Find help for your child’s speech.
Brentwood families can use Brentwood Neighborhood Park for an outdoor outing and Yarborough Branch for shared reading. Start professional support with your child’s age and the service provider responsible for your home address.
Speech Blubs is an app for home practice. Local services provide evaluations and therapy.
An evaluation checks your child’s speech and language skills. These contacts can explain how to ask for one.
Use the HHS program finder with your home ZIP code to reach the program serving your address. Austin spans more than one service area.
If your family lives in Austin ISD, ask how to request a special education evaluation. The district explains separate steps for preschoolers and children in school.
The university clinic works with children and adults who have speech, language or hearing concerns. Contact the clinic to ask about an appointment.
These services are independent of Speech Blubs. Ask each service about eligibility, referral requirements and current availability.
Choose an age to open the Speech Blubs quiz. Answer questions about your child and explore the app.
Tap an age to open the quiz. For a professional evaluation, contact the local services above.
Watch and respond together.Try an animal sound or a familiar word together.
In Speech Blubs, your child watches other children say words and make sounds. Join in with playful activities and face filters. Follow what interests your child and give them time to respond.
Try an activity about an animal your child likes or a food they know.
Pause after the video. Give your child time to look, gesture, make a sound, or say a word.
Find the same animal in a book or name that food at snack time.
Ask your child’s speech therapist which activities fit their goals.
App content is available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Check which language fits your family before subscribing. Official language information.
Use a walk, a book, or a snack as a reason to talk together. Follow what interests your child.
The neighborhood park on Arroyo Seco.
Name something your child notices with a short phrase, such as “big tree.” Pause for their response.
A nearby Austin Public Library branch; use its current page for hours and children’s events.
Choose a picture your child likes and talk about it together. Connect it to a toy at home.
Offer two familiar toys or foods and name each one. Give your child time to respond. Follow a look, gesture, sound, or word.
Illustrative photos are labelled in the captions. Check current hours and access before visiting. Ask your child’s speech therapist about activities for their needs.
Your child’s age and home address help you find the right starting point. A few notes can help when you call.
Austin neighborhood guidesYarborough Branch: A nearby Austin Public Library branch; use its current page for hours and children’s events.
Check the provider or school district serving your home address. Ask how to request an evaluation.
Note your child’s age, how they communicate, and the languages used at home. Ask about the process and what happens next.
Local services and the app: answers to help you choose a next step.
Start with the local contacts above. Your child’s age and home address can help identify the appropriate service. Ask how to request an evaluation and what information to provide. Local support.
Find the school district serving your home address, then ask its special education or Child Find team about the evaluation process. A neighborhood name alone does not establish district assignment or eligibility. Local support.
Speech Blubs provides activities for practice at home with a caregiver. Local professionals provide evaluations and individual care. Ask your child’s therapist which home activities fit their goals. The app.
App content is available in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese. Check which language fits your family before subscribing. The app.
Yarborough Branch and Brentwood Neighborhood Park are options for an outing. Check current hours, access and events on their official pages before traveling. Practice ideas.
Speech Blubs is a subscription app. Check the current price, available trial and renewal terms directly in the quiz or your app store before subscribing. Take the quiz.
Start with the quiz to learn about the app for your child.
Brentwood families can use Brentwood Neighborhood Park for an outdoor outing and Yarborough Branch for shared reading. Start professional support with your child’s age and the service provider responsible for your home address.
Brentwood has an individual planning-area record within the city’s combined Brentwood/Highland plan context. The neighborhood park on Arroyo Seco offers a familiar destination, with Yarborough Branch as a separate nearby book option. Easterseals lists 78757 for ECI, though the program should confirm your exact home address before you rely on that route.
Brentwood Neighborhood Park is on Arroyo Seco in Austin’s directory. Use one part of the park for a short, repeated activity. A child who likes movement might describe going fast, stopping or turning; another might prefer watching leaves. Follow that interest, add a short comment and allow a response without rushing to the next question.
Yarborough Branch on Hancock Drive is nearby to Brentwood. Select one book related to the park activity, such as a story about movement or seasons. Let your child show a favorite picture and add to their comment in a natural way. Check the branch’s current page for access, opening hours and children’s events before you go.
Local information reviewed October 8, 2026. Check current details directly with each service before applying or visiting.
Local supportLocal information reviewed October 8, 2026. Check current details directly with each service before applying or visiting.
Place names were checked against the geographic inventory. Service, library and park information comes from the official pages linked below. The guide explains when a resource is outside the area or a city directory is used.
