New Patients

At your first appointment an evaluation will be conducted to determine the present level of your child’s communication.  Once the paperwork is complete, your child’s speech-language pathologist will conduct a parent interview to gather more information about your child’s developmental and medical history, as well as strengths and weaknesses with communication.

Formal and/or informal testing will be conducted.  When the testing is complete, the speech-language pathologist will briefly share her findings and whether or not therapy is being recommended.   After the evaluation session is complete, test data will be analyzed and a formal written report will be generated.  This report will be made available within one week after the evaluation appointment.

If therapy is being recommended:

• A Plan of Care with a list of your child’s therapy goals will be sent to your child’s doctor for signature.  This is required for insurance authorization.
•  Any paperwork required by your insurance carrier will be submitted for authorization of therapy sessions.
• Both of these requirements will need to be completed in order for therapy to begin.
• This process takes approximately 7-14 days.
• Your child’s speech therapy can begin as soon as both the Plan of Care and insurance authorization have been received.