David Trembath
Associate Professor Trembath is a speech pathologist at the forefront of research efforts addressing communication impairment in minimally verbal children with autism and other developmental disabilities. His program of multidisciplinary collaborative research, supported by fellowships and research grants over $2.8 million dollars, has challenged conventional thinking and practice for children, adolescents, and adults with lifelong disability and formed the basis of over 80 publications, reports, and guidelines. He led the writing of the Speech Pathology Australia Clinical Guideline on evidence-based assessment and intervention for individuals with autism, holds a range of university and industry appointments including Secretary of the Australasian Society for Autism Research, and is highly engaged in mentoring junior research and clinical colleagues. David’s research is characterised by large, community and industry embedded collaborative projects involving key partners including the AEIOU Foundation and the Nerang Alliance network of 7 schools and approximately 20 early childhood education centres, focused on addressing the most pressing community identified needs.
Listen to Dr David Trembath speaking about inclusion in schools for children with Autism.
Current Projects
Clinical Guides: Supporting children on the Autism Spectrum with minimal verbal language
Published 20th November 2019
Published 7th March 2019
Featured Publications
Perceived Evidence and Use of Autism Intervention Strategies in Early Intervention Providers
Published 20th February 2019
My Podcasts
Dr David Trembath speaking about inclusion in schools for children with Autism.
Published 29th June 2017
