Welcome to Our Austin Speech Therapy Clinic!
Bilinguistics is a pediatric speech therapy clinic based in Austin, Texas. We have been providing expert speech-language evaluations and therapy since 2002. Our licensed speech-language pathologists specialize in evaluating and treating children in English, Spanish, and other languages.
- Speech-language evaluations for children of all ages and any language background
- Individualized therapy plans — in-clinic or via teletherapy
- Family-centered approach that values your cultural and language background
- Most insurance accepted and flexible scheduling options
Contact Us
Or call us directly: 512.480.9573
Doctor Referral Form
Request a referral from your child’s pediatrician for speech therapy services.
Patient Intake Form
Complete the intake form before your child’s first speech therapy visit.
Formulario de Paciente Nuevo
Formulario de admision en espanol para la primera visita de terapia del habla de su hijo/a.
How Do I Schedule an Appointment at Our Austin Speech Therapy Clinic?
Call Us
Give us a call at 512.480.9573
Email Us
Send us an email at clinic@bilinguistics.com
Book Online
Conveniently locacated on Koenig Lane between Burnet Rd. & N. Lamar Blvd.
1505 W. Koenig Lane, Austin, TX 78756
Since 2002
Why Choose Bilinguistics for Speech Therapy in Austin?
Our team provide speech therapy for children in Austin, Texas and beyond. We serve families in-person and via teletherapy.
We deliver speech therapy evaluations and treatment through a culturally responsive lens. Our clinicians hold advanced training in areas recognized by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association for professional development.
Fun & Educational Family-Based Therapy
We design treatment activities to include your entire family and make them fun!
Real Results
Read what our families say about us in our parent testimonials below.
Convenient Service
Sessions in our Austin clinic or via teletherapy from the comfort of your home.
Highly Qualified Professionals
Our team holds ASHA certification and advanced bilingual assessment training.
Experts at What We Do
Authors of SLP books and creators of 100+ ASHA CEU courses for speech therapists.
What Does Bilinguistics Specialize In?
We have been providing pediatric speech therapy in Austin, TX since 2002. Our team treats a wide range of speech-language disorders and serves children with diverse needs.
Communication Disorders
We Treat
- Articulation disorders
- Stuttering/fluency disorders
- Language delay
- Language disorders
- Voice disorders
- Social communication/pragmatic disorders
Special Populations
We Serve
- Autism
- Down Syndrome
- Cleft Lip/Palate
- Learning Disability
- Intellectual Disability
- Hearing Impairment
- Multiple Disabilities
What Is a Speech Disorder?
A speech disorder is a condition in which a child has difficulty producing speech sounds correctly, using their voice, or speaking fluently.
Speech disorders can affect how clearly a child communicates and may require evaluation and treatment by a speech-language pathologist.
What Do Parents Say About Bilinguistics Austin Speech Therapy?
What a caring, knowledgeable, and excellent language learning environment! Our experience has been superb, and over the past five months, we have seen tremendous growth in our child's ability to express themselves. The therapist we have worked with, Alejandra, has cultivated such a wonderful learning space of agency, curiosity, and play that is highly engaging and active.
We sought this place out since we were looking for a speech therapist that had experience with bilingual children. Our experience has been nothing but great. Our speech therapist is very warm and knowledgeable. Our son is shy, but she connected with him immediately. She focuses on building habits that we can work on between sessions.
Speech Therapy Clinic FAQs
Below are answers to the most common questions from parents about our speech therapy clinic.
Do you offer home-based services?
Currently, we only offer services in our Austin speech therapy clinic and do not offer home-based services.
What ages do you work with?
We serve patients from 12 months to 21 years of age.
What insurance do you accept?
We accept the following insurance: Medicaid (Superior Health Plan, BCBS Medicaid, Dell Children's Health Plan) and Commercial (BCBS, Humana, Multiplan, UHC). If you have an insurance policy with a company not listed, we can still be of service at self-pay rates.
What days and times are you open?
Our office hours are 8:00 am - 7:00 pm, Monday-Friday. Please keep in mind, each therapist has a different schedule.
Do you work with children who speak languages other than Spanish and English?
Yes! When possible, we will contract with an interpreter. We also partner with parents for the parent to be the interpreter during the evaluation and treatment. Contact us at 512-480-9573 for more details.
Do I need a referral from my child's pediatrician?
Yes. Contact your child's pediatrician if you have concerns. You can ask the pediatrician to fax us a referral at 512-458-9573, or they can download our form here.
What does a speech and language evaluation look like?
We gather information about your child's speech and language abilities using testing materials, your input, our observations, and other records. If your child qualifies, we create functional goals, write a report, share it with your pediatrician, and submit it to your insurance company.
What does speech therapy look like?
We use play-based therapy with parent participation for our younger population and make structured activities fun by incorporating games with our older population.
How long will therapy take?
We typically focus on progress in 3-6 month intervals. We regularly update you on progress but cannot give an exact time frame for completion.
Can parents be in the sessions?
Yes! Parents are always invited to join and will be given updates on progress and home-practice materials.
Can I run an errand while my child is in therapy?
Parents must remain on the premises while their child is in a speech therapy session.
How do I cancel an appointment?
Contact your therapist directly via text or call 512-480-9573. We require 24-hour notice. A $45 fee applies for no-shows.
Meet Our Team!
If you have any questions about our services or about your child's development, we're here to help!
Does your child speak another language and need therapy?
We provide speech therapy in our Austin clinic for children who speak many languages including: English, Spanish, Telugu, Nepali and Mandarin. Bilingual speech therapy ensures that a child who speaks two languages is able to focus on improving true communication deficits and not spend time trying to correct language patterns that are common for all bilingual children.
A bilingual evaluation helps us determine whether a bilingual child's communication difficulties are true difficulties or differences related to their second language.
01
Language Differences
Grammatical structures vary across languages. A knowledgeable bilingual speech therapist focuses on the language processes shared by both languages.
02
Accent, Dialect, Phonetic Patterns
A child may seem unintelligible because they are using the sounds of their native language. Bilingual speech therapy focuses on the shared sounds of both languages.
03
A Silent Period
This commonly occurs when a child is first exposed to a new language because of the amount of information the child is absorbing and learning.
04
Codeswitching
Intentionally alternating between two languages on certain phrases or words is a natural process but can be mistaken for not speaking either language well.
05
Language Loss
Some individuals lose skills in their primary language if it is not reinforced or maintained. Bilingual speech therapy is necessary so vocabulary and concepts from both languages can be pooled.
What Happens During a Speech Therapy Evaluation at Bilinguistics?
It all starts with an evaluation
In our Austin Speech Therapy Clinic or via teletherapy. We start by identifying all of your child’s strengths. All children communicate through sounds, gestures, or behaviors. This information tells us where to begin and gives us a road map to make your child’s communication grow.
Setting goals & starting therapy
After the evaluation is when the fun starts! The evaluation process gives us goals to work on with your child. We use these goals to guide intervention during the sessions and then talk about ways you can continue the progress at home.
Attend speech therapy in-person or via teletherapy
What does speech therapy look like? Let’s say your child is working on building their vocabulary. We do activities to practice the words they can say and learn more. Then we find ways at home, in the car, even the grocery store to practice growing their vocabulary throughout the day.
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