Our son is Asher. It became evident by the age of 18 months that he was not developing his communication skills to the extent we had seen in other kids including our daughter. By age two, he was becoming increasingly frustrated at not being able to communicate and would often have tantrums. His pediatrician recommended formal testing which confirmed speech and oral motor developmental delay.

He understood us perfectly, and knew exactly what he wanted to say, he was just unable to express things clearly. He had a limited vocabulary of mostly mono-syllabic words. We then began doing speech therapy with Lauren Zimet.

We saw immediate results in his ability to communicate through the use of signing and pointing to pictures. He has since had dramatic improvement in his verbal repertoire. His vocabulary has expanded and he is putting more phrases and even a sentence together. He is much more confident and less frustrated.

While these are the tangible benefits Lauren has brought, it is the intangible things that are perhaps more important. Lauren and Asher have an amazing rapport. He calls her his “La La” and is always thrilled to have sessions with her. She has developed very personal approaches to his therapy, it is obvious that she puts so much thought and care and energy to each individual child. She is able to get him to do things that we never could. He tries to speak and communicate more than ever. Lauren also emphasizes other aspects of his development including oral-motor training and nutrition. She has been amazingly helpful in getting him to try new foods. She is very knowledgeable about the neuro-developmental role of diet and nutrition and has helped us introduce some of these practices in our house with both of our children.

Lauren has been a blessing to our family. Both professionally and personally she has enhanced our lives. We could not have hoped for a better therapist for Asher.

Asher's Parents