678.377.9634
3615 Braselton Highway, Suite 103
Dacula, Georgia 30019-5907
706.583.9525
1020 Barber Creek Drive, Suite 113
Watkinsville, Georgia 30677-5980
My First Visit
Referrals for speech services come in many forms, from many sources. Whether you are referred for services
by a pediatrician, friend, neighbor, or if you suspect your child may need therapy services, you are
encouraged to give us a call. One of our staff members will be glad to discuss your concerns and assist
you in determining what will be needed to begin services. In most cases
the following items are needed prior to your first appointment:
If your child has previously received therapy services the following additional items may be needed:
Any recent evaluation reports
Your child’s most recent plan of care and/or IEP
Progress statements/notes
Once this information is received we will make a determination if a new evaluation will be
required before therapy can begin.
Most children are seen for an evaluation on their first visit. The therapist will take
a few minutes to discuss your areas of concern before beginning the assessment and will ask
you additional questions regarding your child’s development, medical history, and skills seen
at home as the test progresses. In addition, you will be given information on the type of
evaluation instrument that will be used to assess your child. Testing typically takes between
60 and 90 minutes to complete. Your child may be asked to point to pictures, answer questions,
eat different foods, or play with the clinician depending on the age of the child and the areas
of concern. Parents are asked whether they would like to accompany their child for the evaluation
or whether they would prefer to remain in the waiting room. It is important to put children in an
optimum environment to demonstrate their abilities. If siblings/small children are present, we
request that the caregiver remain in the waiting room with the additional children to allow the
patient to devote his/her full concentration to the evaluation. If you join your child for the
evaluation, it is important not to “help your child” by rewording the testing questions as this
can make the test invalid.
After the testing is complete, the clinician will give you some preliminary results. If
additional scoring time is needed, the clinician may call you later with the final
results/recommendations. The therapist will let you know whether your child qualifies for
therapy and how frequently therapy is recommended. In addition, the therapist will provide
you with ideas/strategies you can use at home to help your child. A written evaluation report
will be mailed to you. After frequency recommendations are made, an office staff member will
contact you to discuss scheduling.
If your child has been recently evaluated and a new evaluation is not deemed necessary,
your child can be scheduled for therapy.
To “experience” a typical therapy session please read “It’s Speech Time!,” an article
co-written by Therapy Solutions own Katie Burch, M.Ed., CCC-SLP and published in Gwinnett Parents magazine.
Referrals for speech services come in many forms, from many sources. Whether you are referred for services
by a pediatrician, friend, neighbor, or if you suspect your child may need therapy services, you are
encouraged to give us a call. One of our staff members will be glad to discuss your concerns and assist
you in determining what will be needed to begin services. In most cases
the following items are needed prior to your first appointment:
