Theresa Bartolotta, PhD, CCC-SLP has been a pediatric speech-language pathologist for over thirty years. She specializes in working with children with complex communication needs, including autism, Down syndrome, and Rett syndrome. She teaches courses in pediatric and adolescent language disorders, and genetics of communication disorders.. She holds a PhD in Health Sciences from Seton Hall University, an MA in Speech-Language Pathology from Queens College of the City University of New York, and a BS in Speech from Mercy College. Theresa holds the CCC in speech-language pathology from ASHA and is a licensed speech-language pathologist in New Jersey and Georgia. Theresa serves on the clinical staff of Tender Ones Therapy Services in Dacula, Georgia. She is part of an international group of grant-funded researchers who developed consensus guidelines for management of communication in Rett syndrome and now serves as consultant on communication to the International Rett Syndrome Foundation. She is also a member of the Advisory Board to Monmouth University’s Program for Research and Support for Rett Syndrome, in West Long Branch, NJ.

Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, 2005
Queens College of the City University of New York, Flushing, NY, 1981
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, NY, 1980

Kaufmann, W., Percy, A.K., Neul, J.L., Downs, J., Leonard, H., Nues, P., Sharma, G.D., Bartolotta, T.E., Townend, G.S., Curfs, L.M. and Mariotti, O., 2023. Burden of Illness in Rett Syndrome: Initial Evaluation of a Disorder-Specific Caregiver Survey. 

Townend, G. S., Bartolotta, T. E., Urbanowicz, A., Wandin, H., & Curfs, L. M. (2020). Development of consensus-based guidelines for managing communication of individuals with Rett syndrome. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 36(2), 71-81.

Bartolotta, T., & Rizzolo, D. (2019). Recognizing autism spectrum disorder. JAAPA, 32(8), 22-26.

Remshifski, P., Bartolotta, T.E. (2016). Using eye gaze to access an augmentative communication device for persons with RTT. Published proceedings in Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift International Medical Journal, Vienna, Austria