Is Speech Therapy Right For Your Child ?
Speech therapy helps children build the communication, feeding, and oral motor skills they need to thrive in everyday life. Through play-based, individualized therapy, speech therapy supports children in developing clearer speech, stronger language skills, confident communication, and positive experiences with eating and feeding
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Difficulty saying speech sounds clearly, which may make a child hard to understand. Examples include substituting sounds (“wabbit” for “rabbit”), leaving sounds off words, or trouble with sounds like R, S, or L.
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Difficulty understanding or using language compared to other children the same age. A child may have trouble following directions, answering questions, putting words together, or expressing wants and needs.
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Challenges with eating a variety of foods, chewing, trying new foods, or managing different textures. This may include extreme picky eating, food refusal, gagging, prolonged mealtimes, or limited food variety.
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Weakness or difficulty coordinating the muscles used for eating and speaking. Children may struggle with chewing, tongue movement, lip closure, drinking from cups or straws, or producing clear speech sounds.
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Incorrect movement or positioning of the tongue, lips, or jaw that can impact speech, feeding, breathing, and dental development. Examples may include tongue thrust, open mouth posture, or difficulty with proper tongue
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AmpCare is a specialized neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) treatment used to help strengthen swallowing muscles and improve swallowing safety for individuals with pharyngeal dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). It is used alongside therapeutic swallowing exercises directed by a trained speech-language pathologist.
Concerns Speech Therapy Addresses
Cost for Speech and Feeding Therapy with The Hope Place
Sessions are not considered in network with any insurance, but a superbill can be issued for submission to your insurance provider for reimbursement for any out of network benefits you may be entitled to.
Generally, rates are $300 per evaluation, and $85 per 30 minute treatment session.
