Speech and Language Services of Marin-Sonoma

06/23/2025

The winner of our raffle, Kassy! Enjoy your summer fun time basket! Stayed tuned for our next raffle… therapy therapy

06/18/2025

Congratulations, Kassy! We hope you enjoy your goodies at the beach, pool, or whenever you go! Stay tuned for our next raffle.@

06/16/2025

05/12/2025

Raffle Time! Be entered to win a Beach Bag full of fun by leaving us a Google Review. Included in the Beach Bag full of fun is a Bogg Beach Bag, Sand Cloud Beach Towel, beach towel clips, extra large bubbles, beach ball, and sand toys! Raffle closes June 6th!

05/06/2025

Celebrate National Stuttering Awareness Week with Docs: Speech Diversity at the San Rafael Film Center.

Marin County, CA — CA Film is partnering with Proud Stutter to shed light on stuttering at an event on May 8, 2025 in San Rafael, CA. The event presents an evening of documentary film, radical self-acceptance, and deep listening through the lens of the stuttering community. The program features a collection of short and feature-length documentaries that center the lived experiences of people who stutter—reclaiming stuttering as a powerful part of identity.. Last year, California became the first state in the nation to declare May 8-13 for those who stutter. More than 70 million people worldwide, and an estimated 2,500 residents in Marin County, are people who stutter. President Joe Biden’s story about growing up with a stutter has helped shed an important light on the speech disability. The event will feature a character reel from Proud Stutter’s documentary film project on the intersecting stories of two black men who stutter, both impacted by the criminal legal system.

WHO:
Michael Turner, filmmaker, The Way We Talk
Maya Chupkov, filmmaker and Proud Stutter founder
Moderated by Nina G., comedian and disability advocate

WHEN:
Thursday, May 8, 2025
7pm

WHERE:
California Film Institute – Rafael Film Center
1118 Fourth St, San Rafael, CA 94901

Link to register: https://rafaelfilm.cafilm.org/speech-diversity/

02/27/2025

Hey parents: Every child deserves the best start in life. If you have concerns about your child’s speech and language development, early intervention is key! Here’s how you can advocate effectively:

✅ Trust Your Instincts – If you’re concerned, seek help early. Don’t “wait and see.”
✅ Know Your Rights – Federal law (IDEA Part C) supports early intervention services.
✅ Request an Evaluation – Contact your local early intervention program for a free assessment.
✅ Be Persistent – Advocate for the services your child needs.
✅ Involvement Matters – Parent participation leads to better outcomes!

09/04/2024

It is not a diagnosis that is the issue, it’s the way our world views anyone who is different.

07/27/2024

04/12/2024

Don’t let these myths or comments STOP you from getting your child support!

Have you heard any of these?

Here’s what I have to say:

➡️ People saying, “Don’t worry” does not actually support already worried parents- in fact, it makes them feel like they are over-reacting and causes them to not trust their gut
➡️ Siblings talk for them- ummmmm I’m sure siblings will try to do this and sometimes might be helpful at interpreting, but all kids deserve their own voice and don’t agree with their siblings all the time
➡️ Kids aren’t lazy/stubborn - if they could talk, they would!
➡️ Bilingual kids meet milestones in same timeframe - BOYS too!
➡️ It is 100% atypical for a child to not speak until 3. And honestly they have a right to communicate rather than be frustrated for two whole years
➡️ Einstein had many neurodivergent characteristics, and it’s very likely the same for all of those other kids that didn’t talk until they were 4 (especially when this is followed by “and now they are a successful engineer or computer programmer 😆)
➡️ Kids will talk when they are ready (and more importantly ABLE) but this is not a reason to delay support
➡️ Unless kids are neglected or in a very very stressful home life where adult attention focused on getting basic needs met, kids are exposed to language and early life skills by caregivers, and even technology!

04/05/2024

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I’m not able to answer individual requests for app recommendations. There are no more hours in the day. 😩