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We are so grateful that we found Talk of The Town.  Tyler has responded very well to Carla’s declarative language technique.  We have seen an increase in his eye contact as well as his vocabulary.  She is so prepared- each session is filled with targeted and specific instruction.  Tyler can’t wait “to go see Carla” each week!

​T.M., Mother of Tyler, age 5

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Shaina has been working with our son for over 7 years, and he would tell you she is one of the closest people to him.  Shaina has helped him in the development of language, relatedness, critical thinking, problem solving, executive functioning, and social cognition.   We are indebted to her for years of patience, dedication, and the tremendous goals he has reached and surpassed-our son's accomplishments are incredible, and it has been under Shaina's guidance we have seen our son's amazing personal growth and interpersonal successes that we never thought possible.

​G.G, mother of Levi, age 12

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We came to Talk of the Town when our 20 month old son had barely 10 words.  He was often frustrated trying to express his needs.  Now, after 6 months of working with Brianna, he can express many of his needs verbally and finally feels confident using his words.  He can name family members, tell us what toys and food he wants, and even repeats some silly expressions.  We couldn't be happier with Brianna's work - she really formed a special connection with our son and helped him to find his voice!

​ Mother of Z., age 2

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Carla’s spirit and sense of adventure has been an amazing asset to my son’s progress.  He can’t wait to go see her, and has made progress with her that will last him a lifetime.

D.B., mother of Will, age 20

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​Shaina Rotstein is second to none when it comes to speech and language therapy. Our son was completely non-verbal and did not have an active ability to utilize his assistive technology device. Through Shaina's methodical and individualized approach, we have seen significant growth in both areas. She is kind, patient and brilliant with all facets of clinical communicative needs. Every time my son now says, "hi mom", I think to myself, "thank you Shaina!”

​SJD, mother of Preston, age 12

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In the three years that Carla has been working with our son, Carla has been consistently thoughtful, dynamic, compassionate and 100% mindful of our needs and our son's needs. Carla brings to our son's educational plan original thought and innovative ideas specific to the needs our son. Under Carla's teaching our son has grown dramatically in depth of knowledge, life learning and language development. Carla has been a fantastic partner for our family, always open to our ideas, as well as working collaboratively with our school team. We are grateful to have found Carla and know that so much of our son's academic and social success we can thank her for.

​H.K, mother of Patton, age 6

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Shaina Rotstein started working with my daughter when she was sixteen-months-old and the only word she said consistently was "yeah" for yes.  Zadie is now twenty-months-old and she has over seventy words/word approximations, including "ma ma"!  There were times when I never thought I would hear that word, but Shaina helped build Zadie's confidence and word repertoire by starting with sounds that she was already making.  I couldn't be more pleased with Zadie's progress or the work that Shaina has done with her.

​CM, mother of Zadie, age 20 months 

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Thank you, Katie! We are so grateful for everything you've done. You have been absolutely wonderful. When we first started this journey we, (or at least I), had many questions about Derick's future; but, after just 8 months we know he will be just fine. Your work with him has been amazing. It seems to have set off something in his brain, and now he's making advancements on a daily basis. It's a true testament to your skill and dedication to your craft.

E.M., father of Derick age 3

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My husband and I honestly could not have imagined Dylan's first session going any better, and both left feeling like Katie is the kind of therapist we have been hoping to find.  She is kind, engaging, and clearly very knowledgeable and good at what she does! Dylan also clearly loves being with her, which is so important to us.

Thank you so much for having us at Talk of the Town, we are so happy to be there with you guys!

L.G., Mother of Dylan, Age 2

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​In January of 2017, we began to suspect that our son was on the autism spectrum. After going through the lengthy and emotional process of evaluations, it was confirmed in March.  To say that 2017 was the worst year of my life would be an understatement. 
 
However, as I look back, there was light and that light was Katie Geyer.  Talk of the Town came highly recommended by a dear friend. Our son began therapy with Katie in February 2017 and we came relentlessly.  She formed a unique bond with my 2 year-old son that I can only say is breathtaking.  In the overwhelming moments when I look at my his overwhelming schedule of programs & therapies and wonder if it’s okay to have him in so much therapy, I draw immense comfort in the fact that he truly loves his sessions with Katie.  There is not a day that he isn’t excited to work with her nor a day when she isn’t excited to see him. 
 
When we go on vacation, we plan it around Katie’s vacation, when we plan our weeks, we plan them around Katie.  Katie Geyer is the most important part of the village we are blessed to have as we raise our precious son with special needs. 
 

F.D, Mother of Oliver Age 2 

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We can't possibly thank Nicole enough for all her brilliant work with Thai.  He's certainly a tough nut to crack, but she nudged him along in gently yet firm and fun ways.  She was so thoughtful about activities and about new foods he should try.  Honestly, we couldn't be more grateful and Thai absolutely adores Nicole!  

D.T, Mother of Thai, age 3

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Welcome to Talk of The Town!  Co-founders Shaina Rotstein and Carla Commisso-Kelvin are licensed Speech and Language Pathologists in New York and Connecticut, who strongly believe that language is not learned in a vacuum.  Speech and language therapy is provided in a home-like environment to support development of vocabulary, concept knowledge, sequenced language, daily living skills, social cognition and problem solving within life.

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