El Robertson
— Paediatric Speech and Language therapist BSc
El is a Children's Speech and Language therapist in the UK. For the past 5 years, she has worked in clinics and schools to help children ages 0-16 get talking. She joined the Speech Blubs team to help create fun, creative communication content and activities.

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