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.

Learn more about Ashlee

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.