Dishan De Silva

Manimel Wadu Dishan Daminda De Silva (MSLPA, BSLPA) (born 24 April 1991) is a registered Speech & Language Pathologist and an Audiologist in Speech & Hearing at the Medical Council of Sri Lanka. He is the founder of located at Battaramulla and Ambalangoda.
Dishan De Silva practices as a Consultant Speech Pathologist at Asiri Medical Hospital and at his own clinic in Sri Lanka.
Education
De Silva was educated at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda, where he had won sports colours and was a senior prefect. He was a Basketball player at Dharmasoka College [https://dharmasokacollege.lk/life-of-sokians/sports/#1479718018657-577c7989-0c40 Basketball team]. In 2012, De Silva entered Bangalore University from where he graduated with a Bachelor in Speech & Language Pathology & Audiology. He subsequently obtained a Masters in Speech Language Pathology & Audiology from the Bangalore University in 2018 which paved way for him to gather a vast knowledge in the area of his expertise.
Professional career
As a dedicated professional in the Speech & Language & Audiology sphere, Dishan De Silva got many opportunities to get on-the-job experience from some of the most prestigious institutions in India such as National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences(NIMHANS) With all the experience he gathered he returned to Sri Lanka and practiced at Vision Care, Nawaloka hospita<nowiki/>l and at Ratmalana Audiology Center (Affiliated with , Ratmalana) which is a project run by Dialog Axiata PLC.
Speciality
He is specialized in treating/ providing speech therapy to anyone who falls under the below-mentioned categories:
Infants
* Facing injuries due to complications at birth, including genetic disorders that adversely affect speech, language and/or cognitive development including
* Cleft Lip and Palate
* Down syndrome
* Hearing impairment
Children
* Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
* Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorde<nowiki/>r (ADHD)
* Global Development Delay
* Apraxia of speech
* Speech and Language Delay
* Specific difficulties in producing sounds called Articulation disorders (Ex: Tar for car)
* Cerebral pals<nowiki/>y (CP)
* Learning difficulties
* Dyslexia
* Auditory neuropathy etc.
Teenagers & adults:
* Suffering with voice disorders such as loss of voice (Aphonia),
* Puberphonia (Males having high pitch voice).
* Hearing loss
* Stammering/stuttering (Disfluency)
* Poor social interaction (Pragmatics),
* Adults patients who have speech and language difficulties as they went through a stroke (Aphasia),
* Dysarthria,
* Naming difficulties (Anomia)
* Feeding and swallowing difficulties (Dysphagia)
* Cranial nerve damage that effect communication
* Laryngectomie<nowiki/>s (full or partial removal of the larynx).
* Progressive neurological conditions such as Motor neuron diseases, , Dementia, , Multiple sclerosis, etc.
Honours & Awards
In 2016 he volunteered as an Audiologist to make a mark in the Guinness Book of World Records,Imphal, Manipur,India where he was one of those who contributed to distribute 6,400 hearing aids to people. This was organized by
[https://dghs.gov.in/content/1362_3_NationalProgrammePreventionControl.aspx#:~:text=National%20Programme%20for%20Prevention%20and%20Control%20of%20Deafness%20(NPPCD)%20was,a%20phased%20manner%20till%20now. National Programme for Prevention of and Control of Deafness] and National Health Mission.

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