I highly recommend Diana, she goes far and beyond making a difference in my grandson's life. She is…read moreproviding excellent services for my grandson, we consider her part of our family. Her private sessions has enlightened us on the procedures to use which is providing structure in our household enhancing his learning process. The educational tools Diana provides and her expertise has made me realize she will always be in my grandson's life.

There is no one better than Diana; she's changed our lives. Since beginning sessions with her three…read moremonths ago, my almost two-year-old son has undergone a complete transformation. From having zero words to over 80, the progress is beyond remarkable. Not only has his speech flourished, but his behavior has also improved significantly now that he can communicate effectively. Diana goes above and beyond. In addition to working with my son, she also provides invaluable guidance for supporting his progress at home. Her patience, kindness, and genuine care for my child make her an exceptional therapist. I wholeheartedly recommend Diana to any parent seeking expert support for their child's speech development. She truly is phenomenal!

We have had the pleasure of working with Ms. Larissa for the past year. My five-year-old son had…read morelow to normal muscle tone and had trouble making his l, r, s and z sounds correctly. Ms. Larissa made a plan and carried it out with amazing results. One year later, my son's tongue strength has increased greatly and he is able to make all of his sounds correctly. Ms. Larissa is an exceptional teacher. She is respectful, kind and patient. She has a positive and attitude and enthusiastic manner and always keeps my child engaged with games and fun activities and encourages him talk about his interests. Ms. Larissa is flexible with schedules and can switch easily between Zoom and in-person appointments at her quiet, kid-friendly office. I highly recommend Ms. Larissa at Aim High Speech.

I tried a couple of speech therapists to work with my seven year old boy. I have finally settled…read morewith Aim High Speech. Larisa at Aim High Speech quickly bonded with my child and over the last three months that we have been coming for speech services, my boy has progressed incredibly. He loves coming over for speech services. Aim High Speech has a lot of resources that the therapists use and Larisa is a warm, energetic professional who gives it her best at each session. Thank you Larisa and Aim High Speech!

I had to opportunity to work with them with both of my children. I have two boys on the autism…read morespectrum and have been using their services since 2015. I had Franchesca as my service who now years later is a supervisor! I also had Monica as a service coordinator who was amazing! Both ladies helped me get the early intervention care that my boys needed to help them thrive! I definitely recommend this agency when looking for a pediatric therapy agency for either outside therapy , in home or remote (due to COVID) restrictions. Early intervention can be an intimidating and wild ride with so many unanswered questions and roads to navigate. Make sure you choose an agency that will help you every step Of the way! . I will forever be grateful For their help with my children!!

I'm in need of service for my 3 year old son And base off…read morethe reviews I wouldn't bring my son here .

Please note Family Speech Center has two locations, this is a review for the Astoria location,…read morealthough I believe they share an office staff. Also, please note that while this is my experience, this practice has been serving Astoria for over 20 years, I hope other patients who have had better experience leave their reviews as well. We brought our son for an evaluation session for a stutter. The office staff did not book the appointment into the OT's calendar, when we arrived she had no idea we were coming. She spent less than 30 minutes evaluating our son, a process that should take between 60 and 90 minutes according to other professional speech therapists. Family Speech Center's staff initally told me over the phone that the evaluation would be covered and I'd owe only a copay of $50, but after the evaluation was done they charged our insurance $780 (for 23 minutes). The max our insurance allowed was $280, which I was forced to pay before they would share the written evaluation with us. The evaluation missed significant portions of our son's abilities when compared to a 90 minute evaluation from a second professional. The second professional that we saw said that therapy was unnecessary for the stutter at this age, and to keep an eye on the drooling and mucus flow. They noted that the first 20 minutes of a session is getting the kids into a relaxed state, and we should throw out the evaluation from Family Speech Center. UPDATE: I was contacted several times after leaving this review, first by the office manager in an email that claimed "The statements you made in the reviews are FALSE." After several emails exchanged, the partners contacted me and clarified their evaluation methodology. For their office, a 30 minute evaluation is standard if a patient does not show other signs that need further attention, and the provider had the audio recording with our son to review for her evaluation. They did offer a refund for the services or a second complimentary evaluation, which was polite, but I chose to decline both.

good afternoon i know nikki for 15 years i have 2 special needs children from public school to…read morehigh school to college ! the doe waiting until my children was 5 years behind in grade levels in comprehension processing was very slow 5 days of week 45 minutes sessions the doe failed my children! when i met nikki i put a lot of pressures on her i needed answers! i got answers but i had to give my children time to process all that was coming at once! if you cannot process information comprehension you cannot function in life nikkii change that perception now my 2 children are working for the feds thanks to pray and that village! nikki still helps my children anytime !!

Gaida HInnawi is the most empathic and brilliant voice therapist. She has helped me with my swallow…read moreissues as I have "lazy" vocal cords. I have a constant cough and clearing of the throat due to acid reflux and, with her exercises, I have been able to control these movements and habits. We are now working on my voice itself - on breath control, raspiness, and creating more tones. Gaida is extremely tuned-in and sensitive to her patients. She immediately spots the problem and then, the miracle, has a method to address it. I thoroughly our sessions, which sometimes are hard work, as they not only help my voice and cough, but bring joy and an uplifting feeling. Thank you to her and her wonderful young staff.

My voice teacher suggested I see a speech therapist for my low to moderate case of Muscle Tension…read moreDysphonia (MTD) which causes me to get hoarse very easily when performing. I'm so grateful that my online research led me to Gaida. She has helped me find my true voice and taught me proper placement so I no longer strain my vocal chords. I now have a fun regiment of warm up exercises that I do on a daily basis and before every audition and performance. She also has a beautiful singing voice, and has helped me reach notes I thought were gone forever. And even more importantly, she has helped me address my swallowing/choking problems that used to hit me out of nowhere. Our sessions are productive and lots of fun. On top of being a professional and so easy to work with, she's an amazing sweet and fun person.

I personally met with Uri Schneider on two occasions about 10 years ago. My purpose for meeting…read morewith him was to address a stuttering problem that I felt was holding me back from living my life (specifically, finding a job and getting married). Even though I didn't meet with him for very long, the interaction that we had was transformative for me. I am now happily married and gainfully employed. The following advice that Uri gave me had a profound influence on me: 1. Life is bigger than stuttering. Many people who struggle with a stuttering problem convince themselves that their speech impediment will make it impossible for them to do anything with their lives. This is a very unhealthy way of thinking. Even if you experience interruptions in your speech, you should recognize that what you have to say is important, and people are interested in listening to what you have to say. Even though I still have a noticeable stutter, I have found that I am able to connect with people on an emotional level when I speak in public. This is something that I never imagined I would be able to do only several years ago. 2. Stuttering is essentially a physical problem and is not a reflection of a person's psychological state, level of intelligence, or emotional stability. Being able to educate others about what stuttering actually is makes it much less uncomfortable to discuss the subject. 3. The secondary behavior of forcing words out of your mouth is an important contributing factor that tends to exacerbate the severity of a stutter. I find that intentionally pausing between words or syllables greatly increases my fluency of speech. 4. It is critical to desensitize yourself to the reactions of other people to your stutter. Even though I am not naturally an assertive person, I have learned to speak up even in uncomfortable situations. I find that many people respect me more when they see the courage that I display. In my perspective, what sets Uri apart from other speech therapists who treat stuttering is that he understands the human impact of the disorder, and treats his patients as human beings with a challenge, rather than as machines that need fixing. While stuttering isn't a "curable" disorder, it is critical to address the emotional impact of it and learn how to cope with the problem. In my own situation, the severity of my stutter has gradually decreased over time. While this is not uncommon, I am aware that not everyone has the same experience.

My son got the luck--privilege of being accepted here AND into Ms. Melinda's classroom. This is not…read morea call out - Everyone that works at the school with school---every single piece of the day is planned so well: it is seamless. I would if they could run my household. Thank everyone so much for the above performance you supply to all children. Ms. OT Ms. ST: You know who you are and the amount of gratitude I owe is priceless. Ms. Melinda and your Staff are priceless;I will Be indebted for a lifetime.

My sons went here 2 years and had a wonderful experience. This school ushered them into the world…read moreof education and it was wonderful. One son had a male teacher, which a friend jealously said he'd had to wait till he was in 4th grade to get a male teacher. I liked all the teachers there. I love it that it's integrated, that people with disabilities are included, and they have a dedicated specialist staff. So friendly were a couple of assistant teachers that after work they would come to the park to keep playing with my sons, after work. That is just awesome. It's a very warm and lovely school which I highly recommend. The sad thing is that it's not just filled with kids from around there, and my sons lost a lot of friends because people came from all over the place to go to this school. My eldest told me he was going to get married to his first sweetheart here. I asked him who he wanted as his best man, and he was confused. I wondered to the teacher if it was a bit weird. She said it was intimacy and that's good. Later my son had other girlfriends. He sure was a player in this preschool. They let you spend the day with your child, which I've done a bunch of times. Openness in a school is very important to me, so I just found that so cool. I adore the staff there and thank them so much for all their hard work.