Osamu Takai
InterUrban, 14 Begbie St, New Westminster, BC V3M 1B4, Canada
Phone Number
6048036758
Email Address
Bio
%%% TRI-CITIES, BURNABY, NORTH VANCOUVER, VANCOUVER, SURREY, RICHMOND %%% I have been supporting infants, children, adolescents, adults, and local caregivers and educators. I'm also a former preschool teacher (Early Childhood Educator) in Vancouver, BC. I provide assessment, treatment, consultation and home programs that are tied to my clinical expertise: speaking skills (pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and discourse), listening skills, reading skills, writing skills, multilingual development, social skills, Autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities, executive functioning difficulties, intellectual disability, brain impairments, and complex developmental disorders (e.g., global delay) Meanwhile, I have been supporting caregivers and educators through workshops n First/Second Language Acquisition and Reading Development. Services are provided in either English or Japanese. I am currently pursuing a PhD, research on bilingualism, reading development, neuroplasticity, functional connectivity (brain connectivity), multisensory integration, and electrophysiology at BRANE lab at UBC.
Field of Practice
Speech-language Pathologist
Disorders Treated
AphasiaArticulation of Speech/Speech Sound DisorderAutism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)Childhood ApraxiaCognitive Skills/Executive FunctioningDementiaDevelopmental DelayLanguage Delay/DisorderLanguage-Based Learning DifficultiesPragmatic Language/Social Communication Disorder or DifficultySelective MutismStroke – AdultStroke – ChildTraumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Written Language Disorders (Reading, Writing)
Taking New Clients
Yes
Age Groups Treated
19+ years6 to 19 yearsLess than 6 years
On RASP list
no
Languages Spoken
english,aslbasic,japanese
Will Travel / Distance
Yes - up to Up to 30km
Specialties / Services Provided
Developmental language issues; developmental communication issues; reading and writing; neurological impairments
Other Professional Practice / Service Information
Locations that I can travel to depends on the time of day/ the day of the week, but weekends generally work better for me.