Parents are saying...
July 7, 2008
To the Parents,
My four and a half year
old daughter Isabella
was first diagnosed
with Autism at two
years of age.
We started coming to
see Julie Roberts
when Isabella was
three. At the time,
Isabella had little
spontaneous speech
and most of what she
said was echolalia. We
started coming for two
sessions a week and
now at four and half,
she is speaking in
clear, full sentences.
Recently we visited
several people who
hadn't seen Isabella in
a while, and they all
commented on how
great she was doing
and how impressed
they were with her
speech. I told them
that it was all due to
the hard work of
Isabella and Ms. Julie.
Ms. Julie really pushes
Isabella to succeed
and grow beyond
herself. We couldn't
be more proud of
Isabella's progress.
She is in a typical
mother's day out
school program,
making friends,
communicating with
her teachers and
being an active part of
her class. We are so
pleased!
Nancy Novelli
To the Parents,
My four and a half year
old daughter Isabella
was first diagnosed
with Autism at two
years of age.
We started coming to
see Julie Roberts
when Isabella was
three. At the time,
Isabella had little
spontaneous speech
and most of what she
said was echolalia. We
started coming for two
sessions a week and
now at four and half,
she is speaking in
clear, full sentences.
Recently we visited
several people who
hadn't seen Isabella in
a while, and they all
commented on how
great she was doing
and how impressed
they were with her
speech. I told them
that it was all due to
the hard work of
Isabella and Ms. Julie.
Ms. Julie really pushes
Isabella to succeed
and grow beyond
herself. We couldn't
be more proud of
Isabella's progress.
She is in a typical
mother's day out
school program,
making friends,
communicating with
her teachers and
being an active part of
her class. We are so
pleased!
Nancy Novelli
July 2008
My son couldn't
articulate his "r" sounds,
but since it didn't affect
his performance in class,
his need for speech
therapy was never
addressed. After only
eight sessions with Julie
he sounds like a
different person. With
the one-on-one lessons
he soared through his
word drills and
completed his therapy
much quicker than any of
us had anticipated. He's
incorporating what he'
learned into his
everyday speech,
catching his mistakes
and speaking much more
clearly. I am so proud of
him and so grateful to
Julie for giving him the
information and tools he
needed to overcome
this obstacle.
Dorinda W.
My son couldn't
articulate his "r" sounds,
but since it didn't affect
his performance in class,
his need for speech
therapy was never
addressed. After only
eight sessions with Julie
he sounds like a
different person. With
the one-on-one lessons
he soared through his
word drills and
completed his therapy
much quicker than any of
us had anticipated. He's
incorporating what he'
learned into his
everyday speech,
catching his mistakes
and speaking much more
clearly. I am so proud of
him and so grateful to
Julie for giving him the
information and tools he
needed to overcome
this obstacle.
Dorinda W.
October 2008
Ms. Julie has been
working with my 5 year
old son Jeremiah for a
year now and we’ve
seen tremendous
improvement in his
communication.
Within the first five
minutes of meeting
with Jeremiah she
realized he was
exhibiting signs of
Autism and
encouraged us to get
him tested. We later
discovered that
Jeremiah did have
Autism Spectrum
Disorder, specifically
Pervasive
Developmental
Disorder. We are
thankful to Ms. Julie
for her help in getting
Jeremiah diagnosed
and on the right track
to improvement. His
vocabulary has
improved significantly
over the past year.
We are able to
understand Jeremiah
better and he can now
express his needs to
us verbally. Thanks
Ms. Julie for all your
help.
Karen Steen, RN, BSN,
MBA
Ms. Julie has been
working with my 5 year
old son Jeremiah for a
year now and we’ve
seen tremendous
improvement in his
communication.
Within the first five
minutes of meeting
with Jeremiah she
realized he was
exhibiting signs of
Autism and
encouraged us to get
him tested. We later
discovered that
Jeremiah did have
Autism Spectrum
Disorder, specifically
Pervasive
Developmental
Disorder. We are
thankful to Ms. Julie
for her help in getting
Jeremiah diagnosed
and on the right track
to improvement. His
vocabulary has
improved significantly
over the past year.
We are able to
understand Jeremiah
better and he can now
express his needs to
us verbally. Thanks
Ms. Julie for all your
help.
Karen Steen, RN, BSN,
MBA
November 2008
Over a year ago, I went searching for
a speech therapist and found my
hero. If you are searching for a way
to help provide your child with a
better quality of life via speech and
language therapy, I implore you to
consider meeting Julie A. Roberts.
Julie’s therapy has improved my
daughter’s lives, as well as my family
as whole. I do not know how I could
have ever made it through this past
year without Julie in our lives. She is
an amazing, dedicated and devoted
person to helping children. I am
proud to know her and call her my
friend.
Ava’s Story
My daughter Ava has high functioning
autism. I had met several therapists
and had yet to have Ava assessed by
any of them. I made an appointment
on July 16, 2007 with Julie Roberts.
Immediately I noticed that Ava’s
demeanor was different from the
other introductions to the
therapists. Julie was the first
therapist to actually get down on her
knees at Ava’s level and say hello. At
the other interviews, Ava hid her face
and clenched my legs or climbed in
my arms and would not look at them.
Ava stood in front of her and actually
said hello but she did not have eye
contact. Julie showed me how she
approached therapy at that moment.
She asked Ava to look at her eyes.
Ava continued to look away. Then
Julie gently pulled Ava’s chin facing
her and got close to her face. Then
she told Ava what pretty eyes she had
(Ava loves compliments) and how
important it was to look at people
when she was talking to them so they
could always see her pretty eyes.
Seeing her gestures and patience, it
made me think of how I spoke to her.
Ava actually looked Julie in the eyes,
smiled, and said hello again. Julie
had a nurturing yet assertive
presence. I was impressed. I could
tell right away that she was dedicated
to her profession and cared deeply.
Julie sat with me after that and asked
what had brought me to seek a
therapist for Ava. I told her my story
and she had empathy and
understanding for my struggles and
how helpless I had felt with my
inability to find the right answers and
the course of action to take. She
asked me what my goals were for Ava.
I told her how I wanted to see some
sort of progress and change for my
daughter. Whatever therapy Ava had
received or the professional opinions
I had been given, there was little if
any improvement with her language
delays. Julie listened intently and
then told me that no matter what she
concludes from the assessment, that
she would be able to help Ava
improve. She was assertive, honest,
and sincere and there was a trust I
felt for the first time in a long time. I
had finally found the perfect person
for my daughter! No parent wants to
hear that something is wrong with
their child, especially without being
told what can be done to make it
right. I wanted to hear what I could
do and how therapy could help Ava
communicate like all the children her
age.
After the assessment Julie sat with
me and gave me her honest opinion
of Ava’s learning disability. With a
positive approach, and Julie’s
forward thinking, her explanation on
how best to approach her
discoveries of Ava’s weakness with
communication gave me hope and a
sense of relief. Because of her
constant research, Julie uses the
most progressive therapy methods,
and purchases tools for sessions that
will achieve maximum results from
her therapy. I felt I could trust to her
to lead me in the right direction and
make a difference to better Ava and
her quality of life. After all the
searching, I finally had someone in
front of me with an education,
experience and most importantly a
course of action …. Ava had lost so
much precious time and I did not want
to waste a second more. This was
exactly what I wanted to hear. I asked
her what I could do to expedite her
treatment. It was crucial to work on
Ava’s weaknesses that would be
identified from the two sessions per
week, and that she would give me a
list of what to work on after each
session. It was most important to be
consistent with Ava’s attendance of
therapy. Julie explained there that
without regular and consistent
treatment, Ava would never achieve
what she wanted for her clients. She
also said that there are so many
children who also need speech
therapy, there was a waiting list for
assessment. She explained that her
time would be most helpful to a child
with regular and timely attendance. I
loved hearing that. She was serious
about her time, and was distributing it
to make the most improvement
possible for her clients. Julie is a no
nonsense gal.
For over a year, I have been to
therapy twice a week every week with
the exception of a family illness, car
trouble, or Hurricane Ike. What
following Julie’s advice has done for
my daughter has been life changing.
Not only has Julie helped my
daughter and exceeded my
expectations of rapid progress, she
bettered life for my entire family and
how we function together. I am so
truly grateful for the opportunity to
have Julie help Ava. I have never
respected or admired a person more.
She has done for Ava what I could
not. She turned the light on in Ava,
when I could only make it flicker.
Because we love to come see Miss
Julie, i t is bittersweet for me to say
that, after such great success with
Ava, my child’s therapy will be ending
soon, Julie predicts that Ava will no
longer need therapy, because she
will have caught up with her peers
within the upcoming year.
Olivia’s Story
Olivia had ear infections for 3 months
straight & in March of 2007, she had
her first set of tubes. I had noticed
her speech sounding muffled after
surgery. One tube came out and
infections came back so in May of
2007 Olivia had her second set of
tubes. The ENT said it was due to
possible hearing loss during the
chronic ear infections and the
surgeries it most likely would go away
after the new set of tubes. Julie and I
noticed she still had a muffled sound
to her words and time, and several
hearing tests there was little
improvement. I had Julie provide an
assessment and decide a course of
action for therapy. Olivia began
therapy in October of 2007 and has
shown great improvement.
Ava and Olivia’s Mommy, Monica
Djokic
Over a year ago, I went searching for
a speech therapist and found my
hero. If you are searching for a way
to help provide your child with a
better quality of life via speech and
language therapy, I implore you to
consider meeting Julie A. Roberts.
Julie’s therapy has improved my
daughter’s lives, as well as my family
as whole. I do not know how I could
have ever made it through this past
year without Julie in our lives. She is
an amazing, dedicated and devoted
person to helping children. I am
proud to know her and call her my
friend.
Ava’s Story
My daughter Ava has high functioning
autism. I had met several therapists
and had yet to have Ava assessed by
any of them. I made an appointment
on July 16, 2007 with Julie Roberts.
Immediately I noticed that Ava’s
demeanor was different from the
other introductions to the
therapists. Julie was the first
therapist to actually get down on her
knees at Ava’s level and say hello. At
the other interviews, Ava hid her face
and clenched my legs or climbed in
my arms and would not look at them.
Ava stood in front of her and actually
said hello but she did not have eye
contact. Julie showed me how she
approached therapy at that moment.
She asked Ava to look at her eyes.
Ava continued to look away. Then
Julie gently pulled Ava’s chin facing
her and got close to her face. Then
she told Ava what pretty eyes she had
(Ava loves compliments) and how
important it was to look at people
when she was talking to them so they
could always see her pretty eyes.
Seeing her gestures and patience, it
made me think of how I spoke to her.
Ava actually looked Julie in the eyes,
smiled, and said hello again. Julie
had a nurturing yet assertive
presence. I was impressed. I could
tell right away that she was dedicated
to her profession and cared deeply.
Julie sat with me after that and asked
what had brought me to seek a
therapist for Ava. I told her my story
and she had empathy and
understanding for my struggles and
how helpless I had felt with my
inability to find the right answers and
the course of action to take. She
asked me what my goals were for Ava.
I told her how I wanted to see some
sort of progress and change for my
daughter. Whatever therapy Ava had
received or the professional opinions
I had been given, there was little if
any improvement with her language
delays. Julie listened intently and
then told me that no matter what she
concludes from the assessment, that
she would be able to help Ava
improve. She was assertive, honest,
and sincere and there was a trust I
felt for the first time in a long time. I
had finally found the perfect person
for my daughter! No parent wants to
hear that something is wrong with
their child, especially without being
told what can be done to make it
right. I wanted to hear what I could
do and how therapy could help Ava
communicate like all the children her
age.
After the assessment Julie sat with
me and gave me her honest opinion
of Ava’s learning disability. With a
positive approach, and Julie’s
forward thinking, her explanation on
how best to approach her
discoveries of Ava’s weakness with
communication gave me hope and a
sense of relief. Because of her
constant research, Julie uses the
most progressive therapy methods,
and purchases tools for sessions that
will achieve maximum results from
her therapy. I felt I could trust to her
to lead me in the right direction and
make a difference to better Ava and
her quality of life. After all the
searching, I finally had someone in
front of me with an education,
experience and most importantly a
course of action …. Ava had lost so
much precious time and I did not want
to waste a second more. This was
exactly what I wanted to hear. I asked
her what I could do to expedite her
treatment. It was crucial to work on
Ava’s weaknesses that would be
identified from the two sessions per
week, and that she would give me a
list of what to work on after each
session. It was most important to be
consistent with Ava’s attendance of
therapy. Julie explained there that
without regular and consistent
treatment, Ava would never achieve
what she wanted for her clients. She
also said that there are so many
children who also need speech
therapy, there was a waiting list for
assessment. She explained that her
time would be most helpful to a child
with regular and timely attendance. I
loved hearing that. She was serious
about her time, and was distributing it
to make the most improvement
possible for her clients. Julie is a no
nonsense gal.
For over a year, I have been to
therapy twice a week every week with
the exception of a family illness, car
trouble, or Hurricane Ike. What
following Julie’s advice has done for
my daughter has been life changing.
Not only has Julie helped my
daughter and exceeded my
expectations of rapid progress, she
bettered life for my entire family and
how we function together. I am so
truly grateful for the opportunity to
have Julie help Ava. I have never
respected or admired a person more.
She has done for Ava what I could
not. She turned the light on in Ava,
when I could only make it flicker.
Because we love to come see Miss
Julie, i t is bittersweet for me to say
that, after such great success with
Ava, my child’s therapy will be ending
soon, Julie predicts that Ava will no
longer need therapy, because she
will have caught up with her peers
within the upcoming year.
Olivia’s Story
Olivia had ear infections for 3 months
straight & in March of 2007, she had
her first set of tubes. I had noticed
her speech sounding muffled after
surgery. One tube came out and
infections came back so in May of
2007 Olivia had her second set of
tubes. The ENT said it was due to
possible hearing loss during the
chronic ear infections and the
surgeries it most likely would go away
after the new set of tubes. Julie and I
noticed she still had a muffled sound
to her words and time, and several
hearing tests there was little
improvement. I had Julie provide an
assessment and decide a course of
action for therapy. Olivia began
therapy in October of 2007 and has
shown great improvement.
Ava and Olivia’s Mommy, Monica
Djokic
July 2009
My son started therapy
on December 2008.
Two weeks later, we
were already seeing
results. Not only my
family, but the school
teacher as well. It's
been six months, that
my son has been in
therapy and we see
major improvements.
That without the help
of Bayou City Speech
& Language, it would
have been impossible.
My son went from
saying a few words, to
making complete
sentences.
Kleey Soto
My son started therapy
on December 2008.
Two weeks later, we
were already seeing
results. Not only my
family, but the school
teacher as well. It's
been six months, that
my son has been in
therapy and we see
major improvements.
That without the help
of Bayou City Speech
& Language, it would
have been impossible.
My son went from
saying a few words, to
making complete
sentences.
Kleey Soto
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