Sarah Pillar

Sarah is a Speech Pathologist by background and she developed a passion for supporting autistic children and their families through working directly with families in metropolitan and country WA. Sarah currently holds a lecturing and research role at Edith Cowan University in the School of Medical and Health Sciences, and a position at The Kids Research Institute Australia. Sarah's work revolves around the intersection between clinical and research work - translating research into clinical practice, shaping clinical questions into research projects, and preparing the next generation of speech pathologists. Sarah has been involved in a number of research projects at the The Kids Research Institute Australia, including breakthrough research into early therapies for infants, which supports the development of social-communication skills prior to the child receiving a diagnosis. Sarah was also a member of the team that developed Australia's first National Guideline for Supporting Autistic Children in Australia.