“Ruth Bass is an exceptional speech therapist. When our daughter was 18 months old, our pediatrician recommended that we visit Ruth to have our child assessed for speech development problems. At the time of the first assessment, our 18-month old child was demonstrating verbal skills of a 3-month old. However, six months after working with Ruth twice a week, our daughter demonstrated verbal skills of a 27-month old child (and was only 24 months old). Our child's vast language improvement is a direct result of Ruth's hard work and caring nature. She has become more than simply a speech therapist; she has really become a friend.
We highly recommend Ruth as a speech therapist for young children struggling to find their voice. Life with a speaking toddler is much more enjoyable than trying to communicate with a child with basically no language skills. Ruth deserves all of the credit in helping our daughter learn to vocalize her thoughts, emotions and, of course, questions. I cannot imagine where our family life would be without Ruth. She has truly improved our daughter's speech, and in turn, improved our family life. We are so thankful to Ruth for all she has done for us!”

Parents of an elementary school girl – Costa Mesa

“My son began therapy for a fluency disorder and production of the "r" sound at the age of five years old. He and Ruth got the "r" sound remediated within no time and his stuttering was minimal after a short time. Not only did Ruth work on his speech, but she became a cheerleading advocate for our son's continued learning. She was so fabulous that he has literally gained several grade levels in school and his self-esteem has soared. Later he joined a group for teens who stutter prior to his dismissal furthering his ability to speak with confidence. I would definitely recommend Island Therapies for children of all ages and am happy that we enrolled him in this program.”

Mom of a junior high school boy -- Newport Beach

“Our son was diagnosed with autism before the age of two. Fortunately for our family, we met Ruth Bass at the same time! Believing strongly in early intervention, we began speech therapy immediately, three times per week along with other services. As our child's needs grew and changed, Ruth found creative ways to implement goals and objectives. It was abundantly clear that we had found a gifted life line to support our son and our family. One of our goals for our son has been to work within the world in which he will live. Ruth developed and implemented lessons that were not taught in isolation (solely in an office) but in the real world.
With Ruth, speech therapy for our child has been highly experiential and effective. In order to create opportunities to use his language, Ruth designed and implemented lessons that included visits to local markets, museums, the post office, the library and restaurants to practice and reach out to the community in which he would grow and live. For more than a decade, these types of "outings" evolved with our son's specific speech and social needs. Throughout his elementary years, Ruth worked with the school to bring relevant curriculum into his sessions. The results of Ruth's incredible program are evident in our son's ability to meet and exceed the expectations of his high school teachers and his family. Over the past thirteen years, Ruth has been nothing less than innovative, brilliant and a tireless advocate for our child.”

Parents of a high school boy – Corona del Mar