We brought our 2.5 year old to see Mandy and were with her for approximately 1.5 years. Mandy…read moreprovided just the right advice as well as engagement for our child (and as new parents, her experienced guidance and suggestions throughout also gave us peace of mind). Our toddler at the time was very shy, so her approach of play-based speech therapy was the ideal fit for a shy kiddo. He looked forward to sessions and didn't realize it was "work", but instead saw it as a fun activity where he was able to play with a variety of toys with an energetic playmate. I don't see how Mandy has the energy to play with the little ones all day, but she does--and really seems to enjoy it. The play/session environment is comfortable, welcoming, clean, and has a toy store's worth of different toys (and Mandy is always trying out new ones for the repertoire). Mandy immediately identified a structural issue that a previous formal evaluation from another speech therapist missed. Our child progressed wonderfully and is now outgoing, able to express himself clearly and with a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, and is doing advanced language and verbal work at school. We are very satisfied and highly recommend Bethesda Speech for Kids and Mandy.

Mandy has made an enormous difference in the life of my 9yo. My son has been in and out of various…read morespeech pathologist's offices since he was 4, and I could never hear or see a measurable difference in his speech until we found Mandy. The difference in a year with her is greater by far than the difference in 5 years with everyone else combined. I cannot say enough good things about our experience with her. She is incredibly effective as a speech pathologist, and the results are really clear. Even more than that, she is flexible, patient, adaptive and works with my son rather than at him. Her humor shines through steadily, and she is very kind, and my son can sense that and relaxes with her. She has specific, targeted exercises and games she goes through with him - he has only begun to figure out that the games are work - and gives us home practice in such a way that he knows what he needs to be doing and how to do it. My son can be a handful - so she works in movement breaks and tunes the games to his interests and approaches it with humor that makes him feel welcome. She gives prizes after so many stickers earned - set at a reasonable, attainable pace - and I noticed that, having figured out my son liked puzzles and stuffed animals, that the prizes being offered have quietly become things he enjoys. He vibrates for the opportunity to win them. Even the games have become quietly tuned to his needs and preferences; I've never seen so many games of Memory played. My son invented his own version of Go Fish with the articulation cards, and she went so far as to write down the rules so they could play it again. Seriously, she is *amazing*. As a note: my son went from throwing tantrums at the very idea of speech to cheerfully practicing at home and happily showing up to his speech therapy. Because she praises him for his effort and his progress and specifically what he is doing right, he can aim for that specific thing again and *believes her* when she tells him he's working and she can tell. I cannot tell you what a difference that has made. Most importantly, my son went, in less than a year, from being unintelligible unless someone had known him for years, to being a confident, talkative, outgoing kid with a lot to say. A few months in with Mandy, I stopped having to 'translate' for him. Months ago, he suddenly started talking non stop, because he could be understood and heard and participate. Before that, he only spoke that much with me, and he chose the most efficient script to short hand what he wanted to communicate, as speaking was tedious and hard work and he might have to repeat himself five times. Now, he is speaking happily and with assurance with his friends and with his teachers, and does not hesitate to step up and speak when called upon to do so. Mandy has made SUCH a difference in his life, and I am forever grateful. She is worth every penny and moment of time. I highly recommend her; you won't find a better speech pathologist.

My son has been a client at ABC Kids for almost two years now and we cannot praise them enough. My…read moreson was practically nonverbal and Marni has patiently & diligently worked with him, and he's developed by leaps and bounds. Marni was one of the few PROMPT trained therapists in the area and the back office at ABC kids has always been efficient and professional (they do all the insurance paperwork and bill you for the deductible, they have even been helpful in keeping me up to date on how many more sessions were left in the year per our insurance allotment). We have seen other therapists at the practice in the past, and all are skilled and great with kids. When COVID hit, they didn't skip a beat and we switched to virtual. Marni went above and beyond finding new games to play virtually with our young son to keep him engaged (she went so far as to put up a green screen in her own home!). Once things calmed a bit (a full year later), we started back in person and they have been excellent at Covid protocols (therapists are vaccinated and wear masks and/or shields, they stagger appointments so we don't cross paths with others, temperature checks, and hand sanitizer galore- I noticed the other day Marni sanitized her hands before and after touching my son's face to help him form a sound). We cannot recommend ABC Kids enough! They have been instrumental in the development of our sweet boy.

It's been a few years but Sharon Coale is an amazing person and therapist. I just happened to see…read morethis and had to comment. My daughter saw her for several years. She had a severe speech issue. Now she's a top litigator in DC! Thanks to Sharon. My daughter thinks about her speech and all she's been though every time she speaks in front of groups or court. Thank you Sharon! We miss you. I can't say enough wonderful things about this woman. i highly recommend her.

Michelyve was incredible! It was hard to find speech therapists for adults, but she was right…read morethere for me start to finish. We had Telemed appointments which were so convenient. The use of word chunking, and other techniques for word retrieval have really stuck with me. Her homework assignments helped me build my confidence. 5 stars for Michelyve - she is hands down the best!

I personally know the SLP with compass communication group and she gives each client her best and…read morethorough work!

We brought our 4yo daughter here under a recommendation that she get evaluated for speech and audio…read moreconcerns. We appreciate how honest the therapist was about how she didn't see any underlying concerns with her in this area and was not pushy about continuing therapy sessions. But we did discuss perhaps occupational therapy to help her with feeding for future development. So we booked a few feeding OT sessions with Nadia and my daughter was in love with her from day 1. She was kind, patient and instantly connected with our daughter in trying to pin point the best way to encourage her to open up on how she interacts with food. Would highly recommend.

My son has been attending speech therapy sessions at Fairfax Pediatric Therapy since early January…read more He is almost 9 and has always struggled with his "s," "sh," and "ch" sounds - but we waited to see if he would grow out of it (he didn't). On recommendation of our dentist, we tried some videos to help him with speech, but we were not successful on our own. After a Zoom call with Ariel and Ahmad, the speech therapist, we felt very confident and comfortable with Fairfax Pediatric Therapy. After the first session, my son made huge strides in his "sh" sounds - he was actually able to articulate it correctly, even if it was a struggle. Long story short, as of today (3 months after starting) Finn has met all of his speech goals and no longer needs the services. Both Ahmad and Finn worked hard to make this happen - and in such a short time. I didn't expect progress so fast, to be honest. Not only that - my kiddo actually looked forward to the sessions. Ahmad took the time to get to know his interests - chess and strategy games - and built the sessions around play. When we left today, for the last time, Finn said he was going to miss his friend. We have had the best experience! Thank you.

Jennifer is fabulous! She has great energy and is extremely thoughtful and engaging. She is…read morewonderful to work with and brings phenomenal insights based on her years of practice. Simply put, she's great!

Jennifer is amazing with our daughter. Very patient and enthusiastic. We are lucky to have found…read moreher.

We were referred to SpeechKids by our son's pre-school and couldn't be happier. Their virtual…read moretherapy with parent coaching is such a great tool--my son is making huge strides each week AND as parents we're learning great skills and tools we can use with him all the time. Gabriele is a wonderfully warm, positive and informative clinician--she sends us detailed notes after each session, provides awesome feedback and suggestions that work, and has a wonderful newsletter. Her staff is also wonderfully responsive, warm and easy to work with.

My former micro preemie has benefited so much from speech therapy with SpeechKids. We work with…read moreMairin and she is just amazing. Knowledgeable, observant, effective and really skilled. And she has a lot of experience working with kids born early. I noticed immediate changes in my son's ability to communicate his needs; we hear more words everyday, and while he has a ways to go still, he's showing great progress and potential. Mairin is also great at explaining techniques and pointing out areas where families can improve their approaches at home. We feel very lucky to work with her!

Stay away. This place is so unprofessional, and its impossible to schedule anything with them. I…read morefilled out the link to make an appointment, and then instead of calling me to work out a time, they just refer me to an email that goes out every Friday at 7pm with available slots, and then its just everyone grabs a slot. This is ridiculous. Furthermore, instead of responding to my email inquires about scheduling, they just ignored multiple emails and calls from me.

My son has been here almost a year receiving OT. And when I mean this has been by far the best…read morecustomer service and care that's my son has received from any clinic he's been to. I would say starting from the front desk and all therapists here are so kind , friendly and respectful they look forward to meet the goal and milestone with each child they work with. I couldn't be more happy and pleased with PDC. I would recommend this place to any parent with a child in need of threapy.