My daughter was assigned to Liza McCorkle who routinely filled counseling sessions with her own…read moregrievances about life, her son's issues, not being paid by enough patients in cash versus utilizing insurance. Liza also has no problem diagnosing anybody else discussed in sessions, even without meeting them. Her callous nature and lack of common sense when dealing with youth makes her a frightening fit to trust your child with. It took about a year for the full extent of the abuse of her position to come to light. Little Munchkins claims to have dealt with the issue, however Liza is still advertised as being employed by them and has suffered zero consequences for the damage caused. 2 stars given, because I believe the owner has a good heart.

STPS has been a god send for us. We've been utilizing STPS for 2 years now and have seen great…read moreimprovement in our son's sensory needs. Lauren has been instrumental in teaching us and teaching Miles how to listen to his body in order to gain regulation skills he could not access previously. I cannot express how blessed we are to have STPS and especially Lauren in our son's corner. We just started using their BT services - Vivian has been amazing and understands our son so well. They've also been instrumental in getting our son well regulated in a higher demand environment where is being academically challenged to his actual abilities (above grade level). Do not look any further, STPS has amazing professional clinical staff who know kids and have a naturalistic implementation of their therapies.

Excellent care for your child's needs! We cross a bridge to come here at it is WORTH it! I was…read morelooking for OT for my child and it has been very difficult to find a company. Skilled Therapy Play Services allows us access to in-person services, personalized treatment plans, and so much practical home advice! They also have ABA services! I can't express how much my child has improved with the addition of OT and I highly recommend their company to any family looking for services for their child.

Pranali is awesome therapist.. very skilled. Top notch therapy and games with childrenread more

Pranali gave speech therapy to my kid. It was really great in kickstarting his speech and…read morevocabulary. She also taught us some tips and techniques that we were able to use in helping his speech development. Highly recommend Pranali!

It has been over 1.5 years since my last review, and we love the school as much as we did when our…read morechild started school 2+ years ago! Everyone on staff has been incredibly easy and pleasant to collaborate with, and responsive to my questions. The school expanded over the summer to add 2 more classrooms, so that Burkard now has 6 classrooms: K/1, 2/3, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7/8th. Having experienced a few private schools and a public school between my 2 kids, I am confident this is the best environment for my child, for both academic differentiation and SEL support. It's often lamented that parents have to choose the least bad educational option for their 2e kids, but I truly believe this is a great option. We were fortunate enough to be with his amazing 2/3 teachers for 2 years, and have a new set of teachers we love this year, too. Speaking with parents across grades, they also think highly of their teaching teams. My son continues to thrive academically (measured by his overall engagement, as well as MAP testing), and we are very happy with the math differentiation he receives. Each year, I have been pleased with the attention and care the staff takes to make sure he's challenged at the right level. They take great care to plan engaging lessons across ELA, science, social studies and SEL, and incorporate hands on projects regularly to extend their learning. My son regularly shares interesting facts he learned in class! Math is a subject he continues to be passionate about, so I reach out to the school annually for math acceleration. He is given math assessments at the start of each year to determine the appropriate placement, and is given the option of joining a higher level class, or doing independent study in his classroom. We opted this year to have him join the higher level math class on a modified schedule, and we are grateful for the ability to choose the right option for him. The daily SEL teaching is also very well done. Many schools don't have the ability to go in-depth with SEL, but our BT has devised fun games and exercises for the kids to put their SEL knowledge into practice. It was so sweet to hear that my son's 4th grade class taught new recess games to the K/1 class! The BT's keep a close watch throughout the day, so the students are able to learn and play in a physically and emotionally safe environment. When conflicts arise, the staff is there to help the students resolve the issue in an appropriate way. We get daily reports, and twice monthly newsletters sharing what he's learning, so I know he's receiving a high quality education. If your child is at a school that is not meeting their needs, I encourage you to tour the Burkard School. It is truly a gem of a school!

We found TBS about three years ago and it is quite surprising that there aren't more schools for…read morebright kids who have significant social & emotional challenges, including mood disorders. We unfortunately found very little real understanding and expertise along the way, moving from program to program, from school to school, in every case deeply involved with the IEP process. Then we decided to try TBS. The results have been nothing short of amazing. Our student's self-esteem and emotional intelligence started to grow from the start and has continued to grow ever since. No more calls asking us to come quickly, the benefits to our entire household have been pretty incredible, across parents, siblings, and friends alike. When your student talks to you about how the kids at school are 'just like me', when they express a sense of belonging and common purpose to thrive in the face of big emotions, you can only smile and reflect on the journey. ...and imagine what it's like for other parents to understand you, understand your child, and understand so much of the details of the journey. The TBS community, made up of students, teachers, and parents is one that sees your child as deserving, powerful, and good.

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.

Hands down, the best doctor for folks with special needs…read more I've read some of the negative reviews down below, and it seems they're just mad that they had to wait, and that things went fairly routine for their appointments. They're correct, Dr. Nayfack has a long waiting list. For good reason, he's actually great at his job. My son was diagnosed, referred to him, and Dr Nayfack has been a warm, and welcome voice, both with prescribing meds and advice, that has helped my son succeed in countering his behaviors. I'll not undersell it either. My child can be difficult. He's got autism, and some days we win, some days autism wins. But if you're looking for an honest doctor, that can help you figure out what's correct for your child, give you good advice and referrals and actually care about your child's health, sanity and their place in the world, then Dr Nayfack is the best choice in the valley. I can't recommend him enough. As long as you're willing to deal with the initial waiting list, and willing to jump through the hoops in the early evaluation, you'll have, what essentially boils down to a secret weapon from the medical field: A doctor, whose care and effort, seems to run on an eternal battery.

My experience with him was not good at all. It took us a long (about an hour) waiting to be seen…read more My 3 years old was very tried by the time he showed up. He was on the other hand very unfriendly and reading questions like a machine. Of course my little one couldn't make a connection. So the doctor stopped talking to the kid and he said it's ok I got what I want! Then he gave me diagnose that he is strongly sees my kid has autism!! It's not easy to hear that, I started to cry and he said any questions? and then he left! Just like that ! The whole process took him 45 minutes to give me diagnosis! We are trying another doctor from UCSF and they are great! Even with the pandemic situation they spend and are spending hours and hours just to give us the right answer. At the end I'm honestly very disappointed by the way he made (Or not!) a connection to the child and scared them away.

This review is long overdue. It is for the lab located on the 1st floor, at 100 South B Street, San…read moreMateo. I have been using their services for the last 6 years primarily for "blood collection and analysis." It is one of the most efficient and professional medical organizations that I have experienced. Both, lab technicians and the administrative staff, are very friendly, efficient and professional. I went in today for my annual blood test. I went in at 8:50am and I was walking out at 9 am! Erica was my receptionist, friendly and helpful. Anna was the technician, she was so experienced that I did not even feel the needle going into my arm! She literally took 2 minutes from the beginning to end, filling 6 tubes of blood. Amazing I highly recommend this department

If your child gets referred by a pediatrician for a SPEECH THERAPY evaluation, PLEASE make sure you…read moreCALL the hospital and your insurance FIRST to confirm how much you'll be paying for the co-pay. They will literally charge a crazy amount of money just for the speech evaluation -- and all they did was spend 90% of the time talking to the parent instead of evaluating the child. It felt like such a waste of time and money. I strongly suggest choosing a different speech therapy clinic for evaluations and avoiding this place as much as you can. It's not worth the stress or the cost.