SMALL TALK Speech & Language Therapy, Inc.

Pediatric speech and language therapy

Up to age 21

A pediatric speech therapy practice in Beverly Hills that works on children's oral-motor, feeding, speech and language challenges: making sounds and words clearly, expressing themselves verbally, following directions and understanding what is said to them. The practice stresses early treatment, since the first five years, and especially the first three, are key for language development. A first call goes to Dinneen Kaber, founder and senior clinician, who talks through the parent's concerns and gathers information. Next steps may be a referral to another agency or professional, specific suggestions to try at home, a request to call back in a set period, or an in-person screening or formal speech and language evaluation. Parents are treated as the most important members of the child's team. The practice is vendored with Lanterman Regional Center, and its site has a page with payment and insurance information.

• Speech and language therapy, Oral-motor therapy, Feeding therapy, Speech and language evaluation and Screening
• Dinneen Kaber, founder and senior clinician
• Insurance: Regional center funded: vendored with a California regional center

• Activities: Speech therapy and Feeding therapy