Find help for your child’s speech.
Austin families can find early intervention, school evaluation pathways and a university speech and hearing clinic. This guide connects those starting points with neighborhood parks and library visits that fit into an ordinary week.
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.
A city park at Barton Creek and Lady Bird Lake. Choose a short playscape visit and check event notices before leaving. 2100 Barton Springs Road.
Name something your child notices with a short phrase, such as “big tree.” Pause for their response.
The downtown library at West César Chávez Street has a children’s area. Check its current calendar for age-specific activities. 710 W. César Chávez St..
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 guidesCentral Library: The downtown library at West César Chávez Street has a children’s area. Check its current calendar for age-specific activities.
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.
Central Library and Zilker Metropolitan 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.
Austin families can find early intervention, school evaluation pathways and a university speech and hearing clinic. This guide connects those starting points with neighborhood parks and library visits that fit into an ordinary week.
Austin’s city limits and school district boundaries are different kinds of geography. Before requesting services, write down your child’s age, your home ZIP code and the school or childcare setting they attend. The Texas HHS ECI finder is the starting point for children younger than three. For older children, confirm your resident school district and use its evaluation request process. Keep the questions you want answered in one place so the first call stays focused.
Austin’s Central Library is on West César Chávez Street. Its children’s area and changing event calendar make it a useful citywide book destination. Pick a visit length your child can enjoy, choose a book together and allow time to look at the pictures. The library page also explains parking and transportation, which helps you avoid adding a difficult arrival to an already busy day.
Zilker Metropolitan Park sits at Barton Creek and Lady Bird Lake and includes a playscape. You can make the visit as small as one activity followed by a snack. Name what your child notices, then leave room for a response through words, gestures or pointing. Check current city notices before traveling because large events can affect access. Home activities and community outings can accompany professional guidance; a park visit does not determine whether a child needs an evaluation.
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.
