{"url":"/downey/words-and-motion-speech-therapy-group","provider":{"id":"words-and-motion-speech-therapy-group","name":"Words & Motion Speech Therapy Group","kind":"organization","about":"Words & Motion (WAM) is an early intervention therapy group co-founded by speech-language pathologists Mara Trafficante (CEO, President) and Anna Weber (CFO). It offers speech therapy and occupational therapy to infants and toddlers from birth to 3 who have been assessed by a regional center, and works only on regional center referrals. The registry lists an older Huntington Park address; the website gives its clinic at 8635 Florence Avenue, Suite 205, Downey.","website":"https://wordsandmotion.net/","phone":"(323) 476-7071","email":"info@wordsandmotion.net","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":["Vendored with South Central Los Angeles Regional Center","Licensed speech-language pathologists and occupational therapists"],"languages":["Spanish"],"image":null},"location":{"id":"main","name":null,"street":"8635 Florence Avenue","unit":"Suite 205","city":"downey","zip":"90240","neighborhood":null,"coords":[-118.118552,33.948266],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"early-intervention-therapy","type":"health","name":"Early intervention speech and occupational therapy","summary":"Regional center-funded speech and occupational therapy for children from birth to 3 with developmental delays, in the clinic in Downey or in the field.","description":"Early intervention speech therapy and occupational therapy for infants and toddlers from birth to 3 with developmental delays, delivered by licensed therapists who build an individualized program across communication, social-emotional and adaptive skills, sensory processing, and fine and gross motor function. Speech therapy covers receptive and expressive language and social skills; occupational therapy covers daily activities, sensory processing, motor skills and play, working closely with families. Families can be seen at the Downey clinic, which has several treatment rooms and an occupational therapy gym, and therapists also work in the field. Every referral comes through a regional center; the group is vendored with South Central Los Angeles Regional Center and does not accept private insurance. About 80% of providers are fluent in Spanish. Each provider is supervised by two professionals. Open Mon-Fri 9-5 and Sat 9-2.","categories":["early-intervention","speech-therapy","occupational-therapy"],"ages":{"min":0,"max":3},"format":"in-person","health":{"specialties":["Early intervention","Speech therapy","Occupational therapy","Sensory processing","Fine and gross motor skills"],"practitioners":["Mara Trafficante, SLP","Anna Weber, SLP","Dana Do, M.A., CCC-SLP","Katie Talbot, M.S., CCC-SLP","Diane Hernandez, M.S., CCC-SLP","Ashley Short, M.A., OTR/L"],"hours":[{"days":["mon","tue","wed","thu","fri"],"start":"09:00","end":"17:00"},{"days":["sat"],"start":"09:00","end":"14:00"}],"npi":"1134750375"},"traits":{"specialNeeds":"focused","conditions":["developmental-delay","speech-language","sensory-processing"],"delivery":["clinic"],"insurance":["regional-center"],"languages":["spanish"],"feel":"An early intervention team that works only through regional center referrals, with mostly Spanish-fluent therapists and supervised providers.","topics":["early-start","birth-to-three","vendored-sclarc","regional-center-referral"],"goals":["independence","life-skills"]}}],"source":{"url":"https://wordsandmotion.net/","name":"NPPES NPI registry, September 2026","fetched":"2026-10-12"},"updated":"2026-10-12","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}