Liz is wonderful! She is professional, creative (personalized scaffolding, intonation app, books,…read moredoodles - her doodling skills are great too!) and dedicated. My son has made significant progress with Liz, and he looks forward to her sessions. She has a carefully crafted, individualized approach that builds on each skill that has been acquired. She leaves detailed sessions notes to follow-up at home. I highly recommend Liz and STAG!

We're so excited to have discovered Liz and Bay Area Speech. Liz exudes insight and caring; out…read moredaughter has been in great hands with her support for a speech delay and the results have been clearly evident. Our insurance doesn't cover the sessions but the session fee is very reasonable and easy to pay with PayPal, Venmo, (presumably cash and check are ok too, but hey, it's the Bay Area!) I really appreciate the detailed session notes with tips for things we can do at home with our daughter. It not only helps me catch up, because I travel a lot for work, but the tips are so clearly relevant to where our daughter is at here-and-now.

My son started working with Paula when he was first diagnosed with autism at 2 and he is 8 now…read more Paula has been incredible with him -- patient, genuine, and truly dedicated. She makes every session engaging and celebrates progress big and small. We've seen huge improvements in clarity, confidence, and communication. Highly recommend!

I am a pediatrician with a child with Down Syndrome. Paula provided speech therapy for my daughter…read moreand it was amazing! My daughter has had many speech therapists in the past, but Paula is hands down, the best! I even had her assess my son! She is extremely knowledgeable and she always has a plan to move your child forward. By the time my daughter was 5, she had had Paula for 2 years, my daughter was even able to graduate from speech for a period of time, something I never thought was even possible in a child with Down Syndrome. My daughter loves to work with her as well which is very important. I am an exclusive Paula client now and I won't go to anyone else because she is the best!

Our child was a late talker, so we did our research and found East Bay Child Development Center…read more(formerly PLTA). From intake to our final class, the staff made sure that the scheduling process was a breeze, and that visits did not fall short of expectations. They have an excellent staff dedicated to your child's development, and the office is pristine. Not just clean; very well kept. I noticed that there wasn't one tear on a book or broken toys. They put lots of effort into upkeep, knowing well that toys and books can take a beating with younger kids. East Bay Child Development Center has terrific speech therapists and therapists specialized in helping in all other types of child development, including but not limited to physical therapy, etc. We went through 2 different speech therapists and 1 or 2 therapy students which was a little harder for our son to grow accustomed to because it would take him awhile to warm up (which I've learned isn't unusual for any development therapy center), but each therapist tried their absolute best to ensure they were giving him the utmost care and attention.

They failed my son after 3 session. Excuses that he doesn't listen, he runs fast that worried about…read moreyounger children there. That speech is not a good fit for him, that his sister runs around the hallways exploring toys and opened doors of offices, about me get a phone call so they discharged him from services. This is racism and discrimination by the way ladies I want to give you suggestions, your office needs a new administration, organisation and functionality. Everybody there seems to go everywhere, I don't know if these people work here are they clients. The back door to the outside was open, this is called dysfunctional. The office receptionist was like his first day to work, confused and looked around like a lost boy. There four people by office were speaking loud and chatting. They failed my son years ago when he was younger because they said he was not ready for speech when I just changed my insurance to get accepted to come here. Now he's 12 years old saying he's not a good fit. Shame on you to say that to me. You can't discharge him that's illegal. My son is trying with his speech and he has rights in California to receive speech therapy any age. Discrimination by the ability, then age, what's next because his sister running around the office and also I was on the phone? For that lady who spoke with me today over the phone couldn't wait on me. And making me feel like I was being fired from the job, she sounded rude and said my daughter was running around the room and I was speaking loud on the phone so the excuse to fail my son. Then changed her words saying he's not a good fit and he runs fast and wants to push the kids. She needs to find more excuses for her to dismiss him. You don't know how hard and challenging to be a mother of autistic kid. I finally thought I have him his speech going and then you locked me up like shutting my mouth. Go see if your speech therapist is the one who has the problem. She too lazy to give speech therapy or has a lack of skills. This is Shameless and discrimination.

Last Friday was my son's last day with Speakable Speech Therapy. He is almost 6 years old. His…read moretherapist was Miss Karem. We went there about 2 years, give or take, first as a referral from Kaiser and then as private client. When we first started, my son had about 15 words and we spent many sessions just trying to get him to sign or say 'Open' to open the box of toys and he would refuse. By working with Miss Karem on what we need to work on at home and then persisting and practicing it, he got more words and then sentences, and then conversational skills. For the longest time, he was talking but not conversational. He would utter what he needed but no response when we asked him further questions. I still remember the day when he asked me a question, I responded, and he asked a follow-up question based on my answer. That's the beginning of conversational skills. Today my son talks constantly. He uses his pronouns, plurals, and possessive (Miss Karem's toys). He will also rephrase if I don't understand him. He use words to explain why he is upset. At home I read him books and asked him WH questions. We have a lot to thank Speakable for his growth. Lastly, on the logistic side of things, Speakable is easy to reach if you need to reschedule appointment or change credit card that was on file. A human person will answer the call. Parking is also not an issue when I go for the appointment.

This review is for Ms. Karem. Our son was 2 years old when we were recommended for Speech Therapy…read moreby our Pediatrician. We have seen our child learn leaps and bounds. When he started the class he had less than 15 words in his vocabulary and its not even been a year but we can see drastic improvement in his speech. 3 Word sentences are becoming more and more frequent. The way Ms. karem engages and makes our son at ease is commendable. This is the only class he waits to attend every week and hasn't missed it even once in last 8 months. Thankyou!

My daughter had both Occupational and Speech therapy with teamwork therapies in which we had the…read morebest experience! For OT we had Izabela who was so gentle and patient with her and although our daughter could be difficult at times Izabela made not only her but myself feel extremely comfortable with her techniques to help her get through anything and continue learning. For speech we were first assigned to a therapist (who was amazing) that shortly after went on maternity leave in which we were then assigned to Shyann. I cannot say anything but amazing things about Shyann!! Our daughter absolutely loved all her sessions with her. I still remember the first day after trying consistently that my daughter said "go" when teaching her ready, set, go. The tears I got after that session will stay with me forever. Seeing the progress in our daughter after the time we had with both therapists I would highly recommend over and over for other families to consider teamwork therapies!

I had two of my children go to Teamwork Therapies for over 3 years and saw great results. The team…read moreof therapists there really make sure to understand where your child is at, and work on accomplishing obtainable goals at a pace that works for them. Shyann and Izabella have both been tremendous for my kids as they built a strong relationship of trust and cooperation. Seeing the evolution of that relationship has been fun to watch as a parent, and I know they have really grown with their time at teamwork therapies. I recommend this for any parents of children on the spectrum or have special needs to try Teamwork Therapies!

Terrible business. The therapists were great but the company isn't responsive or ethical. They…read moreended up dropping my son saying they didn't have a clinician after 3 months of no services and only ONE choice given for scheduling. Talk about client abandonment! Multiple scheduling issues without much communication or effort to make things right. As an educator I would never refer this company to any student, family, or friend. Look elsewhere for better and professional businesses.

I definitely feel this is the best in our town.Miss Palwasha was very helpful as my daughter was…read morenot able to produce k and g sounds ,And after some days of practising with palwasha ,she was able to produce those sounds.I really appreciate her and also the Supervisor of Language Essentials .She was there for help in most of the classes. I really like how they help each and every child with the therapy and I would definitely recommend to the people who are looking for best therapy in town.

I highly recommend Mrs. Chris and Ascend Rehab! My daughter has been working on speech therapy with…read moreMrs. Chris for 8 years, and she has truly transformed our lives. My daughter is non-verbal and Mrs. Chris helped her find her voice using total communication (gestures, vocalizations, visual aids, etc). Her patience and dedication have been unwavering, and we are so grateful for her. Mrs. Chris was also an incredible support throughout the entire process of getting our daughter's AAC device. Not only did she help us navigate the long journey to get it, but she also took the time to continue her own learning so she could teach our daughter to be successful on the device. It has been amazing to watch our daughter communicate with others so confidently. The entire Ascend Rehab organization has a wonderful, family-like feel, and everyone is genuinely kind and supportive.

I would like to acknowledge Daniel Garcia SLPA for being great with my daughter Giana. Since my…read moredaughter has been seeing Mr. Daniel we have noticed so much growth in her speech and he is very patient and has a lot of knowledge with helping her with her speech. Thank you for being such a great SLPA!

At last I am sitting down to write this long overdue review for Bettina. We have been working with…read moreBettina since my daughter has been 22 months old, and she is now 4.5 years old. From our very first interaction and assessment, to our now sessions that have gone virtual, Bettina continues to impress me with her vast knowledge and creative techniques which has translated to immense improvements for our daughter. Bettina also provides a holistic perspective and keeps in mind my daughter's other occupational and physical therapeutic needs, as well as her speech/language goals. Even in this chaotic time of COVID, Bettina has gone the extra mile to make her sessions with my daughter fun and engaging. As an example, she keeps my 4 year old child 100% engaged in virtual sessions for 45 mins straight. Those of you with children (with or without IEPs) understand that this is a near impossible task that Bettina manages to handle with ease....but the truth is that Bettina spends a lot of time thinking of creative ways to keep her engaged! Additionally, our family has always felt incredibly supported by Bettina as we navigate the IEP system. She has taken the time to train my nanny as well as provide exercises for us to do at home. Finally, my daughter absolutely ADORES Bettina and looks forward to 'play' time with her each and every week. If that isn't the greatest endorsement, I don't know what is! Thank you so much Bettina!!

Dr. Bettina Larroude worked with my toddler age son every week for more than one year. She was…read moreprofessional, patient, detail oriented, incredibly knowledgeable and friendly and my son was excited to get to see her every week. Bettina used multiple techniques (including play based therapy) to help my son with total communication in English, Spanish and American Sign Language. Her office and work/play room is very inviting and is well equipped with many toys, games and books for all ages to make the therapeutic learning fun and engaging. Highly recommended!