Kara Dodds & Associates

Speech Therapist

Kara is the owner of Kara Dodds and Associates, Inc. with centers in San Diego and in Santee, California offering Speech, Occupational, and Physical therapy. Kara specializes in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children with Autism, Apraxia, sensory feeding disorders and in developmental delay and is a member of ASHA and CSHA. Kara’s mission is to support children and their families by advocating for them to support that appropriate therapy services are provided either through insurance and/or at the local school districts and to help parents navigate this system of support. Read more

5 recommendations

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    John D.

    Shared on yelp.com

    having previous experience with spine & sport at this location it was a natural choice to return post total knee replacement. kelley was my dpt. i found her to be knowledgeable, professional, personable and friendly. her regimen of home excercises, which i did faithfully, coupled with my twice weekly visits enabled me to progress ahead of the curve. while sometimes getting discouraged between the reality that it takes time and working hard doesn't ncecssarily speed up the process, she inspired me to keep on pushing through. ...

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    Cory B.

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    My son has blossomed since starting with Kara Dodds in December. He was diagnosed with Autism, and although he is verbal, his speech delay is significant and he has always had strong echolalic speech. My son sees Amanda and Carrie. We have seen a variety of speech therapists in the past few months and they've all been wonderful. The office is extremely well-organized and they always call to reschedule or help us get make-up sessions when we have to cancel. ...

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    Vanessa T.

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    We were referred to Kara Dodds through our son's primary physician. He was two and did not have an adequate vocabulary for his age. He communicated in grunts and pointing.
    I knew we were going to have a great experience with Kara Dodds from the first interaction. Everyone from the ladies who answer the phones and schedule the appointments to the speech therapists are all incredible. ...

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    Barbie Moon Stieglitz

    Shared on facebook.com

    We love Kara Dodds!!! My grandson has Mitzi as his speech therapist! She is AWESOME!!!!! He loves her and has learned soooo much. She adapts to what he needs on a particular day.

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    Bianca Martinez

    Shared on facebook.com

    My son had been going there since 2012. He's loved it since the first day he started. The therapist are absolutely amazing! Couldn't ask for a better place for my son. Thank you to everyone at kara dodds for everything you do!

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