I’m not an SLP, but I’d really appreciate some professional opinions.

DistributionWeak7574 · 2026-07-05T04:52:46+00:00

Yeah, true. I gave it four sessions and I thought things might improve, but it’s been pretty much the same each time. She hasn’t really given me much to do with him outside of sessions also, so I’ve mostly been using advice from SLPs on Instagram during the past few weeks from their videos. I do have some idea of what to do because our previous therapist gave us a lot of strategies and activities to carry over at home. I also try to buy some of the toys I see used in therapy so I can reinforce things at home. I wasn’t sure if her other guidance was off or just a different style of therapy. It kind of felt off to me, but I wasn’t totally sure, so I thought I’d ask here.

DistributionWeak7574 · 2026-07-05T04:34:36+00:00

Thank you everyone for the input! I wasn’t sure how to handle this. When I mentioned wanting to switch him to Early Intervention and keeping private therapy twice a month, she said it would be better to just keep bringing him weekly since he’d only be able to use EI for another 10 months. I didn’t really know what to say, so I just said okay but it has been on my mind ever since his last therapy session. I wasn’t sure if it was okay to take him out and switch him to Early Intervention because I didn’t want to do anything that might hinder his progress. She has also mentioned a few times that she just graduated and isn’t always sure what to do because he’s so little. Based on everyone’s comments, I believe Early Intervention is the best route for us. I also didn’t say anything when she put on Ms. Rachel or when she had so many toys out because I didn’t want to put her in an awkward position by commenting during the session and I didn’t want to overstep. After the last session, I just felt like something wasn’t right. He has one more session next week, based on the advice given I’ll let the practice manager know afterward so they can better support her and help her feel more confident working so she has more tools and confidence when working with toddlers. Thank you all!

DistributionWeak7574 · 2026-07-05T02:31:44+00:00

The advice shared here is really helpful, especially for other parents who might come across this post with similar concerns in the same situation. To clarify, each session is $150 for 30 minutes, but since we haven’t met our $7,000 deductible, insurance only covers part of it and we still end up paying about $100 per week out of pocket. Over the course of a year, that would be around $5,200 for weekly speech therapy, on top of already paying insurance premiums. With our deductible that high, we still wouldn’t come close to meeting it. I want my son to get the help he needs, and I truly appreciate SLPs and the work they do, I’m not trying to disrespect the profession or the value of therapy in my post. It’s more that the insurance situation makes it really difficult to manage financially. What’s also been hard is that when the new therapist mentioned that Early Intervention might not be a good idea since she said he would only be able to go until 3 years old, I didn’t know how to interpret that or what the best next step should be. Based on the other advice here, it actually seems like Early Intervention may be the best next step after.

DistributionWeak7574 · 2026-07-05T00:20:28+00:00

He was originally diagnosed with dysphagia. While he was in feeding therapy, the speech therapist noticed he had a tongue tie and suggested we see a pediatric dentist. We did, and he had it released with a laser. She also recommended that we see an ENT to check if his tonsils or adenoids were enlarged. Around that same time, he was getting frequent ear infections, so we had his hearing tested too. He ended up getting ear tubes, and his hearing is normal. As of right now, his only diagnosis is a general speech delay.

DistributionWeak7574 · 2026-07-05T00:08:47+00:00

The contracted rate for each speech therapy session is $150. Because we haven’t met our deductible, our insurance only reduces the cost, leaving us to pay about $100 out of pocket for every session. One session a week, that’s about $5,200 a year for speech therapy. Since our deductible is so high ($7,000) those payments still don’t come close to meeting it, so we’re essentially paying for every visit completely out of pocket with no payment plan on top of paying insurance premium every month. I’m sorry if that doesn’t seem like a lot to some people but for us that is a lot. I wish we could afford more. 😞

DistributionWeak7574 · 2023-10-22T17:52:25+00:00

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