I really debated if I should write a review for Nupur Tara SLP. Nupur herself is a nice person, however the speech therapy services are subpar and I would not recommend this office. I wish some other parents had reviewed this place so that I could have saved some time.
My son and I arrived to our appointment on time. There was noone at the desk or anyone to greet us for about 20 minutes or so (it felt even longer). Finally, I saw someone come at the desk and that person said nothing. So I went and asked, "Excuse me, is this the place for Nupur Tara speech services" and she replied yes; I said ok, do I need to fill out any forms? She said yes, and pointed to a thick packet of forms. I said ok, and I got to filling them out.
Nupur came out about 5min later after I got the forms and said "Oh you haven't filled them out? Ok just come and you can fill it out inside the room." We went inside a room and sat on small children chairs for the 35min assessment. The entire time I filled out form after form and kept answering questions about my child. The assessment of my child was very minimal, no cognitive or education questions were asked and I as the parent was asked ALL of the questions about my child instead of him being assessed. My child was given some puzzles and asked to point to a few things, and there was long pauses from Nupur on what she wanted to ask or see, in a sense her observation seemed more "visual" than cognitive. I had to speak up a few times to help her and have my child talk so that she can get an example of my child's abilities. It was very uncomfortable. I was charged $250 for this 35min of "assessment," and I am still waiting for the report. Most locations are $95-120 for 30min session, so this place is quite over priced. I also didn't get to meet the actual speech therapist that my son would be working or given his full assessment. Overall, I left very uncomfortable. Since this was my first ever speech therapy assessment, I didn't know what to expect, so I thought ok, maybe this is normal so I will think about this place and compare to a few other locations.
Now let's compare this to Learning to Succeed. I was greeted right away, the speech therapist greeted my son and her entire focus was on him. We went to an assessment room where I was given an adult chair to sit and observe. The therapist spent the entire one hour assessment session with him, on the carpet floor, giving him a full TELD-4 standardized exam, talking to him, conversating with him and playing with him to understand his abilities. She asked me a few questions about him. She provided a full assessment report, and compared his results to the national level and her suggestions on how he can improve and thrive. This full session was $95. As you can see, this is how an assessment should be done. Thus, I can't recommend Nupur Tara SLP. read more