Why I chose private speech therapy over free school therapy

• "Public school therapy only gave us 30 minutes of group therapy per week"
• "I kept hearing"¦Your child is not eligible for speech, but they do have a speech delay"¦"
• "We are missing valuable education time, or my child has to miss PE for speech"
• "We rarely get contacted by the school SLP"¦what can we do to help our child?"

These are just a few of the reasons our clients choose private speech therapy, rather than the free therapy provided at public school.  Many times, the children we work with do have a documented speech and/or language delay, but are not deemed eligible for public school services, because they are not "delayed enough."  So, even if your child does get some services at school, why should you seek out additional speech therapy?

Pros of in-home or private speech:

• Parent training and education helps speed progress
• one-on-one, intensive sessions are shown to promote the most effective progress
• child is not pulled from academic time OR from recess/PE (both critical to brain development!)
• therapy is tailored to your child's needs specifically, not the needs of a diverse group of learners
• private therapists are not tied down by "red tape" in the school system. You and your SLP have the freedom to create the most appropriate goals and treatment plan for your child and their needs.