About Central Coast Language and Learning Center

CCLLC brings together the area's resources by providing the full range of educational support services. Our professional associations include: psychologists, educational therapists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, learning disabilities specialists, and academic coaches.

Whether your child needs a full psycho-educational evaluation, skills remediation, academic support or a transition plan, CCLLC can meet your individual needs.

Scope of Practice: dyslexia, gifted, receptive and expressive language disorders, aphasia, auditory processing, visual motor integration, nonverbal learning disability, attention deficit disorder, autism, motivation, self esteem.

Erica Lewis Herro, MA, BCET

Erica Lewis Herro, MA, BCET, has over fifteen years experience in the field of learning disabilities. She served as Clinical Coordinator for the Stern Center in Vermont, and back in California as Learning Disabilities specialist at the Ann Martin Children's Center in Oakland and at Developmental Learning Solutions in Santa Cruz. She integrates her education, training and experience to provide compassionate intervention for students of all ages struggling with academic success.

Jennifer D'Attilio, MS, CCC

Jennifer D'Attilio, MS, CCC, is a speech language pathologist serving infants, children and adults with language and communication disorders. She received extensive training at the University of California Davis Medical Center and is an active member of both the California and American Speech and Hearing Associations (CSHA, ASHA). She worked in schools, clinics and hospitals throughout the Monterey County. She provides individuals and their families with strategies and solutions for resolving communication difficulties.

Virdette L. Brumm, Ph.D.

Virdette L. Brumm, Ph.D. is a pediatric neuropsychologist. She received her doctoral degree in psychology from the University of Southern California (USC) and she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in neuropsychology at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1996. Dr. Brumm is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology and Pediatrics at the USC/Keck School of Medicine. She has been on the medical staff at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles since 1996.

Dr. Brumm provides comprehensive evaluation of children and adolescents who have cognitive, learning, behavioral and/or emotional difficulties as a result of medical, neurological or developmental issues affecting brain function. She assesses children with a history of traumatic brain injury, seizure disorder, brain tumor, learning and memory difficulties, and attention deficit disorder as well as other neurological and developmental conditions. Dr. Brumm has extensive experience through her clinical, academic and research experience. Her clinical research interests include: functional magnetic resonance imaging and neurocognitive aspects of phenylketonuria and other genetic diseases affecting cerebral white matter and the neuropsychological sequalea of neuroblastoma.

Early Signs of Learning Disabilities

• Late Talking
• Articulation problems
• Word finding difficulty
• Labored peer interaction
• Poor oral expression
• Distractibility
• Difficulty following directions
• Slow to learn connection between letters and sounds
• Confusion about directions in space and time
• Confuses sight words
• Reverses letters in reading and spelling
• Relies heavily on memorization
• Slow recall of facts
• Awkward pencil grip
• Accident prone