North Star SLPC

03/14/2026

Yesterday, I presented about childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) assessment and treatment to an audience of over 200 at the California Speech-Language Hearing Association (CSHA) conference in San Fransisco. It was scary and awesome! couldn’t have done it without all my training. I highly recommend the Apraxia Kids conference if you want a deeper dive into all things CAS!

12/10/2024

Many of you know or have heard me talk highly (and ad nauseam) about North Star’s first employee, Jessi. Jessi , who now lives in Portland, is an incredible SLP and AAC specialist. Recently, they have been having health issues that have prevented them from working. One of their recent coworkers created a go fund me to help with expenses while Jessi seeks medical treatment. If you’re able to make any size donation or share this post to support Jessi, we would be grateful. Jessi is so deserving of support and care from our community.

We are raising funds to help support our friend Jessi. Jessi is an amazing speech thera… Stacia Torborg needs your support for Help Jessi Through A Tough Time

07/16/2024

Attention teens and young adults! A couple teens in our community are organizing an inclusive silent film workshop. Reach out to Synthesilence for more info!

Website: https://linaarikadas.wixsite.com/synthesilence-1
Workshop registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1wU2AeGe1Fzs1SpjpSKpMEOWwjnfeEsSai5hQpAdXfncS9g/viewform

07/12/2024

Thoroughly enjoyed presenting to clinicians, parents, and researchers on integrating neurodiversity-affirming practices into evident-based CAS treatment (session 105) at the conference in Pittsburgh! I’m excited to learn more and bring back so much valuable information to the North Star team!

05/24/2024

Do you believe that access to services is important for people with disabilities? The governor's proposed budget includes over $1 billion in cuts to funding for disabled Californians, including many of the individuals North Star serves. It takes less than 30 seconds to click this link to send a letter to our California legislators to let them know that cutting funding for disabled individuals is not okay with their constituents.

The Arc of California encourages people to speak out for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities! Check out our website to see our latest news.

01/13/2024

Does your child have apraxia? This conference has so many exceptional resources and there is an online only option with videos on demand for a month if you’re too busy to travel. Apply for a scholarship to attend by February 25!

Applications are now open to apply for a scholarship for the 2024 Apraxia Kids National Conference! Thanks to the funds raised through the Walk for Apraxia, we are able to offer scholarships to qualifying families to attend our National Conference. The National Conference is a unique educational opportunity on childhood apraxia of speech, an unforgettable experience for all families who attend.

Applications are due February 25th. Learn more and apply here: https://www.apraxia-kids.org/national-conference-scholarship-application/