Professional Member Spotlight
This month, xMinds would like to highlight the following new and renewing Professional Members:
Reach Every Voice
11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 110, Rockville, MD 20852
240-630-1785; http://www.reacheveryvoice.org
Contact: Lisa Mihalich Quinn; lisa@reacheveryvoice.org
Services: Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) Services; Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) provider; Communication/educational consultant; Academic tutoring/coaching
Reach Every Voice is a multi-faceted practice created and staffed by experienced teachers. REV provides communication instruction to nonspeaking or unreliably speaking individuals, hosts in-person group programs that build communication practice and provide opportunities for socialization, offers online courses for non speakers, and provides consultation, training, and coaching for families and schools working to improve their communication practices. REV is a nonprofit organization.
The Stixrud Group, LLC
8720 Georgia Ave, Suite 606, Suite 110, Rockville, MD 20852
(301)565-0534; https://stixrud.com/
Services: Educational Testing, Neuropsychological Testing, Educational Consulting
The Stixrud Group is a group of neuropsychologists and clinical psychologists who specialize in the evaluation of children, adolescents and adults with learning, attention, social or emotional difficulties. We are committed to the alleviation of suffering for our clients and their families by removing any blocks to their experiencing happiness and fulfillment in life. We believe this is accomplished by helping our clients understand themselves. Our goal is to use our professional knowledge and skills to help people achieve educational and professional success, emotional healing and interpersonal harmony in their relationships.
Pediatric Development Center, LLC
15850 Crabbs Branch Way, Suite 150, Rockville, MD 20855
12520 Prosperity Drive, Suite 210, Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301)869-7505; pdcandme.com
Contact: Amy Wetherill; info@pdcandme.com
Services: Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Speech/language therapy, Social skills therapy, Coaching, Verbal Behavior
At the Pediatric Development Center (PDC) everything we do is centered around play and practical experience. We believe that all children learn best by fully engaging in stimulating, hands-on activities. Through our captivating, play-based model, PDC provides skilled, collaborative speech-language, occupational, feeding, and physical therapy services. We partner with families to ensure that what the child learns with us transitions well to their home environment. Our bilingual office staff is here to help you get started, and our dedicated billing team will help you get the most out of your insurance benefits. We have physical offices in Rockville and Silver Spring, and the PDC Virtual Clinic lets us help children all across Maryland via teletherapy. PDC is truly the place where EVERYONE can discover what is possible. (Now in-network with BlueCross, United Healthcare, TRICARE, and Maryland Medicaid.)
Center for Communication and Learning
6208 Montrose Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
301-468-9343 x2;
www.ccl-md.com
Contact: Susan Abrams; susanabramsslp@gmail.com
Services: Speech/language therapy; Social skills therapy; Parent education.
The Center for Communication and Learning is a comprehensive pediatric speech and language private practice that provides evaluations and therapy to children diagnosed with communication challenges secondary to autism, social pragmatic language disorders, speech and language delays, apraxia and oral motor/feeding difficulties. Staff collaborate with educators and therapists to provide an integrated approach to services for your child. Family participation is welcomed.
Suzanne Keith Blattner and Associates
10605 Concord Street, Ste 102, Kensington, MD 20895
301-758-4275; www.suzannekeithblattner.com
Contact: Suzanne Keith Blattner; skb.edu@mac.com
Services: Educational consulting; Advocacy; Academic tutoring/coaching
Ms. Blattner and her associates are highly skilled and experienced professionals who have provided supports to families of students with special learning needs for over 30 years. They offer a range of supports including tailored consulting, advocacy, specialized tutoring and academic coaching. A complete description and details of the services offered through this practice are outlined on the website. Ms. Blattner offers a free 1/2 hour consultation to families to learn about their needs and to point them in right direction to get started.