Build connections,
Build social confidence
We provide individual and group social communication therapy for children, teens and young adults.
Ashlee Welday M.S. CCC-SLP
Ashlee is a neurodiversity affirming speech-language pathologist specializing in play-based therapy for children ages 15 months-4 years and social communication therapy for school aged children and young adults. She has more than 13 years of experience working with neurodivergent children, teens, and young adults.
Our Services
Sessions are provided onsite at the Social Connections clinic at 1580 W El Camino Real in Mountain View, CA, at the client’s school, or via telehealth. Ashlee believes in a neurodiversity affirming approach to therapy, supporting her clients to identify their own social goals, advocate for their wants and needs, and collaborate to create a therapy plan that will help them reach those goals. As a collaborative clinic, all of her sessions include time to communicate with caregivers, providing recommendations and support to carryover the concepts and strategies into their daily lives.
Social Communication Therapy
Our individual and group therapy programs can help with:
Identifying social goals
Building self-awareness
Executive functioning
Promoting self-regulation
Making and maintaining peer relationships
Social problem solving
Working as a group
Increasing self confidence and resilience
Ages 3+
Caregiver and Professional Consultation
Consultation Sessions can help to:
Increase your understanding of social and language development
Identify the child’s unique strengths and areas of need through a neurodivergent affirming lens
Carry over concepts and strategies
Improve family communication
Develop academic accommodations and supports
All Ages
In clinic and on-site preschool speech & language services
Our play-based services support children in the areas of:
Expressive and Receptive Language development
Social engagement and peer interaction
Neurodivergent education and accommodations
Staff support and education on developmental milestones strategies
15 months - 4 years
Get in Touch
Social Connections Bay Area is currently full for services during the Academic Year 2024-2025.
If you would like to be added to our waitlist for openings that may come up during the year OR would like us to notify you when the summer program applications are available, please complete the contact form and include information about your child’s age, and your goal areas. We will reach out when something becomes available.