether BASG is the appropriate clinical fit for your family’s questions.

Request a Consultation

Licensed to provide speech-language pathology services throughout California.

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