Neurodiversity-affirming speech-language and occupational therapy.
Expert speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, AAC evaluations, and parent coaching in San Diego
At North Star, we value autonomy, diversity, and inclusion. We help people of all ages with developmental disabilities improve their ability to participate meaningfully in the activities that are important to them. Our expert speech-language and occupational therapists utilize research-backed caregiver coaching as a foundation for treatment, giving you the tools to confidently support the important people in your life.
North Star’s promise:
We utilize child-led and neurodiversity-affirming approaches.
We believe that communication and autonomy are basic human rights.
We don’t use ABA strategies.
We listen to you and your family.
North Star is thrilled to offer free AAC devices through a grant funded by the California Department of Rehabilitation. Learn more about the Voice Options free AAC program.
Contact us to schedule an AAC demonstration to receive a free iPad with a speech-generating app, ideal for anyone who has difficulty speaking with their mouth, including autistic individuals and those with childhood apraxia of speech.
Our services.
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Occupational therapy.
Utilizing strengths-based, client-centered evaluations to understand an individual’s unique way of engaging with daily activities, our skilled occupational therapists (OTs) assess sensory processing, motor coordination, self-care skills, and executive functioning to support meaningful participation at home, school, or in the community.
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AAC devices.
North Star’s speech therapists are specialists in augmentative-alternative communication (AAC) device selection, programming, and implementation. AAC helps verbal and nonspeaking (or nonverbal) children reduce frustration and improve communication.
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Speech production.
Children who are difficult to understand might need speech therapy to learn to speak clearly. North Star’s expertise in treating speech sound disorders, such as errors with S, R, L, K, and G ensures measurable progress. North Star’s specialists in speech sound disorders and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) use state-of-the-art assessment and treatment tools, including a therapeutic ultrasound.
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Autism.
North Star’s speech therapists and occupational therapists specialize in working with autistic toddlers, children, teens, and adults. North Star works with parents and caregivers to improve communication skills to support children with tantrums, meltdowns, echolalia, nonspeaking or difficulty speaking, selective mutism or situational mutism (aka situational nonspeaking), and pathological demand avoidance (PDA; aka Persistent Drive for Autonomy).
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