Volkovets Alina Dmitrievna

Specialization and professional skills:

Alina Dmitrievna helps children whose development of speech, movement, attention, memory or learning is progressing with difficulties. The combination of neuropsychology, speech therapy and defectology allows her to look deeper into the request: not only at the external symptom, but also at the mechanisms behind it — brain function, the sensorimotor foundation, behavioral regulation and the child's speech capabilities. The work is structured carefully, building on strengths and the individual pace.

Main areas of work

• Neuropsychological assessment and correction of higher mental functions.
• Development of attention, memory, thinking, spatial representations, praxis and voluntary control.
• Support for dyspraxia, motor clumsiness, difficulties with coordination and mastering motor sequences.
• Development of gross and fine motor skills, manual and articulatory praxis, the kinesthetic and kinetic basis of movements.
• Work on interhemispheric interaction, rhythm, balance and movement precision.
• Correction for dysarthria, including pseudobulbar and bulbar forms.
• Development of understanding of addressed speech, expressive speech and motor organization of the speech apparatus.
• Support for children with combined motor and speech disorders.

What requests people come with

• The child tires quickly, cannot sustain attention, has difficulty switching.
• Poorly remembers and reproduces information.
• Experiences difficulties with logic, analysis and generalization.
• Lags behind in the formation of cognitive functions.
• Gets confused in space.
• Does not control behavior and does not finish what he or she starts.
• Is motorically clumsy, poorly coordinates movements.
• Experiences difficulties with articulation and speech.
• Does not understand multi-step instructions and slowly absorbs new material.

How the work proceeds

1. Introduction and history taking — discussion of the developmental history, difficulties, specialists' conclusions and the parents' request.
2. Neuropsychological assessment — evaluation of higher mental functions, the sensorimotor sphere, motor skills, praxis, attention, memory, perception, thinking and regulation; identification of strong and deficient links.
3. Individual program — priorities for work taking into account the child's age, characteristics and current level of development.
4. Correctional and developmental sessions — exercises for the sensorimotor, motor and cognitive spheres; in cases of speech disorders — work on speech comprehension, expression and articulatory praxis.
5. Assessment of dynamics and recommendations for parents — regular monitoring of changes, adjustment of the program and home exercises to consolidate skills.

Appointments are held at Neuro-Clinic in Stavropol. If a child's development raises questions, a consultation will help see the picture holistically and outline clear steps for support.