• Apraxia of Speech
• Articulation Disorder
• Auditory Processing Disorder
• Autism
• Cerebral Palsy
• Developmental Disability
• Dysarthria
• Dysfluency (Stuttering)
• Dysphagia (Feeding disorder)
• Oral Motor Dysfunction
• Language Disorder
• Myofunctional Disorders
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Phonological Disorder
• Pragmatic Language Disorder
• Reading Disorder
• Voice Disorder

EVALUATIONS

Please contact our office to schedule an evaluation. Our office staff will complete a brief history form with you over the telephone. You will be asked to complete a more detailed, written history on the day of your child’s assessment.

Our evaluation appointments are held during specific days and times with each therapist and cannot be changed. As a result, we are unable to entertain requests for alternate assessment days and times.   

We assess one disorder per evaluation session as children often fatigue during lengthy assessments and this may affect their performance. If your child requires the evaluation of more than one skill area, (i.e. language and articulation) a separate session will need to be arranged for each skill area. Please notify our staff when you are scheduling your child’s evaluation so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

We ask that you arrive 15 minutes early to your appointment so that you can complete our written case history packet. If you have a co-payment, deductible amount or private payment due the day of the evaluation, you may pay by cash or check. We do not accept credit cards. Payment is expected prior to the evaluation.

We can accommodate 1 parent per assessment room. We do not allow 2 parents to “split” observation time during the evaluation as this causes distractions for the child. Siblings are not invited into the assessment as they may cause distraction.

Parents are counseled regarding the findings of the assessment and our recommendations immediately following their child’s evaluation.

THERAPY SESSIONS

An initial evaluation is required in order to begin treatment at our facility. If your child has had an assessment completed within the past 12 months at another facility, you may fax it to us for review and it may be sufficient information for us to begin therapy.

If your child’s most current assessment was completed elsewhere and does not contain sufficient information, we will need to complete our own evaluation. Therapy is conducted in a one-to-one, individual environment. Family members are more than welcome to participate in therapy or sit and observe sessions. We can accommodate 1 adult per therapy room. We do not allow 2 adults to “split” observation time during therapy sessions as this causes distractions for the child. A sibling may join us in session provided they are not distracting.

All individual treatment sessions are 30-minutes in length (there are no exceptions).
We do our best to accommodate your requests for specific days and general times for therapy. However, after school and after work appointments are in high demand. There is typically a waiting list for these times.

Payment is due on the day of the session. If you are paying for more than one session weekly you may pay that on the last visit of the week. Clients that are using insurance benefits are invoiced for their portion during the first week of the month for the month prior. Payment is expected by the last day of the month to avoid a late fee.

All payments can be made by cash or check. We do not accept credit cards.

INSURANCE REIMBURSEMENT

If you are planning to utilize your insurance benefits, we strongly recommend you contact your carrier and ask the following questions:

1. Do I have speech therapy benefits available under my plan?
2. Will an assessment be a covered benefit?
3. What is included in my benefits for speech therapy?
4. What is excluded from my benefits for speech therapy?
5. Do I have developmental delay coverage for speech therapy?
6. Do I have a limited number of visits per calendar year or per insurance benefit year?
7. If I have a limited number of visits, are they combined with other therapies such as physical or occupational therapy?

Our staff does not call insurance carriers to determine each client’s benefits. It is the responsibility of the child’s parents to contact the insurance carrier and to understand their own benefits.

Our staff is happy to submit claims to insurance carriers for their review and determination of benefits.

Progressive Speech Corp. and its employees are not responsible for the determination of coverage made by any insurance carrier. We play no part in their decision process. Clients should direct all questions directly to their insurance carrier. Clients are responsible for payment of their accounts if their insurance denies coverage.