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.

This Kendall Center has exceeded our expectations on every level. They have great reception staff…read more(Dawn and Christine) who are always chipper and the sweetest smiles to see when you drop off. The aides are very competent, kind, and loving which is all you could ask for when it comes to your child. Finally, the Clinical staff are so professional and brilliant, you can rest assured your child's program is in the best hands. Such a blessing for mine and so many other families!

From the owner: Our Clinical Teams work to reduce aggressive behaviors that have led to hospitalizations, out of…read morehome placements, and represent daily challenges to the health and safety of the individual and others. Our focus is on helping promote functional communication and a better quality of life in the home and community.

Amazing experience in the chamber! I've had four visits so far and plan to return again soon. My…read morehusband even commented on how calm and peaceful I've been since my last session. The owner Ada is a wonderful spirit and offers great care. I'll definitely return!

I never knew the healthiest way to breath. Mark ran a series of tests after hearing my symptoms…read more My breathing was too often and not at the right tempo in order to get the most energy from my breathing. I'm doing the exercises he gave me and I look forward to testing again.

I signed up my high-energy 7 year old for the Call of the Wild summer camp for four weeks at the…read moreJoaquin Miller location and it was perfect, especially during the pandemic. The academic context in an outdoor setting in a variety of locations was ideal for us. We were honestly happy that Call of the Wild had availability, but the all-outdoor setting plus play-based reading/writing aspect was a welcome bonus we didn't ask for. It took time for my kid to build his endurance, but by the end of his 4th week of camp, he started reading on his own more frequently and his reading skills have really improved. He recently confidently read to me whereas he used to be self-conscious reading out loud. Also, we went hiking one weekend and he guided us to the "tree fort" area. We were really impressed he remembered the route and he definitely seemed to have fond memories playing in the trees.

My son attended Call of the Wild Camp and also gets tutoring with Inspire Behavioral Learning. Both…read morehave been excellent! The focus on learning by doing is an effective way to engage my son, who is high energy and needs to really interact and connect with his teachers/mentors to learn. He rates Kelly as one of his favorite teachers and shows much more interest in reading, especially about animals and nature. He loves hikes and exploring outdoors, so he looks forward to practicing reading with science and animal themed books. His teacher noticed an improvement in his reading and now writing at school. We plan to continue the tutoring now for enrichment and not just strictly academics.

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.