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Rajini Darugupally, M.Sc. SLP (AIISH)

Rajini Darugupally

M.Sc. Speech Language Pathology, AIISH

Speech-Language Pathologist · Co-Founder & Clinical Reviewer, SocialBlossom

“The limits of my language are the limits of my world.”

11+ years clinical experienceAIISH alumnaHyderabad, IndiaEnglish · Telugu · Hindi

About Rajini

Rajini is a practising speech-language pathologist with more than eleven years of clinical experience. She trained at the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), earning her M.Sc. in Speech Language Pathology.

Her clinical work spans paediatric speech and language delays, social communication for autistic children, ADHD-related communication challenges, fluency disorders, auditory-verbal therapy for hearing-impaired children, and adult aphasia and dysarthria. She practises in English, Telugu, and Hindi, and works with both individual and small-group sessions.

Rajini is the co-founder and clinical reviewer of SocialBlossom. Every social story, illustration prompt, and SEL game that ships on this site is reviewed by her against the criteria she uses with her own clients: age-appropriate language, strengths-based framing, neurodiversity-affirming tone, and clear, repeatable patterns kids can hold onto.

Clinical experience

Wellness HubNov 2017 – Present (8+ years)

Speech therapist. Assessment and intervention for receptive and expressive language disorders, speech sound disorders, stammering, autism, ADHD, slow learners, specific language disorders, and cognitive deficits. Parent counselling and home-strategy training.

MAA ENT HospitalsMar 2016 – Jul 2017

Speech-language pathologist. Auditory-verbal therapy for hearing-impaired children, fluency therapy for stammering, language assessments for both children and adults, and cochlear-implant support.

AIIPMR (All India Institute of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation), MumbaiJan 2015 – Jan 2016

Speech-language pathologist and clinical supervisor. Worked with neuromuscular disorders such as cerebral palsy, post-stroke aphasia, traumatic brain injury, and dysarthria. Also guided diploma-level clinical students.

Areas of focus

  • Paediatric speech & language assessments
  • Social communication for autistic kids
  • ADHD-related communication challenges
  • Speech sound disorders & articulation therapy
  • Fluency disorders (stammering)
  • Auditory-verbal therapy for hearing-impaired children
  • Adult aphasia & dysarthria (post-stroke / TBI)
  • Parent counselling & home-training programmes

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Rajini also practises at Wellness Hub. Her full clinical profile, services, and verifiable work history are listed on her Wellness Hub page:

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