Susannah Burden, BSc(Hons), CertMRCSLT, PgDip AVT, LSLS Cert AVT, is an independent Speech and Language Therapist and Certified Auditory Verbal Therapist with over 17 years’ experience working alongside families, schools, and young people.

She developed The Connect Framework® to share her belief that true communication support begins not with drills or correction, but with connection, regulation, and trust.

As both a professional and a parent, Susannah understands the challenges families face. Her motivation for writing the CONNECT series of books grew from years of listening to parents’ stories, witnessing the power of everyday routines, and experiencing firsthand the difference that small shifts in perspective and practice can make.

She has presented both nationally and internationally on parent partnership and functional intervention, sharing practical, connection-first strategies that make a lasting difference.

Warm, practical, and rooted in real-life examples, her work continues to inspire both families and professionals to see communication not as a skill to be trained, but as a relationship to be nurtured.