My name is Shoshana, and my daughter’s name is Esther.

Esther began receiving speech and language services when she was 18 months old because she was frustrated by her inability to communicate verbally.

Before her evaluation, she struggled to chew certain foods and sometimes gagged. She also used an abnormal chewing pattern and had difficulty generalizing the /s/ sound to everyday speech. I suspected that Esther’s challenges were related to the discontinuation, at age four, of therapy that targeted oral-motor skills such as feeding and blowing. Her speech and language therapy focused on sounds such as /s/ and /r/, following multistep directions, and developing vocabulary.

I learned about Help Me Speak from another SLP. After the initial evaluation, Barbara created a tailor-made roadmap to help Esther master each challenging skill.

Through the online component, Barbara guided us through every exercise with clear, detailed videos. She is also available weekly on Zoom to answer any questions with patience and care.

If your child has not been finding success in speech therapy, it may be because they are missing these foundational skills. If you are unsure whether to invest in this program, I highly recommend it. With the BESST Life Club, Barbara, a myofunctional SLP expert, can design the exact program your child needs to succeed!