CLIENT INFORMATION
Frequently asked questions
How long will therapy take?
Rate of progress depends on the disorder, the severity, the individual's attendance at sessions and diligence at completing assigned exercises.
Rate of progress depends on the disorder, the severity, the individual's attendance at sessions and diligence at completing assigned exercises.
Is an evaluation necessary?
Yes. It is a necessary step in determining services needed. We will consider evaluations completed elsewhere.
Yes. It is a necessary step in determining services needed. We will consider evaluations completed elsewhere.
Is a doctor's referral necessary?
No. However insurance companies often require one for a client's reimbursement.
No. However insurance companies often require one for a client's reimbursement.
Do you accept insurance?
We are contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield. Please call the office for additional information. For other clients, payment is expected at the time of service. As a courtesy, we will file your insurance claim for you within one week of service. We do not require a doctor's referral to schedule a visit, but your insurance may require that you have one in order to be reimbursed. Call the office if you have any questions.
We are contracted with Blue Cross Blue Shield. Please call the office for additional information. For other clients, payment is expected at the time of service. As a courtesy, we will file your insurance claim for you within one week of service. We do not require a doctor's referral to schedule a visit, but your insurance may require that you have one in order to be reimbursed. Call the office if you have any questions.
For your information...
The following websites may prove useful for those touched by stuttering (links open in a new browser):
www.stutteringhelp.org - The official website of the Stuttering Foundation of America
www.speecheasy.com - The official web-site for the Speecheasy, a fluency device.
www.stutteringhomepage.com - A website maintained by Minnesota State University, dedicated to providing information for those who stutter.
www.hapsonline.org - Houston Area Parkinson Society.
www.cyfairhospital.com - Stroke support group at Cy-Fair Medical Center.
www.strokeassociation.org - American Stroke Association, division of American Heart Association.
www.dars.state.tx.us - Texas STAP program (financial assistance program designed to help people with communication problems access the telephone network).
What is carryover?
Your child has been working hard in therapy, perhaps on a new sound or concept that was difficult to understand before you started this therapeutic maze.
Now you are told that it's time for carryover. What do we mean by this? How can you help?
Follow activities developed by your therapist. These may involve word lists to practice, oral-motor exercises, or changing the way you deliver a message to your child.
Learn to love junk mail. You can find pictures, words, and colors to cut out, paste onto paper and place into a three-ring binder.
This binder becomes a speech dictionary of sorts that helps to build articulation skills, categorizing abilities and self-expression.
Let your child help make this as best as he or she is able. Review it and add to it as your child's communication abilities develop.
Get out your family photo albums. Talk with your child about your last vacation. Have your child retell the story in sequence.