Welcome.The Auditory Connection is a pediatric audiologist-owned specialty practice dedicated exclusively to the identification and management of auditory processing disorders (APD) in children. Welcome! We look forward to connecting with you and your children!
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Meet Dr. Donna
Owner, Pediatric Audiologist, Auditory Processing Specialist
Committed to providing you and your family comprehensive care with compassion.
Dr. Donna Turetgen, Au.D. was called to dedicate her career to auditory processing disorders in 2011 when she first met her mentor and friend, Jack Katz, Ph.D. Dr. Katz is the author of the most widely used auditory processing disorders test called the Staggered Spondaic Word (SSW) test. Dr. Katz also developed the Buffalo Model Approach to APD. Dr. Donna uses the Buffalo Model Approach in her practice and continues to study with Dr. Katz regularly for ongoing professional development. She is one of the founding members, and a current Board member, for the International Guild of Auditory Processing Specialists (IGAPS). Dr. Donna is committed to providing you and your family comprehensive care with compassion.
An audiologist since 1996, Dr. Donna received her bachelor’s degree in speech and hearing science, and her master’s degree in audiology, from the University of Illinois, in Champaign. She received her doctorate in audiology degree from Salus University, in Pennsylvania. Dr. Donna began her career at a large university medical center in Chicago, where she worked full time as an audiologist, providing extensive hearing and balance care to individuals of all ages, while maintaining a focus in pediatrics. She developed a specialty in craniofacial disorders as a member of the medical center's interdisciplinary team of professionals providing care for children with cleft lip/palate and other genetic syndromes. As faculty, she served as clinical supervisor and academic adviser to audiology graduate students. While at the medical center, Dr. Donna was also a clinical researcher for an outside manufacturing company; she worked with the company on their development of a newborn hearing screening device.
In 2002, Dr. Donna transitioned to working with pediatric ENT physicians in a large otolaryngology medical practice in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Next, she accepted a position as an educational audiologist with a regional, non-for-profit, special education agency that partnered with school districts across 10 Illinois counties. As an educational audiologist, Dr. Donna provided hearing care for children from birth through 23 years of age and collaborated with school teams regarding special educational services for hearing impaired students as well as students with auditory processing disorders. Dr. Donna resigned from educational audiology in 2016 to work full time at her practice, The Auditory Connection. Dr. Donna is currently licensed to practice audiology in Illinois and Texas. She provides services to families primarily in and around the San Antonio areas. Dr. Christy Washkowiak, Au.D. joined The Auditory Connection in 2021, and primarily serves families in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
Donna and her husband, Levent, have been married for 25 years and currently reside in San Antonio. They have two adult daughters, Neyla and Melisa. Together, they enjoy travelling, Broadway shows, and amusement parks.
An audiologist since 1996, Dr. Donna received her bachelor’s degree in speech and hearing science, and her master’s degree in audiology, from the University of Illinois, in Champaign. She received her doctorate in audiology degree from Salus University, in Pennsylvania. Dr. Donna began her career at a large university medical center in Chicago, where she worked full time as an audiologist, providing extensive hearing and balance care to individuals of all ages, while maintaining a focus in pediatrics. She developed a specialty in craniofacial disorders as a member of the medical center's interdisciplinary team of professionals providing care for children with cleft lip/palate and other genetic syndromes. As faculty, she served as clinical supervisor and academic adviser to audiology graduate students. While at the medical center, Dr. Donna was also a clinical researcher for an outside manufacturing company; she worked with the company on their development of a newborn hearing screening device.
In 2002, Dr. Donna transitioned to working with pediatric ENT physicians in a large otolaryngology medical practice in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Next, she accepted a position as an educational audiologist with a regional, non-for-profit, special education agency that partnered with school districts across 10 Illinois counties. As an educational audiologist, Dr. Donna provided hearing care for children from birth through 23 years of age and collaborated with school teams regarding special educational services for hearing impaired students as well as students with auditory processing disorders. Dr. Donna resigned from educational audiology in 2016 to work full time at her practice, The Auditory Connection. Dr. Donna is currently licensed to practice audiology in Illinois and Texas. She provides services to families primarily in and around the San Antonio areas. Dr. Christy Washkowiak, Au.D. joined The Auditory Connection in 2021, and primarily serves families in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
Donna and her husband, Levent, have been married for 25 years and currently reside in San Antonio. They have two adult daughters, Neyla and Melisa. Together, they enjoy travelling, Broadway shows, and amusement parks.
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We provide services for even the youngest listeners showing signs of auditory skill development delays.
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